Name: Lamb casserole with couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 350 g couscous; 500 g lamb meat ((ideally with bone)); 1/4 butternut squash; 4 sticks celery; 150 g lentils ((or 1 can of chickpeas)); 4 carrots; 2 courgettes ((zucchini)); 1 parsnip; 150 g beans ((green)); 1 small leek; 2 tsp tomato puree; 400 g tomatoes ((chopped)); 1 tbsp paprika; 2 tsp couscous powder ((mix) **); 2 tsp salt; pepper ((freshly ground) to taste)

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Couscous & lamb casserole, in a white bowl

If you are after a nice, delicious and hearty meal, this lamb casserole recipe is exactly what you are looking for.

I don't really know if you do but I ❤️❤️ love ❤️❤️ casseroles and a lamb casserole is definitely a true favourite here in this household. The lamb meat and bone flavours are so unique and absolutely delicious.

Lamb casserole

Is one of those comfort food that I would eat and eat, again and again. I make this quite often using the precious and magic pressure cooker that I bought a few years ago. Best buy I could have made. I use my pressure cooker at least 3 times a week. All my soups, casseroles, stews are made in this absolutely magic pot.

How to make a lamb casserole

It is actually so, so easy. Prepare all the ingredients, but all in the pressure cooker, season well and let it go. Before you realise, you have a meal ready. It is this easy!

You may also make this lamb casserole in a slow cooker if you do not have a pressure cooker. The idea is to have the meat come off the bone and melt into your mouth - so delicious!

I love pressure cooker because :

is totally mess-free,
it does at half or less the time
you lock it and there will be no smell in the house
add everything to it and programme it when to cook your meal;
it keeps the food hot until you serve it- even hours after cooking it;
it really is a super cool tool for everyone to have in the kitchen.

I have not mentioned in the ingredients list but pretty much all ingredients in this dish are organic. I am a huge fan of organic ingredients as I believe they are better for us. Of course, the range of organic produce available is not always as wide as the nonorganic ingredients but I get whatever is available in an organic version without a fail.

Yes, organic means a little pricier but I believe that less but better quality is way better for us.

Tips:

* mixed lentils can be found in a pack that contains a blend of lentils used for soups or winter stews. They normally contain pearl barley, red split lentils, green and yellow split peas, brown rice, haricot beans, marrowfat peas. These make such a difference to this dish! Chickpeas are wonderful too.

** I buy this in shops that have all those Moroccan, or exotic mixed spices that are a special couscous blend.

*** Please be careful with the pressure cooker as these can be pretty dangerous if not used as they should.

If you're new to pressure cookers, there are actually two types; electric and stovetop. The most sophisticated electric pressure cookers let you throw the ingredients in, press a button and cook for you. Yet, there's something nostalgic about the whistling sound you get from a traditional stovetop cooker. Either will do to cook this lamb casserole. You can find out more here.

Other delicious recipes you may enjoy :

Pressure cooker nettle and Black-eyed beans soup
Cabbage casserole with minced beef and fresh herbs - another favourite here
Mixed grilled veggies, polenta and chicken casserole
Winter warming chicken soup
Tomato and polenta dumplings soup

Enjoy!

Let's get down to some cooking now!