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Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

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Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

A delicious, easy and seasonal recipe from the ‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’ Campaign, this Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts is perfect for a busy weeknight.

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

As you probably know by now, my passion is for food that tastes delicious, but is also easy to make, stress-free and family friendly. I strongly believe that great tasting food does not have to be complicated, but nor does easy food have to be boring! I love experimenting and having fun with food.

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

So when I was contacted recently by the people behind the ‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’ campaign, who are trying to spread the word that lamb is delicious, easy to cook with and so much more than a Sunday roast, I knew it was a perfect fit for my blog.

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

Not only am I hugely passionate about food being tasty, easy and fun, but I am also a massive fan of lamb and cook with it most weeks. In fact some of my favourite recipes include lamb.

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’, is an EU funded campaign which aims to increase the use of lamb in everyday cooking.  Lamb is often considered difficult to cook, expensive, or something to be saved for Sunday roasts. The aim of the campaign is to demonstrate just how tasty, easy and fun lamb is to cook with every day of the week!

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

They also have a wonderful website, full of tasty and easy lamb recipes that go way beyond the traditional roast lamb we all know and love.

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

To help promote their campaign, the people at ‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’ set me a challenge…to cook and review a recipe from their website and then create my own tasty, easy and fun lamb recipe. Well, you know me – I love a challenge, and with this one especially, I just couldn’t wait to get started!

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

So for the first part of the challenge, I hopped over to their website to choose what I was going to make and I was totally stuck for choice – there are so many incredible lamb recipes on the site! So, it took me quite a while to choose, but given we are in autumn and heading ever closer to Christmas, the one that caught my eye was this delicious Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts. So, so perfect for this time of year.

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

And so, what was it like? I can assure you it is even more delicious than it sounds! (And it sounds pretty good!!) The recipe was very easy to follow and prep time was accurate. Better still, most of the time the stew needed little or no attention. And, seriously, the result was incredible! Plus my kitchen was filled with the most delicious smells. As an added bonus, because my children and don’t eat a full portion, there was easily enough for an additional meal for both me and my husband. Perfect for reheating the next day for lunch!

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

I chose to serve this with lovely seasonal kale and some bulgur wheat, but it would go brilliantly with couscous, pearl barley, quinoa or even good old mashed potato! Alternatively, for an even simpler recipe, serve this stew with a good chunk of crusty bread and then there is the added bonus of only one pan to wash up.

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

For the second part of the challenge, the folks at ‘Lamb. Tasty Easy Fun’ have asked me to come up with a tasty, easy and fun recipe all of my own… Find out what I made here >>>

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts 

Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts
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Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts

A delicious, easy and seasonal recipe from the 'LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun' Campaign, this Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts is perfect for a busy weeknight.
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Course Main Course
Cuisine British, Fusion, Middle Eastern
Prep Time 25 minutes minutes
Cook Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 55 minutes minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 498kcal
Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

Metric - US Customary
  • 2 tablespoons rapeseed or olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 kg lamb shoulder leg or neck fillet, cut into 2½ cm cubes
  • 3 shallots (or 1 small onion) finely chopped
  • 2½ cm piece of fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 500 ml hot lamb stock
  • 2 tablespoons runny honey
  • 250 g butternut squash peeled and cubed
  • 250 g unsweetened cooked chestnuts (optional - see note)

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large saucepan, season the lamb and add it to the pan. Cook for 3-4 mins until brown all over. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • In the same pan reduce the heat and soften the shallot or onion and ginger for 2-3 mins over a low heat.
  • Add the spices and stir for 1 min, sprinkle over the flour and stir for another minute. Pour in ¾ of the stock, stirring continuously, then add the meat. Add the remaining stock and honey.  Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour.
  • Add the butternut squash to the pan and cook for 20 mins. Finally add the chestnuts, if using, and cook for a further 10 mins. Adjust the seasoning and serve with couscous, bulgur wheat or mashed potatoes.

Notes

  1. Cooked chestnuts are readily available in supermarkets either canned or vacuum packed.
  2. Suitable for freezing.
  3. Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts
Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 498 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 101mg34%
Sodium 290mg13%
Potassium 1037mg30%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 36g72%
Vitamin A 6660IU133%
Vitamin C 40mg48%
Calcium 76mg8%
Iron 4mg22%
* % Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet
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  1. Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says

    30th November 2016 at 10:01 pm

    Ooooh I love lamb but simply do not have it often enough. I love the addition of chestnuts in this stew. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x

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    • Eb Gargano says

      1st December 2016 at 10:33 am

      Lamb is fab, isn’t it? And it goes so well with the butternut squash and chestnuts too. I love meals like this where you can just throw it all into one pot and leave it to do its thing! Thanks for your kind comments 🙂 Eb x

      Reply
  2. Alison (MadHouseMum) says

    1st December 2016 at 8:03 pm

    Stress free and lamb – my two favourite things. This is a winter must. Thank you for sharing. Alison x #brilliantblogposts

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    • Eb Gargano says

      2nd December 2016 at 11:08 am

      Haha – two of mine too! Thanks for your kind comments 🙂 Eb x

      Reply
  3. Kate - gluten free alchemist says

    2nd December 2016 at 10:40 pm

    You are indeed a domestic goddess Eb. I still want to come and live with you!!

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    • Eb Gargano says

      3rd December 2016 at 11:05 am

      Haha – you will have to share with Mel (of Le Coin de Mel fame) who also wants to move in…think Vicki from Honest Mum might have asked to move in too a while back – gosh that would be huge fun, having the 3 of you to stay!! I’ve got two spare rooms so I’m sure I can squeeze you all in. 😉 Eb x

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  4. Corina says

    6th December 2016 at 11:45 am

    I love lamb too – I think it goes so well with a few spices! In fact, I’m planning a simple lamb curry for dinner tonight and even though it’ll be quite different, just reading this is making me hungry for dinner already! I haven’t ever cooked with chestnuts but they must give this a lovely seasonal taste too. Thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x

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    • Eb Gargano says

      6th December 2016 at 2:43 pm

      Oh yes! Lamb and spice go so well whether it’s a curry, a tagine or even Mexican style spices. Lamb and cumin in particular – such perfect partners! Hope you enjoy your lamb curry 🙂 Eb x

      Reply

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