Summer lamb & haricot bean casserole

Name: Summer lamb & haricot bean casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 courgettes, sliced; 500 g pack 20 British lamb meatballs; 400 g bag Cooks’ Ingredients Soffritto Mix; 4 clove/s garlic, crushed; 400 g cans haricot beans; 20 g pack thyme, leaves roughly chopped; 300 ml lamb or chicken stock; 25 g pack mint, finely chopped; 3 tbsp Cooks’ Ingredients Tahini, or to taste

Adding a swirl of tahini to this easy stew at the end of cooking thickens and enriches it, without adding dairy.

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Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare10 mins
Cook50 mins
Total time1 hr

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2 tbsp olive oil
2 courgettes, sliced
500g pack 20 British lamb meatballs
400g bag Cooks’ Ingredients Soffritto Mix
4 clove/s garlic, crushed
2 x 400g cans haricot beans
20g pack thyme, leaves roughly chopped
300ml lamb or chicken stock
½ x 25g pack mint, finely chopped
3 tbsp Cooks’ Ingredients Tahini, or to taste

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan or shallow flameproof casserole, then season the courgettes and cook over a medium-high heat for 10-15 minutes until golden, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
Add the remaining oil and the meatballs to the pan and fry for 5 minutes, turning occasionally until golden. Lift out of the pan to a plate. Add the soffritto and garlic to the pan, then fry gently for 5 minutes.
Tip in the beans and the water from the cans, stir in the thyme and stock and season well. Cover with a lid or metal baking sheet and cook gently for 15 minutes. Reserve ⅓ of the mint leaves and chop the remainder.
Return the meatballs to the pan with the chopped mint, then cover and cook gently for 10 minutes more, until cooked through with no pink meat and juices that run clear. Fold in the courgettes and warm through, then remove the pan from the heat and mix in the tahini. Season to taste and serve, scattered with the reserved mint leaves.

Cook’s tip

This dish still tastes good without the meat. Chop in some extra root vegetables such as new potatoes and carrots, or add some sliced and sautéed mushrooms.

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