Slow Cooker Italian-style Lamb Roast

Total Time: 8 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 -3 lbs boneless boston lamb roast
• 1 large onion, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups tomato and basil pasta sauce (i used homemade pizza sauce) or 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce (i used homemade pizza sauce)
• 2 -16 ounces great northern beans or 2 -16 ounces cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil (optional) or 1/4 cup chopped italian parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine garlic, salt, basil, oregano and red pepper flakes in small bowl; rub over roast.
• 2 place half of onion slices into slow cooker. cut roast in half to fit into slow cooker. place one half of roast over onion slices; top with remaining onion slices and other half of roast. pour pasta sauce over roast. cover; cook on low 8 to 9 hours until roast is fork tender.
• 3 remove roast from cooking liquid; tent with foil. let liquid in slow cooker stand 5 minutes to allow fat to rise. skim off fat.
• 4 stir beans into liquid. cover; cook on high 10 to 15 minutes or until beans are hot. cut lamb. serve with beans mixture and garnish wi fresh basil, if desired.
• 5 i did not use the beans, so i used corn starch to thicken the liquid and spooned it over the rice and lamb.