Lamb and Pearl Barley stew

I love my slow cooker. I work full time, and my diet would probably be pretty terrible without it.
I am also incredibly lazy, and it means that chopping veg and chucking herbs, spices and meat into a dish = a tasty dinner to come home to!

Today in my slow cooker, we have lamb and pearl barley stew. I found pearl barley in my cupboard whilst mooching for dinner ideas and figured I'd give it a go! It's cheap, thickens stews and bulks them out, so it's a winner in my books!


Lamb and Pearl Barley Stew

400g Diced lamb
1/2 courgette, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
1/2 leek, finely sliced
1 red onion chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 sticks of celery, chopped
45g of pearl barley
1 tsp rosemary
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 pint stock (I use what I have, beef today!)
salt and pepper optional, I chose not to as the small Bears will be eating it.

I'm way too lazy to be browning meat, so I chucked it all in for 7 hours and it wasn't the prettiest of meals but it was lovely with crusty bread! It's bloody cold outside today, and coming home to a comforting dinner already cooked was wonderful.