Quick and Easy Leftover Roast Lamb Stew

A warming lamb stew can be on the table in under half an hour when you use leftover roast lamb. Waste less by enjoying reimagined leftovers.

Reduce waste, save money and save time in the kitchen by reimagining leftovers into a new and delicious meal.

This stew is made from leftover roast lamb. While stews often take hours to cook, this stew can be on the table in under 30 minutes.

It’s a traditional warming comfort food that’s high in satisfaction but not high in calories.

If you add lots of vegetables, you may also end up with leftover from your leftovers which you can save you money on lunches!

How to Make a 30 Minute Lamb Stew with Leftovers

This stew is simple. I’ve included some process photos if you’re new to cooking.

Step 1: Start cooking the vegetables

The first step is to sweat off the onions in a pan over medium heat in a little oil until they are translucent.

Once the onions are soft, add the garlic and rosemary as well as the potatoes and carrots and cook for a couple of minutes.

Not peeling the potatoes and carrots means less work, less waste and more nutrients in your food. Just be sure to wash them well before you cut them up.

Step 2: Make the sauce

The next step is to add the flour and tomato paste. The flour forms the base of the roux and helps thicken the sauce.

It’s important to cook the flour and tomato paste off for a couple of minutes. This takes away the raw flour taste and mellows the flavour of the tomato paste.

After a couple of minutes, stir in the stock. You can use any stock you like (except fish stock). I prefer chicken stock for the flavour or vegetable stock because it’s cheap to make.

If you have the bone leftover from your roast, you can make lamb stock (similar to this recipe for pork stock) from the bone and freeze it for future lamb dishes like these.

Simmer the stew for around 15 minutes or until the potatoes and carrots are softened to your liking.

Cover the stew for the first 10 minutes to get the veggies cooking, but then remove the lid so the liquid can reduce and develop flavours.

If you have leftover gravy from your roast lamb, you can add that to your stew. This reduces waste and adds extra flavour from the gravy.

Step 4: Add the leftover lamb

Once the vegetables are cooked, add the dice cooked lamb and frozen peas.

Cook for a further 5 minutes or until the peas are cooked and the lamb is warmed through.

Taste your stew and adjust the seasoning add salt and pepper to suit your tastes.

What to serve with Leftover Lamb Stew

Because this dish is a one-pot meal full of vegetables, you don’t have to serve a side, it’s good to eat by itself.

If you would like a frugal way to stretch the meal then serve it with some crusty bread or toast on the side.

If you would like to up the veggies, then you can serve a green salad or some steamed vegetables on the side.

My biggest recommendation is to serve this with some sauerkraut or pickled cucumbers to add a bit of acidity and balance the flavours.

Real fermented sauerkraut is packed full of beneficial bacteria, which gives it it’s distinct sour taste. Not only is it healthy, but it also goes nicely with the intense umami flavours of stews.

You might also like Sausage and Bean Stew.