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rosemary garlic lamb skillet topped with fresh basil.
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5 from 5 votes

Rosemary Garlic Lamb Skillet With Potatoes

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 545.27kcal
Author: Max

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil lard or tallow also work well
  • 16 oz. ground lamb
  • 2 large potatoes or two small
  • 2 large carrots
  • 1 small onion or ½ large onion
  • 8-10 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small jalapeño or serrano pepper, diced optional
  • 1.5 Tablespoon fresh rosemary or 1T dry
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt adjust to taste
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper optional
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil or 1oz. fresh basil, torn

Instructions

  • First, cube your carrots and potatoes, and mince the garlic.
    sautéing the garlic.
  • Heat the olive oil on low; meanwhile begin chopping your onion.
  • Once the oil is hot, add the garlic and brown for one minute, then add the onion and cook until caramelized (about 4 more minutes on low).
    sautéing the garlic and onion.
  • Add all the carrots and potatoes, and toss everything until evenly coated. Continue to stir regularly until the potatoes are just starting to crisp on the outside (about 10 minutes).
    cooking the carrots and potatoes with the onion and garlic in a skillet.
  • While that cooks, remove the top off your serrano pepper, and then mince it as small you can get it.
  • Once the potatoes are just starting to crisp, add the lamb, serrano pepper, rosemary, salt, oregano, basil, and any black pepper you'd like (I recommend ½ teaspoon). Mix everything evenly, especially ensuring that the ground lamb isn't in any large lumps.
    combining the rosemary garlic lamb skillet ingredients in a pan.
  • Cook for 8-10 more minutes, or until lamb is fully browned and shows no more pink; the potatoes should be browned and the carrots softened, but if they're not, give it a couple more minutes.
  • Serve— and freeze leftovers— immediately; a little fresh basil on top adds a nice pop!
    stir-fried rosemary garlic lamb skillet with potatoes.

Notes

  • If you can't tolerate nightshades, feel free to omit the hot pepper & use sweet potatoes rather than regular ones.
  • Bison could be used in place of the ground lamb, but it really should be ground meat.
  • Avocado oil or ghee would work in place of the olive oil (or lard or tallow), and you can use slightly different herbs where needed.
  • If you can't use the onion or garlic, then I wouldn't try to substitute with garlic-flavored oils or anything like that; I'd just make a different dish.
  • This recipe is very easy to double, and it freezes beautifully.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 545.27kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.67g | Protein: 21.58g | Fat: 41.07g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 566.78mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3.22g