Scotch Broth

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This slimming friendly Scotch Broth makes a super easy lunch or dinner and is perfect for calorie counting or plans like Weight Watchers.

As much as we love summer, we also love when the weather starts to get a bit cooler and the nights get longer, as this means it’s time to start thinking about those all important slow cooker recipes. This Scotch Broth is super easy to prepare as you can just chuck it in the slow cooker and forget about it until you’re ready.

This recipe is perfect if you’re out all day and want something filling and warming ready for when you come in after work.

In fact the hardest part of this Scotch Broth recipe is blending a couple of ladles full to thicken the broth slightly!

What diets is this Scotch Broth suitable for?

This Scotch Broth recipe is suitable for dairy free diets.

Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.

Do you need any special ingredients to make Scotch Broth?

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If you haven’t got a slow cooker you can still make this in a pan on the stove, or you could head over to Amazon to pick one up.

The Instant Pot

What can I say about the Instant Pot? It’s like a slow cooker/pressure cooker hybrid, and it’s probably one of our favourite, and most used kitchen gadgets.

It can cook recipes like this Scotch Broth in about 30 minutes.

How many Calories are in this Scotch Broth?

There are 408 Calories per portion in this Scotch Broth, which means it falls into our Weekly Indulgence category.

To cut down the amount of calories even more, you can simply halve the portion size and serve with a healthy accompaniment.

This Scotch Broth is perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.

As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.

Scotch Broth

This slimming friendly Scotch Broth makes a super easy lunch or dinner, it’s perfect for calorie counting or plans like Weight Watchers.
  • Prep Time
    5 MINS
  • Cook Time
    5 HR
  • KCals 408
  • Carbs 39G
  • WW Points:
  • 10 Green
  • 10 Blue
  • 8 Purple

Ingredients

  • 75 g pearl barley
  • 400 g diced lamb
  • 2 ltr boiling water
  • 3 stock cubes lamb, veg or chicken (or a combination of all 3)
  • 2 onions diced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 1/4 swede diced
  • 1 stick celery chopped
  • 2 potatoes peeled and diced
  • 1 handful fresh parsley chopped
  • sea salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Instructions

  1. Dissolve the stock cubes in the boiling water.
  2. Add all the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker and pour in the stock.
  3. Mix well then cook for 4-5 hours on high.
  4. When all the veg is cooked and the barley is tender, remove a couple of ladles of veg and stock then blitz it in a food processor until it's smooth.
  5. Add this back into the soup and stir. This will thicken it slightly.
  6. Leave it to cook for another 10-15 minutes. Stir in the chopped parsley and serve
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