Skip to main contentSkip to footer
Start today
Start today
Join WeightWatchers® today and gain full access to all of our recipes and meal plans. Sign up today!
Photo of Scotch broth by WW

Scotch broth

5
Points® value
Total Time
1 hr 55 min
Prep
35 min
Cook
1 hr 20 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Moderate
This is a soup to warm you on the coldest of days and is substantial enough for a meal. Serve with crusty bread.

Ingredients

Turnip

3 portion(s), large, chopped

Carrots, raw

3 medium, finely chopped

Leek

2 medium, thinly sliced

Onion

2 large, finely chopped

Lamb Leg Steak, Lean, Boneless, raw

500 g, sliced into strips

Calorie controlled cooking spray

8 spray(s)

Thyme, Fresh

2 tablespoon(s), chopped

Bay leaf, dry

2 leaf/leaves

Rosemary, Fresh

3 sprig(s)

Chicken stock cube(s)

2 cube(s), 2 litres stock

Pearl barley, dry

90 g

Parsley, fresh

4 tablespoon(s), chopped

Instructions

  1. Mist a large nonstick pan with cooking spray and brown the lamb, in batches, over a high heat for 5-6 minutes. Remove from the pan.
  2. Mist the pan again and add the prepped veg, thyme, bay leaves and rosemary. Cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Add the stock and pearl barley. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 50 minutes. Return the lamb to the pot and cook for 10 minutes. Season, discard the bay leaf and rosemary, and stir in 6 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley.
  3. Divide the soup between bowls and serve garnished with extra chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley.

Notes

To freeze, let the rest of the soup cool completely, then freeze in containers or pouches for up to 3 months. Defrost then reheat over a low heat on the hob until piping hot.

You might like

You might like