Italian-Style Lamb Shanks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 or 4 lamb shanks
2 Tbsp. oil
1 garlic clove, sliced
1 (16 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (16 oz.) box pasta (spaghetti of your choice)
1 large green pepper
1 large white onion
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

In Dutch oven heat oil and garlic.
Salt and pepper lamb shanks.
Brown shanks in oil and garlic; drain excess oil and remove garlic.
Add stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce to lamb shanks.
Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, depending on how well cooked you like your veggies.
Add strips of onion and green pepper to pot 1/2 hour to 45 minutes before end of cooking time. Also cook pasta at this time.
Serve lamb shanks and pour the sauce and veggies over pasta.