18 Best Lamb Recipes

A classic Middle Eastern favourite, this recipe is that most unlikely of things – a healthy kebab. The lamb is marinated in a spiced yogurt for maximum tenderness, while the kebab is cooked fast and hot, for maximum flavour.

It's an incredibly recipe, lightning fast from start to finish, and will leave you with the echo of an amazing taste. The perfect appetiser to throw on the barbecue, lamb shish kebab is one of the easiest, healthiest and tastiest ways to experience the joys of lamb.

Pair with a fresh mediterranean salad on a hot summer's day.

If you're cooking to impress, this dish takes some beating. With an elegant and sophisticated look and a tantalising taste, it makes a great recipe for that classy dinner party or special occasion.

Noisettes are basically boneless lamb chops. The lamb chops are rolled and strung together to form a circular shape. The sauce, however, is the crowning glory. As you may already know, lamb and rosemary go together like a dream. This sophisticated lamb chops dish demonstrates that perfectly.

Pair these lamb chops with sous vide Brussels sprouts for a delicious Sunday lunch.

A big, hearty, comforting lamb curry. The lamb pieces are simmered in the spicy sauce, which results in perfectly tender meat that tastes amazing.

You'll need some time set aside – it's around a two hour cooking time – but it's a terrifically easy lamb dish to prepare, so just about anyone will be able to master it. Like a lot of Indian cuisine, it's all about amazing ingredients, cooked at the right temperature, left to fuse together to create magic.

Pair with a peshwari naan to mop up the delicious juices.

Another incredible tasting Indian curry, lamb pasanda is a traditional dish that consists of tender pieces of lamb cooked in a spicy marinade. The flavours of chilli powder, garlic, cumin and coconut cream make for a mouthwatering combination.

A relatively mild curry, this pasanda uses only a little bit of chilli. Some like it hot though – if that's you, just add extra for a fuller kick. Almond flakes and tomatoes give this dish an extra element, while creamed coconut cools things down a little. Pair with delicious sweet potato rice.

Easy to master and hard to beat, slow cooked lamb shanks are heaven on a plate. Slow cooking the lamb leads to buttery melt in your mouth meat, while the flavours of fresh herbs have a chance to completely immerse into the dish.

If you want a restaurant quality dish with minimal effort, this is the lamb recipe for you. You'll need a lot of time, of course. Which makes this dish ideal for those long lazy Sundays. Serve with healthy carrot and swede mash.

Smoking a leg of lamb is serious business. Still, it's surprisingly easy – the only complex thing about this dish is the flavours. A smoky, slightly spiced lamb with subtle hints of bitterness, counterbalanced by the zing of the lemon, the earthiness of the rosemary and the heady aroma of the garlic.

When you smoke these flavours together for a long length of time, you're going to get something special.

Serve with a big gluttonous grin. Also, some sweet potato fries for an ideal side.

When you think of meat in a stir fry, you tend to think of chicken. Well, let's change it up shall we? As chopped lamb recipes go, this one's fantastic – the lamb works wonders with the typical Thai flavours of garlic, ginger, chilli, tamarind, fish sauce. The meat soaks it all up and leaves you with a quick, tasty, healthy midweek dinner.

Serve with courgette, red pepper & mushroom rice.

One of the best things about cooking with lamb, whether a chopped lamb recipe, lamb shanks, ground lamb, grilled lamb, a whole leg, roast lamb or even lamb chops, is that the leftovers will taste amazing. This wrap recipe gives you free reign to be creative in the kitchen. Go Middle Eastern and add some some hummus, go for the Greek and drizzle with olive oil and a squeeze of lemon, or keep it simple and mix with a salad.

You could even spice things up by gently frying with spices, then pairing it with an amazing coriander chutney.

This lamb sandwich demands to be tasted. If you made a rack of lamb, lamb chops, grilled lamb or Sunday roast lamb, you might have some delicious leftovers. Bet you've never thought of making a sandwich out of them right? The rich sweetness of the jam and the nutty creaminess of the avocado make for an enticing combo. Add the lamb and you've got one helluva sandwich.

Add some parmesan parsnips for the ultimate gourmet snack!

Once you've sampled this one, its taste will linger long in the memory. While the cooking time might seem extreme, you won't forget the truly spectacular flavour. With ingredients such as rosemary, garlic, onions, wine and port, this recipe will have you salivating, even before it reaches the plate. Quite simply, food doesn't get much better than this.

Pair with rosemary roast potatoes and savour the experience.

When it comes to burgers, beef gets boring after a while. If you've never made a lamb burger, now's the time to start. Minted lamb burgers make great BBQ food and can really make a potentially boring, bog standard burger so much more exciting.

When you think of food ingredients that go together, lamb and mint are two fine examples. Mix ground lamb and mint into a burger and you've got a gourmet delight of a meal. What's more, it's really a cinch to make.

Pair with baked sweet potato fries for a satisfying side.

A sumptuous BBQ treat, this recipe is the perfect dish to impress friends and family at that summer BBQ. Rack of lamb is one of the finest cuts and this dish is surprisingly easy to prepare. Marinate overnight in a marinade of olive oil, lemon (juice and zest), garlic and rosemary – leave the flavours to work their magic.  

This BBQ rack of lamb is guaranteed to wow your guests. Serve with cheesy garlic bread for extra indulgence.

This savoury mince is packed full of flavour and shows just how amazing this meat can be. Using ground lamb as a base, this recipe includes garlic, onion, tomato puree and, the special ingredient, Worcestershire sauce. This adds that extra umami dimension that really elevates this savoury mince dish.

Serve on top of confit potatoes for an incredible Sunday lunch.

Although it's very common in Indian restaurants around the world, not many people know what keema rice is. Once you've mastered this easy leftover lamb recipe, you'll be able to share the wisdom.

Usually making use of leftover ground lamb, keema rice is an incredible blend of spices, peas and rice, with a pleasant kick of chilli to round things off nicely. It's quick and painless to put together and will put you off plain rice for life.

Serve it with a refreshing traditional cucumber raita to cool things a little.

This is simple yet amazing cooking that makes use of a little bit of gadgetry. Minimal prep and maximum rewards are what this recipe is all about. The Joule sous vide does all the work for you – it cooks the lamb to precision, meaning you get juicy, tender lamb every time.

Pair with roasted sweet potato mash, a full bodied red and call the rest of Sunday off.

A South African lamb stew with a sweet and sour character, this dish is made with a mixed spice marinade that gives it a taste of its own. Traditionally cooked in South African homes on very special occasions, Denningvleis is absolutely delicious and a gateway dish for those uninitiated with the joys of South African cuisine.

Serve roasted green beans with garlic on the side.

Spice up your Sunday roast with this incredible Indian roast leg of lamb recipe. The leg is marinated in a 14 ingredient mixture of spices for maximum flavour. Marinating the leg of lamb makes it nice and tender once cooked and produces some incredible flavours.

It's certainly a labour of love (the whole process is two days) but it's one to be made for a memorable occasion. Follow this recipe and you'll have an unforgettable feast of food that will definitely be worth the effort.

Serve potato bhajis as a starter, for an authentic Indian experience.

Forget pulled pork, this is the softest, juiciest, melt in your mouth meat you'll ever pull. Lamb shoulder is the ideal cut for pulled lamb, as it'll lend well to being cooked for a long time. When it's finally out of the oven it'll be incredibly tender.

The nice thing about this recipe is that it's so versatile. You can serve the BBQ pulled lamb any way you like. From BBQ pulled lamb burgers and pulled lamb wraps to a pulled lamb salad and a pulled lamb lasagna, the possibilities are endless.

For ultimate drool-on-the-floor decadence, serve with gluten free scalloped potatoes. A incredible comfort food combo.