Christmas lamb recipes

Keep this in the freezer ready for dinner parties and serve it with rice and salad or crunchy potatoes and vegetables

Follow this slow-cooked leg of lamb recipe for melt-in-the-mouth meat. It needs seven hours in the oven but only fifteen minutes prep time from the cook.

Cook lamb chops in the air-fryer coated with garlic and herbs for an easy, flavourful dish. Serve with mash and your favourite vegetables on the side

Make the most of leftover roast lamb with this flavour-packed leftover lamb curry. Serve with naan bread and basmati rice for an Indian feast

Make this classic Indian dish for deliciously moist lamb with paneer, rice and spinach, all spiced to perfection. Great for casual entertaining

Make this slow-cooker lamb shank recipe for chilly evenings when you need something simple and hearty. Serve with mash, fettuccine or a crispy baked potato

Lamb shanks are good value, and as each one is a portion, serving is a cinch. You can braise the shanks up to two days ahead

This one-pan lamb chops supper only requires some quick assembling - pack in the Mediterranean flavours then let the oven do the work

Roast a leg of lamb for a family feast. It's ideal served with roasties and your favourite spring vegetables for an Easter dinner or Sunday roast

If you have time, stud the lamb a day in advance to allow the flavours to really permeate the meat

This warming cobbler is impossible to resist on a winter's day, but is so delicious you'll be cooking it up all year round

Let the oven do the work with this easy and flavourful lamb stew. The amounts are easily doubled, so you can freeze half to enjoy another day

Try this slow cooked harissa lamb as an alternative roast. We love the texture – it’s half-roasted and half-pulled, fork-tender but still easy to carve

This one-pot roast is simplicity itself - cooking the shoulder slowly means the meat will melt away from the bone

Cook lamb steaks with herbs and wrap into a puff pastry parcel - you'll need just five ingredients

An Indian-inspired yogurt marinade with cumin, turmeric, chilli and fennel works beautifully with a joint of succulent meat

This stunning filo pastry pie is a twist on a lamb tagine. A hearty main meal that wouldn't look out of place on any dinner-party table

Cook a leg of lamb in the slow cooker and be rewarded with tender meat that melts in the mouth. Enjoy with mashed potatoes and steamed veg

For lamb that will melt in your mouth and surprise your palate, follow Sarah Cook's easy recipe

This spin on shepherd's pie is a great way of using up leftover meat and potatoes

This is great to have up your sleeve, impressive enough for a dinner party and quick enough for after work

Cooking the meat really slowly in fruit juice makes it meltingly tender, and the juices double up as a sweet glaze

Five ingredients, one pot, no effort. This meltingly tender lamb dish is satisfyingly rich, and virtually cooks itself

The classic combination of lamb and crispy rosemary potatoes. For a cheaper cut of meat, try substituting leg or gigot steaks. Serve it pink!