Lamb Main Dish Recipes

Lamb main dish recipes for when you want lamb to be a meal's star, from centerpieces like boned-out legs or crown roasts to humble burgers and kebabs.

Homemade Merguez Sausage

A rack of lamb cooked sous vide and sliced into individual portions, all fanned out on a wooden cutting board with a pile of salt and sprigs of fresh herbs all around.

Sous Vide Rack of Lamb Recipe

Greek-American Gryo wrapped in aluminum foil on a bright blue plate.

Greek-American Lamb Gyros Recipe

Spooning butter on a pan-roasted rack of lamb.

Pan-Roasted Rack of Lamb Recipe

Skewers of spicy cumin lamb (yang rou chuan) on an oval platter.

Spicy Cumin Lamb Skewers (Yang Rou Chuan) Recipe

Lamb's Head Recipe

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Grilled Lamb Arrosticini: A Study in Grilled Skewer Simplicity

Overhead view of finished eggplant stew

Khoresh-é-Bādemjan (Persian Meat and Eggplant Stew)

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Grilled Italian-Style Lamb Skewers (Arrosticini Abruzzesi) Recipe

Shepherd's Pie in red casserole dish with one square portion removed

Classic, Savory Shepherd's Pie (With Beef and/or Lamb)

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Jeff Koehler's Moroccan Grilled Lamb Kefta Brochettes Recipe

Closeup of braised lamb shank with mustard and fresh mint leaves

Fall-Apart Lamb Shanks Braised with Mustard and Mint Recipe

Plated lamb burger showing all its layers

The Best Lamb Burgers Recipe

Roasted Spiced Lamb Ribs With Whole Grain Mustard Sauce Recipe

Tender Braised Lamb Shanks With Bitter Herb Salad Recipe

Yogurt- and Mint-Marinated Lamb Skewers getting lightly charred in a grill grate.

Yogurt- and Mint-Marinated Lamb Skewers

Closeup of an Indian-spiced pulled lamb sandwich

Indian-Spiced Oven-Cooked Pulled Lamb Sandwiches

Grilled Moroccan-Spiced Rack of Lamb Recipe

perfect slow-cooked lamb racks arranged standing up on platter

Perfect Slow-Cooked Rack of Lamb for the Grill or the Stovetop Recipe

Skillet Lamb Chops With Harissa, Spinach, and Chickpeas Recipe

Closeup of grilled berbere-spiced lamb chops, shingled on top of cucumber-lentil salad.

Grilled Berbere-Spiced Lamb Chops With Cucumber-Lentil Salad

Grilled lamb ribs on a white ceramic plate.

Perfectly Grilled Lamb Rib or Loin Chops

Grilled Garlic- and Mint Pesto–Stuffed Leg of Lamb Recipe

Smoked Lamb Barbacoa Recipe

French in a Flash: Grilled Lamb Chops with Port Syrup, Garlic Confit, and Sauce Vierge 'Persillade' Recipe

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The Nasty Bits: Lamb Kidneys Recipe

Spicy Cumin Lamb Skewers Recipe

Braised Lamb Ribs with Apricots and Onions Recipe

Lamb with Cumin and Chiles Recipe

Mangalorean Mutton Gravy Recipe

Crying Tiger Lamb

Crying Tiger Lamb From 'Everyday Thai Cooking'

Sichuan Roast Leg of Lamb With Celery-Mint Salad Recipe

Closeup of sliced sous vide leg of lamb with black olives served on a white plate.

Sous Vide Leg of Lamb With Black Olives Recipe

Lamb Loin Chops with Greek Salad and Yogurt-Lemon Sauce Recipe

Plated Kofte Kebabs on grilled flatbread drizzled spicy harissa, topped with arugula, and garnished with lemon wedges.

Kofte Kebabs With Spicy Harissa Yogurt Sauce and Grilled Flatbread (Minced Lamb Kebabs) Recipe

Goat or Lamb Ribs, Dong-Bei Style Recipe

Spring Feast: How to Make Tender Braised Lamb Shanks

Lamb-Stuffed Collards

Lamb-Stuffed Collards From 'The New Southern Table'

Roast Lamb Sandwich With Tomato Chutney and Rosemary Goat Cheese from 'Flour, Too'

Tender Lamb Brochettes with Thyme and Haricots Verts Recipe

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Rack of Lamb with Dijon Crust and Rosemary Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Overhead view of a plate of sliced sous vide leg of lamb with black olives. A cutting board with more sliced lamb is nearby.

Punch Up Sous Vide Leg of Lamb With Briny Black Olives | The Food Lab

Lamb and Orange-Herb Gremolata Sandwiches Recipe

Mustard and Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb Recipe

Kwik Meal Cart's Lamb from 'New York a la Cart'

Herb-Crusted Lamb Skewers With Dijon Mustard Recipe

Wake Up Your Leg of Lamb With the Hot, Numbing Flavors of Sichuan Spices

The Other, Other Ribs: Spiced Lamb Ribs With Mustard Sauce

Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Rosemary, Garlic, and Mustard Crust | Grilling

The Secret Ingredient (Pink Peppercorn): Lamb au Pink Peppercorn Poivre Recipe

Garlic and Cilantro Lamb Kabobs Recipe | Grilling

Butterflied Leg of Lamb Recipe | Grilling

Dinner Tonight: Lamb Chops with Garlic and Anchovies Recipe

Killer Kebabs: Herb-Crusted Lamb Skewers

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