Need a few ideas for how to make the most of your leftover roast lamb? Want something a bit more inspiring than lamb sandwiches or cold meat and vegetables? Check out these 18 Easy Ideas for your Roast Lamb Leftovers…
One of the best things about big celebratory meals – be it Easter Day, Christmas Day, a dinner party or just your usual Sunday roast, is those fabulous leftovers. One of my favourite things about them is that using leftovers usually makes for an even quicker, easier meal, but with incredible flavours!
1. Curried Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potato Mash
Shepherd’s pie is a classic way to use up leftover lamb. When I was a child, this was pretty much what we always had on a Monday after our Sunday roast lamb. Ring the changes by adding curry spices to the lamb and sweet potato on top.
Get the recipe => Curried Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potato Mash
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut your lamb leftovers into bitesize pieces. Instead of adding lamb mince in step 2, add you leftover lamb pieces in with the tomatoes in step 3 and continue with the rest of the recipe.
Total time using leftovers: 35 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
2. Leftover Lamb Ragu
A really quick and easy recipe, this delicious Italian style Leftover Lamb Ragu is the perfect way to make the most of your lamb leftovers. Serve with your favourite pasta!
Get the recipe => Leftover Lamb Ragu
How to adapt using leftovers: This recipe was designed for leftover roast lamb. Follow the exact instructions in the recipe.
Total time using leftovers: 30 minutes
Use 600g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
3. Lamb Jalfrezi
A curry is always a great way of using up leftovers and this Easy Lamb Jalfrezi is super tasty. Using leftovers means you can cut down on the cooking time quite considerably and make it all on the stove top – no need to turn on the oven!
Get the recipe => Easy Lamb Jalfrezi
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut your leftover roast lamb into bitesize pieces. Don’t turn your oven on. Start at step 2 and follow the instructions to cook the onions and spices, then add the lamb and tomatoes, but don’t put the curry in the oven. Add the peppers straight after the tomatoes and then cook the curry on the hob for 30 minutes, until the sauce has reduced nicely. Serve with rice and/or naan breads.
Total time using leftovers: 40 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
4. Easy Lamb Moussaka
A couple of neat tricks and cheats make this Easy Lamb Moussaka quick and simple to make – but no less tasty!
Get the recipe => Easy Lamb Moussaka
How to adapt using leftovers: This recipe was designed for leftover roast lamb. Follow the exact instructions in the recipe.
Total time using leftovers: 45 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4-6 depending on appetite
5. Spicy Mexican Lamb Stew
We don’t always necessarily associate lamb with Mexican flavours, but I don’t know why because it is such a fabulous combination. Mexican flavours, such as cumin, chilli and fresh coriander are also flavours which work brilliantly with lamb. Making this stew with leftover lamb means the cooking time is much shorter and it can be done entirely in the hob!
Get the recipe => Spicy Mexican Lamb Stew
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut your leftover lamb into bitesize pieces. Don’t turn your oven on. Start at step 2 and follow the instructions to cook the onions and spices, then add the lamb and tomatoes, but don’t put the stew in the oven. Add the peppers and kidney beans straight after the tomatoes and then cook the stew on the hob for 30 minutes, until the sauce is nicely reduced. Meanwhile make the salsa according to the instructions in the recipe. Serve with rice and/or tortillas.
Total time using leftovers: 40 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
6. Chinese Style Lamb Fried Rice
Shake up your midweek meal routine with a lambtastic twist on an old favourite! My easy Chinese Style Lamb Fried Rice is easy to make, takes just 15 minutes to cook and only uses one pan – perfect for those busy weeknights or as part of a bigger spread for a Chinese themed party or Chinese New Year celebrations.
Get the recipe => Chinese Style Lamb Fried Rice
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut your leftover lamb into small pieces, then start at step 2, stir-frying the rice and lamb together for 3 minutes. Continue with the rest of the recipe as written.
Total time using leftovers: 15 minutes
Use 300g-500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
7. Lamb Keema Biryani
Another recipe that is absolutely ideal for making with leftovers! And you can follow the recipe exactly as it was written, simply use your cooked lamb pieces instead of lamb mince. To make an even easier version use frozen peas instead of the roast aubergine and cauliflower.
Get the recipe => Lamb Keema Biryani
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut your leftover lamb into bitesize pieces, then follow the recipe exactly as written, using your leftover roast lamb pieces instead of lamb mince. For an even easier version, don’t make the roast cauliflower and aubergine and instead throw in some frozen peas at step 7 and warm through.
Total time using leftovers: 30 minutes (25 for the easier version)
Use 400g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
8. Lamb Pittas with Tzatziki
This delicious recipe was made for leftovers. These easy peasy lamb pittas are perfect for popping in lunchboxes and making your colleagues super jealous! (Note: if making this for a lunchbox, keep the tzatziki separate and add it in at the last minute or it will make the pittas go soggy.)
Get the recipe => Easy Peasy Tzatziki
How to adapt using leftovers: Make the tzatziki according to the recipe. Cut your leftover lamb into small strips and then stuff each pitta with lamb and tzatziki – add some lettuce too, if you fancy. This recipe is perfect for lunchboxes, simply make the tzatziki and assemble the pittas the night before. Put the tzatziki in a small pot and add just before eating.
Total time using leftovers: 10 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
9. Moroccan Lamb Sausage and Chickpea Tagine
I originally created this Moroccan Lamb Sausage and Chickpea Tagine as a quick and easy alternative to a traditional lamb tagine, using sausages instead of stewing lamb, but it would work equally well with leftover roast lamb and be even quicker to make!
Get the recipe => Moroccan Lamb Sausage and Chickpea Tagine
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut your leftover roast lamb into bitesize pieces. Miss out step 1 (browning the sausages) and then continue with the recipe, adding in your leftover roast lamb, instead of the sausages in step 4.
Total time using leftovers: 25 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
10. Easy Lamb Paella
Who says paella has to be made with chicken or seafood? Shake up your midweek meals routine with this quick and easy LAMB Paella!
Get the recipe => Easy Lamb Paella
How to adapt using leftovers: Chop the cooked lamb into bitesize pieces. Miss out steps 1 and 2. Add the cooked lamb pieces into the paella 5 minutes before you add the frozen peas.
Total time using leftovers: 35 minutes
Use 500g-600g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
11. Easy Lamb Tikka Masala
This delicious LAMB tikka masala is quick and easy to prepare and tastes AMAZING! Plus it’s cheaper and healthier than a takeaway.
Get the recipe => Easy Lamb Tikka Masala
How to adapt using leftovers: Instructions for using leftover lamb are given in the recipe notes.
Total time using leftovers: 35 minutes
Use 500g-600g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
12. Turkish Spicy Lamb Pizzas (Lahmacun)
Fancy a twist on the classic Italian style pizza? Why not make these delicious Turkish Spicy Lamb Pizzas! A simple flatbread base topped with spicy lamb mince, herbs and feta cheese and served with a simple middle eastern style salad – so simple, but utterly delicious!
Get the recipe => Turkish Spicy Lamb Pizzas (Lahmacun)
How to adapt using leftovers: Dice the cooked lamb quite small. Add the lamb to the pan at the same time as the spices. Otherwise follow the recipe exactly as written.
Total time using leftovers: 30 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
13. Lamb Thai Green Curry
Thai green curry is fab, but have you ever tried it with lamb? My Lamb Thai Green Curry is full of the delicious, aromatic flavours of lemongrass, coriander, cumin, garlic and chilli, and can made from scratch in under 30 minutes!
Get the recipe => Lamb Thai Green Curry
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut the cooked lamb into bitesize pieces. Miss out Step 3 (pan frying lamb leg steaks). Otherwise follow the recipe exactly as written.
Total time using leftovers: 25 minutes
Use 500g-600g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
14. Leftover Roast Lamb Shepherd’s Pie
This Leftover Roast Lamb Shepherd’s Pie is a real old-fashioned, back-to-basics kind of shepherd’s pie, using leftover roast lamb, a simple lamb gravy, buttery mash and very little else. Pure comfort food!
Get the recipe => Leftover Roast Lamb Shepherd’s Pie
How to adapt using leftovers: This recipe was designed for leftover roast lamb. Follow the exact instructions in the recipe.
Total time using leftovers: 45 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
15. Easy Lamb Fajitas
Fancy a change from chicken or beef fajitas? These Easy Lamb Fajitas could be just the thing! Easy to make and super tasty, they are perfect for shaking up your midweek meal routine.
Get the recipe => Easy Lamb Fajitas
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut the cooked lamb into bitesize pieces. Coat in the marinade, but then skip straight to Step 5 (frying the onions and peppers). Once the onions and peppers have softened and started to brown, add the lamb and all the marinade to the same pan and continue to fry until the lamb is piping hot all the way through.
Total time using leftovers: 20 minutes
Use 400g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
16. Leftover Lamb Korma
Creamy and comforting, this Leftover Lamb Korma takes just 25 minutes – perfect for a quick and easy midweek meal.
Get the recipe => Leftover Lamb Korma
How to adapt using leftovers: This recipe was designed for leftover roast lamb. Follow the exact instructions in the recipe.
Total time using leftovers: 25 minutes
Use 500g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
17. Easy Lamb Hotpot
Adapted from an old family recipe, my easy peasy take on a Lancashire lamb hotpot can be done in one pot and only uses 5 ingredients.
Get the recipe => Easy Lamb Hotpot
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut the cooked lamb into bitesize pieces. Follow the exact instructions in the recipe, except don’t bother browning the lamb.
Total time using leftovers: 1 hour 35 minutes
Use 500g-600g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
18. Lamb Tacos
Mexico meets Morocco with these delicious Lamb Tacos with Avocado, Feta and Pomegranate. Ready in just 20 minutes, they are perfect for a quick and easy midweek meal, or enjoy them as part of a Mexican themed fiesta!
Get the recipe => Lamb Tacos with Avocado, Feta and Pomegranate
How to adapt using leftovers: Cut the cooked lamb into bitesize pieces. Coat in the marinade, then fry until the lamb is piping hot all the way through. Otherwise follow the exact instructions in the recipe.
Total time using leftovers: 20 minutes
Use 400g leftover roast lamb, serves 4
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Corina says
Fantastic collection of recipes Eb and there are some I think I must have missed seeing when they were first posted so I definitely need to catch up on a few. Hope you have a lovely Easter and thanks for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Corina – some of them are recipes from the ‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’ website, which is probably why you have not seen them before. They have so many fab lamb recipes there – visiting that site makes me so hungry!! Have a lovely Easter too 🙂 Eb x
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
Wow Eb, what a broad collection of ideas for using left over lamb….. so many of them look and sound very tastey, they almost make me wish I eat lamb / meat! 🙂
Angela x
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Angela…must be good if they’ve tempted you!! 😀 Eb x
Jacqui Bellefontaine says
Oh my eb what a fabulous collection of lamb recipes you already had and to adapt them to use left over lamb is a brilliant idea.
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Jacqui 🙂
Pearl says
Your links only get me to another website on which it is extremely difficult to find the recipe you posted. Recipes look great, but format is not.
Eb Gargano says
Hi Pearl – I am so sorry. I made this roundup in collaboration with the ‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’ campaign. Unbeknownst to me, they changed their website and redirected all their old links to the homepage. I have gone in and found all the recipes and amended the links on my page so now it should work for you. Sorry for the inconvenience! Eb 🙂
Susan Leitson says
Hi EB,
I roasted a boneless lamb roast several days ago and undercooked it a bit. I Should have checked these recipes before now. I reheated the lamb today but there are still medium rare parts (more to the center) that could stand more cooking hence, the desire to try some other leftover recipes. My question is, if I try one -or – two of these recipes, will they keep a couple of days longer or can I freeze the dish or will I need to throw it out? The roast was originally frozen. I sure hate to waste it but also don’t want to get sick either.
Your advice is very much appreciated.
Susie
Eb Gargano says
OK, so the important thing to bear in mind here is that, once cooked, roast meat will only keep for about 3-4 days in the fridge. And really you should only reheat it once. So if you are doing any of these dishes, only make as much as you need to eat at one sitting. If meat has been frozen before being cooked, it is safe to refreeze the cooked meat. However, if meat has been frozen after being cooked, it is no safe to refreeze. Hope that helps! Eb 🙂
Sisley White - Sew White says
What a great selection of dishes. I really want them all!
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks Sisley!
Rebecca Smith - Glutarama says
What a comprehensive recipe collection – needed this last week as we had a huge load of roast lamb leftovers after I was extravagant and bought a huge leg of lamb from the local butchers! we had stir fry for two days. NOW I know where to head next time such an event occurs haha.
Eb Gargano says
Oh no! At least you know where to come next time 😀
Kate - Gluten Free Alchemist says
Wow! That’s quite a lamb collection! So much inspiration and so many variations too.
I’ll definitely know where to come next time I have any left-overs.
Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
xx
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Kate – let me know what you think if you try any 😀