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18 Easter Lamb Recipes for a Truly Impressive Dinner

Updated on March 12, 2024

We’ve rounded up options for every kind of meal: crown roast, lamb chops, rack of lamb and more.

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Our Best Ideas for Easter Lamb

It doesn’t matter whether you're hosting a formal Easter dinner or a casual springtime get-together with family and friends, lamb makes the perfect main dish. It’s surprisingly simple to prepare—yet sure to receive a round of ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ when it reaches the table. Better yet, you have so many options when it comes to this rich and meaty main. You can make something as elaborate as an entire rack of lamb or as simple as individual lamb chops, garnished with green herbs and seasonings. Whatever you decide, a crown roast will never go out of style. With its dazzling presentation, it’s always well-suited for special occasions. This recipe will walk you through the entire process, including how to French and tie the roast, but don’t be afraid to ask your butcher to tackle those steps for you. Once the roast is shaped into its familiar crown-like appearance, it’s a breeze to season and roast.

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Rack of Lamb

If you're buying lamb to make for dinner, lean on your butcher for help. For this dish, Ina asked her butcher to "French" the lamb, which means to scrape the meat off the tips of the bones.

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Herb-Roasted Lamb

Leave it to Ina to perfect the art of roasting leg of lamb. She blends up a paste of butter, rosemary, salt and garlic to thoroughly coat the top and sides of her lamb with. "It's going to infuse the lamb with great flavor," she says, "and when it's roasted over the potatoes, it will flavor the potatoes, too."

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Lamb Chops with Garlic and Rosemary

A creamy garlic sauce turns classic lamb chops into a rich and decadent dinner.

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