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Easy Lamb Roast

This Easy Lamb Roast recipe is a cinch to make and delivers a fragrant and flavorful carving meat. The result is a succulent and stunning centerpiece for your holiday feast!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Additional Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours
Servings: 8
Calories: 835kcal

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Ingredients
 

  • 5 - 6 lb Bone-In Lamb Leg Roast
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 5 Cloves Garlic (sliced)
  • 1 Tablespoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon heaping chopped Rosemary
  • 1 Tablespoon heaping chopped Sage

Instructions

  • Remove meat from packaging and set aside to allow it to come up to room temperature for about an hour. Pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Using a knife, stab 1 inch deep holes into the less fatty side of the roast (this will be the top). Also cut several shallow straight slices across the fat on the bottom.
  • Drizzle olive oil over both sides of the roast and rub it in using your hands. Push the garlic slices into the top holes of the roast.
  • Sprinkle each side of the roast with salt and pepper and the chopped herbs (rosemary and sage).
  • Place the roast fat side down in a roasting pan and roast at 400°F for 20 minutes.
  • Turn heat down to 350°F and continue cooking for 1.5-2.25 hours. I usually take the temperature first at 1.5 hours, then recheck in 20 minute intervals.
  • Temp a thicker part of the roast with a meat thermometer and remove from oven when you are within about 5°F less than your desired doneness (145°F for medium rare; 160°F for medium).
  • Tent with foil and let the roast rest for at least 15 minutes before carving.

Notes

  • Definitely a consideration when choosing your leg of lamb cut at the butcher. If you go with “shank on” that just means an extra length of those bones, so if you’ve got plans to make some homemade lamb stock, be sure you choose that option.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword easy lamb roast, lamb leg roast, lamb roast, leg of lamb roast

Nutrition

Calories: 835kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 70g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 207mg | Sodium: 1040mg | Potassium: 645mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.02g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 5mg
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