Our Favorite Christmas

Recipes For This Holiday Season

Try out a new Christmas recipe this year

with a lamb dish that everyone is sure to love.

You can easily make a unique Christmas recipe using lamb that the whole family will love! Check out our wide variety of Christmas recipe ideas below. You’ll be sure to wow your guests!

Pecan Crusted Rack of Lamb with Rosemary Balsamic Sauce

A unique and flavorful lamb dish that will impress your guests with it’s table presence as much as with it’s taste.

Stout-Braised Lamb Shanks Recipe with Root Vegetable Puree

A rich, dark stout adds an even deeper flavor to braised lamb shanks and the pureed winter root vegetables make this a perfect winter evening dish.

Red Wine Poached Rack of Lamb

Executive Chef Daniel J. Scannell, CMC, of the Carnegie Abbey Club in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, created this inventive red wine and herb poached lamb recipe. Chef Scannell serves the lamb on a bed of pickled red onions with red wine foam along with spinach and cheese soufflé.

Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe With Maple Glaze and Cloves

This delicious Maple Clove Leg of American Lambis sure to satisfy everyone at dinner.

Bacon Wrapped Lamb Chops Recipe with Caramelized Caraway Onions

Adding a bit of salty bacon and sweet caramelized onions will make this lamb rib chop dish the hit of the party.

trio of american lamb

Trio of American Lamb with Lamb Rack, Liver, and Sweetbreads

Edward Leonard, Vice President/Corporate Chef at Le Cordon Bleu Schools in North America, created this flavorful, elegant dish that utilizes fresh herbs and fresh vegetables to highlight three types of American lamb meat. Ask your butcher to pre-order lamb liver and sweetbreads if necessary.

Table for Two Lamb Loin Chops with Madeira and Cherries

This elegant lamb loin dish pops with the flavors of cherries, lemon, and Madeira wine.

Guinness and Lamb Stew Recipe

The lamb in this lamb stew is seared and then braised in a flavorful Guinness-spiked broth until it almost falls apart.

Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe with Yukon Potato Soufflé and Onion Gravy

Recipe from Culinary Director, Barcelona Wine Bar Restaurant Group (Washington, D.C.)

Grilled Savory Boneless Leg of Lamb Recipe

Boneless leg of lamb may be the best meat for grilling because it cooks quickly but still develops a crunchy crust.

Lamb Neck Ragu

This flavorful sauce is made with braised lamb neck and the rich flavor is delicious served over pasta or polenta.

Mesquite-Smoked American Lamb Chops with Garden Tomato and Basil Leaf Panzanella Salad

This lamb chop recipe is from Chef Brooke Vosika of the Four Seasons Hotel Boston in Boston, Massachusetts. Chef Voiska uses summertime flavors of tomato and basil as a perfect counterpoint to mesquite-grilled lamb.

Grilled Double American Lamb Rib Chops with Tomato-Bread Pudding

Recipe from Chef Geoffrey Zakrian, Town and Country (New York, New York)

Stuffed American Lamb Saddle

Chef Jeremy Barlow of Tayst Restaurant in Nashville shared this sausage-stuffed lamb saddle recipe. (Ask your butcher about lamb saddle if you’re not familiar with the cut.) This recipe takes a bit more preparation—it’s perfect for a lazy day cooking with friends–but the result is worth it!