Celebrate Easter with a Conventional Easter Dinner
Wow your guests with a delicious Easter lamb
dish that everyone is sure to love.
Easter dinner is a time for families to gather together and enjoy a nice meal. Including lamb in your Easter dinner menu will ensure memorable experiences with your friends and family. Lamb is the perfect traditional Easter recipe, and it offers an exciting alternative to ham, chicken, or turkey. After kids grow tired from playing and hunting for eggs, and the festivities of the holiday come to a close, everyone will need to recharge with the protein that lamb has to offer. These Easter dinner ideas offer something delicious for everyone!
Choose a recipe below, and you’ll be guaranteed to impress your guests.
Caramelized American Lamb Roast with Apricot and Cranberry Stuffing
A delicious recipe for Caramelized American Lamb Roast with Apricot and Cranberry Stuffing. Prep time of 40 mins. Cook time of 1hr. Serves 8 to 10.
American Lamb Rib Chops with Pesto Fettuccine
Classic lamb rib chops get an Italian flair with a pesto rub and a side of pesto pasta.
Braised Lamb and Goat Cheese Sliders
Recipe from Chef Tim Love, Lonesome Dove Bistro (Fort Worth, Texas)
American Lamb Shanks, Braciola Style
Edward Leonard, Vice President/Corporate Chef at Le Cordon Bleu Schools in North America, shared this lamb shank recipe that is bursting with Italian flavors. The chef suggests serving the shanks soft polenta and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.
American Lamb Loin Chops with Spiced French Bean, Tomato, and Mozzarella Salad
Lamb chops get a fresh flavor boost served over an herbed tomato and green bean salad in this stunning main course dish.
Adobo-Crusted Lamb Loin Chops
Chef Allen Susser of Chef Allen’s in Aventura, Florida, shared his adobo-flavored lamb chop recipe—think bold, fresh herbs, tangy lime zest, and tender lamb.
American-Style Mediterranean Stuffed Lamb Loin
A stuffed lamb sirloin roast is an easy yet impressive dish for a family dinner.
American Lamb Loin Chops with Mango Salsa
Spice-rubbed lamb loin chops get an extra pop of flavor from an easy salsa made of sweet, fresh mango and fresh mint.
American Lamb Loin Salad Nicoise
Chef/Owner Lou Lambert of Lambert’s Steaks, Seafood and Whiskey in Fort Worth, Texas, shared this hearty salad recipe.
American Lamb Shanks with White Wine, Fennel and Tarragon
Lamb shanks are an easy yet impressive dish for an Easter meal.
Grilled Butterflied American Leg of Lamb
The classic grilled lamb recipe is given a modern twist with soy sauce, ginger, and chiles. Sautéed sugar snap peas and steamed brown rice are the perfect side dishes.
American Lamb Kebab Salad
You don’t need wooden skewers to make a delicious kebab. Here, fresh rosemary “skewers” highlight the flavors of roasted lamb, micro greens, and Middle Eastern flavors in an easy salad. This is a delicious way to use up any leftover leg of lamb.
Grilled American Lamb Lollipops with Twice-Baked Colorado Russet Potatoes and Fresh California Figs
This recipe comes from Lachlan MacKinnon-Patterson of Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder, Colorado. Chef Patterson combines the classic Colorado ingredients of lamb and potatoes with fresh figs and asparagus for a satisfying meal.
Grilled Lamb Fajitas
The flavor of lamb is so versatile you can add it to any cuisine; here, it pairs with Mexican flavors for a tempting fajita.
Bacon-Wrapped American Lamb Rib Chops over Caramelized Caraway Onions
What makes lamb rib chops even better? Bacon, of course!
Butterflied Leg of American Lamb with Herbs
A handful of fragrant herbs liven up a leg of lamb in this simple preparation.
Easy Lamb Creole Gumbo
Substituting lamb for the traditional meat in a Southern gumbo is a twist on a classic dish.
Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb Recipe
This easy and delicious rack of lamb recipe produces an outstanding meal with just a few ingredients.
Lamb Chops with Basil and Mustard Glazed Peppers
This delicious American Lamb Chops with Basil land Mustard Glazed Peppers recipe is easy to prepare and simple to cook! It is sure to please everyone!
Marinated American Lamb Tenderloin with Blood Orange Salad
This fresh, zesty recipe incorporates two types of fresh mint, oranges, and lamb tenderloin and is courtesy of Edward Leonard, Vice President/Corporate Chef of Le Cordon Bleu Schools in North America.
