Start The Year Right With
These 20 New Year’s Day Recipes
Wow your guests with a delicious New Year’s lamb
dish that everyone is sure to love.
After the festive season has come to an end and the family is preparing to usher in a New Year, it is customary to prepare a special meal for New Year’s Day. Many families cook turkey, chicken, or duck, but these are pretty common ingredients for such a unique occasion. Use a more unique protein in this special meal to highlight your New Year’s resolutions and other hopeful inspirations.
Many people have discovered that lamb can be deliciously paired with a wide variety of side dishes. By combining the meat with ingredients such as butternut squash, roast potatoes, couscous, and various herbs, you can transform ordinary lamb chops into a sumptuous New Year’s Day Meal to remember.
Lamb is easier to cook with than you might think, and once you’ve discovered the taste, you can start coming up with your own recipes. This protein also features heavily in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking, so if you’re feeling adventurous and want to try some new spice profiles, don’t be afraid to branch out for your New Year’s Day meal!
Rosemary-Grilled Lamb Loin Chops with Cranberry and Peppered Apple Relish
Chef Brooke Vosika of the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, adds two types of cranberries as well as apples to enhance double-cut lamb chops.
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.
Greek-style Lamb Kabobs
Lamb kabobs make a delicious and savory appetizer for all of your holiday guests.
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.
Ground Lamb Shepherd’s Pie with Biscuit Lids Recipe
This comforting, hearty meal showcases the flavors of ground lamb and vegetables with crunchy biscuit “lids.”
Festive Lamb Crown Roast with Oven Roasted Vegetables
An herb- and garlic-crusted crown roast is always a welcome sight on the dinner table, whether it’s a birthday or a holiday. A bowl of roasted vegetables is the perfect side dish. (Ask your butcher if you need to pre-order a crown roast.)
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.
The Ultimate American Lamb Burger Recipe
Edward Leonard, Vice President/Corporate Chef at Le Cordon Bleu Schools in North America, created this lamb burger that adds flavor at every level, from bun to burger to condiment.
Herbed Lamb Loin with Roasted Tomato and Eggplant
Mediterranean flavors meld with roasted tomatoes and garlicky eggplant for an elegant main course.
Greek-style Braised Lamb Meatballs Recipe
Traditional Greek flavors allow the flavors, and the lamb, to shine through.
American Lamb Pinxtos with Wilted Napa Cabbage and Garlic Mint Vinaigrette
Recipe from Chef Tim Love, Lonesome Dove Bistro (Fort Worth, Texas)
Lamb Shanks with Garlic, Tomato, and Mint
This hearty dish serves a crowd so invite your family and friends over for a deeply satisfying meal. The recipe has a few elements so you can start the day before; it’s worth the time, we promise.
Chilly Winter’s Eve Lamb Shank Supper
What better way to spend an evening in then with a plate of these rich, braised lamb shanks?
American Lamb Lollipops with Two Sauces
Lamb loin “lollipops” are the perfect party food, and served with a fresh mint and tomato sauce and a prepared pesto sauce it’s easy to feed a crowd.
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.
American-Style Mediterranean Stuffed Lamb Loin
A stuffed lamb sirloin roast is an easy yet impressive dish for a family dinner.
