From Better Homes and Gardens

Lamb chops slathered with spicy butter are the perfect choice for a casual backyard meal. The butter enhances other meats and poultry too.

Lamb Chops and Beans with Chile Butter

From Better Homes and Gardens

This one-dish recipe has options for meals to come. Make and serve now and reserve some to store and reheat. Look for dried French green lentils (Puy lentils), with packages of other lentil varieties in the dried bean section of supermarkets.

Lamb Shanks with French Green Lentil and Sweet Potato Ragout

From Better Homes and Gardens

Rich with tradition, this classic French peasant dish offers a robust blend of beans, meats, poultry, and vegetables in every bowl.

Country-Style Cassoulet

From Better Homes and Gardens

A savory lamb and potato filling makes these crispy appetizers irresistible. If you like, substitute ground beef for the lamb.

Curry Phyllo Triangles

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pomegranate juice adds richness to this main dish recipe especially when combined with the mild flavor of ground lamb.

Lamb Meatballs with Pomegranate Sauce

From Ladies' Home Journal

Roasted fennel and lemons add robust flavor to this lamb dish. Roasted parsnips, leeks, or baby potatoes also taste delicious with lamb.

Leg of Lamb with Apple-Mint Chutney

From Better Homes and Gardens

This lamb chop recipe served over hot cooked orzo flavored with a garlic and onion pasta sauce, beans, olives, and sweet peppers hails from the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean Lamb Chops

From Better Homes and Gardens

This fast and easy dinner recipe also works well with medallions of turkey tenderloin or pork.

Lamb Chops and Lima Beans

From Ladies' Home Journal

In this recipe, the garlic studded lamb gets a sweet rosemary basting sauce during roasting. The fruit and nut side dish makes it a complete meal.

Leg of Lamb with Pistachio Couscous

From Ladies' Home Journal

Zesty marinated meat and veggies make a delicious summer meal. Serve these grilled kabobs with warm flatbread.

Lemon-Herb Lamb and Vegetable Kabobs

From Better Homes and Gardens

Classic Greek ingredients--lamb, black olives, and feta cheese--fill this hearty pizza turnover recipe.

Lamb and Feta Cheese Calzones

From Better Homes and Gardens

Melted mint jelly makes a lovely and easy glaze for these grilled burgers. Warm the jelly over low heat to melt it.

Minted Lamb Burgers

From Food & Wine

For this playful twist on British roast lamb with mint jelly, Luke Mangan serves lamb chops with a piquant condiment of fresh mint and jalapeno.

Oven-Roasted Lamb Chops with Mint Chimichurri

From Food & Wine

Suzanne Goin (an F&W Best New Chef 1999) is beloved in Los Angeles for Lucques and AOC. She'll expand her reach at the upcoming Tavern in Brentwood, which will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner and sell house-made breads and prepared foods like this leg of lamb, which she serves with a Meyer lemon salsa.

Mustard-Crusted Lamb

From Food & Wine

At Canlis, Jason Franey serves lamb two ways (as a ragout and as chops) with two sides (potato puree and Israeli couscous). But the ragout and couscous are amazing on their own, and less work to make.

Lamb Ragout with Olives and Peppers

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a slightly sweet, tangy flavor that complements the unique taste of curry, stir-fry the meat and then simmer in juice and dried fruit.

Curried Lamb

From Better Homes and Gardens

The crust is made from easy-to-use puff pastry, found in the freezer case of most grocery stores. When filled with lamb and mint, this makes a savory meal.

Country-Style Lamb Tart

From Better Homes and Gardens

This lamb roast, which is great for dinner parties, is surprisingly simple.

Rosemary-Mustard Lamb Roast

From Better Homes and Gardens

Serve this elegant breaded lamb roast for a holiday dinner or when entertaining.

Berry-Mustard Crust Lamb

From Better Homes and Gardens

While the lamb roasts, the spicy rub seeps into the slits you cut in the meat, creating pockets of flavor.

East Indian Roasted Leg of Lamb

From Better Homes and Gardens

Lamb shanks are an underutilized and wonderfully flavorful cut of lamb. Ideal for crockery cookers, the meat is tender enough to fall off the bone. Infused with orange and spices, it is the perfect warming supper to serve on chilly late winter evenings.

Spicy Lamb Shanks

From Better Homes and Gardens

Ground lamb, Italian seasoning, and mozzarella cheese, plus a potato crust woven into a lattice, make this hearty pizza an original.

Shepherd's Pizza

From Ladies' Home Journal

Rosemary, cumin, paprika, and cardamom make up the spicy bread crumb topper for the lamb in this dinner recipe.

Rib Lamb Chops with Mustard and Bread Crumb Topping

From Better Homes and Gardens

This saucy lamb-and-vegetable stir-fry has all the flavors of French stew, but is ready in 30 minutes.

Lamb and Bean Ragout

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tender, succulent slices of boneless leg of lamb served on a kaiser roll make a delicious entree for a leisurely backyard cookout. You'll have plenty of time to visit while the roast grills.

Mustard-Glazed Leg of Lamb Sandwiches