Left over roast lamb

[Alakazam8]

I’m cooking a lamb shoulder this weekend and always have leftover meat as there’s just 2 of us here.
I’m struggling to find any recipes that use up the leftovers and have previously had to throw some away as it didn’t get used in time.
Any ideas that use it up- preferably quick meals if possible please.

Lamb curry, can be an incredibly lazy one too - curry paste, onions, tinned tomatoes & lamb plus any veg (cauliflower or spinach is nice). Chuck it all in one pot & do some rice or naans & it’s delicious!

Sensational with Greek salad and hummus

Lamb saag - Yum!

Just saw a picture on Instagram of someone who made a Moroccan lamb risotto - no idea of the recipe so that's not much help to you but it looked amazing!

And if you can be bothered spanakopita

Warm pita breads and a good red wine

Put in wraps with hummus, salad, chilli sauce and crumbled feta

Shepherds pie!

Shepherds pie

Bung the leftover gravy in as well...

Oh it was Greek lamb risotto not Moroccan at all !

Slow fry garlic and onion with some sugar to caramalise, add flour fry off, add balsamic vinegar, red currant jelly, lamb stock and rosemary. Add the meat, and simmer to thicken and reduce. Serve with minted baby potatoes and veg x

Or add cooled peas and carrots to the mixture, cover with mash and serve as shepherds pie. X

*cooked

Slice thinly and fill pita bread, add tzadziki tomatoes cucumber etc

Dice, add leftover gravy & veg, make shepherd's pie.

Dice, use with chopped dried apricots, onions garlic any left over veg, flaked almonds/pine nuts and rice with Moroccan spices to make a pilaff.

What everyone else said! I also make biryani if there's not too much left as a little goes a long way.

I had this problem on Monday... I ended up sticking the leftover meat (already sliced) in an oven dish, pouring the leftover gravy over it and warming it through for 15 mins at 180c fan oven... it was delicious and everybody asked me to do it again next time!

Not very imaginative, I know, but so quick and easy!

Thai Massaman Curry is amazing with lamb.

I often make a sort of tagine - so make a basic tomato sauce, morrocan style spices, chilli, lamb, chickpeas and whatever veg is knocking about - then serve with couscous.

Stovies!

I spread Indian chutney on it and eat it cold.

I'd do a lamb pilaf using up the rest of the fridge at the same time!

Wow did not expect so many answers! Looks like I won’t have to throw any away any lamb in future.
Mumsnet to the rescue- thanks everyone

Just to clarify at risk of seeming stupid but if I was to make curry but using previously roast meat, could I use a slow cooker or better to make a basic curry first and add the lamb towards the end?

I don't use a slow-cooker, but if I make a curry with leftover meat, I cook the onions, spices etc and then add the meat and liquid, it's a much quicker way to cook it as especially with already cooked shoulder the meat's already tender.

You never have to throw away lamb (or any meat) - you can always freeze it.

I’d do some variation of a Greek/Turkish/Lebanese/Middle Eastern dish with wraps/pitta/falafel/flatbreads and aubergine/Greek salad/yogurt and garlic sauce.

Or do some roasted med veg, served with couscous and fried lamb.

Or a shepherd’s pie.

Or curry.

Or moussaka.