How Long to Cook Rolled Lamb Breast Joint

This slow cooker lamb breast flavoured with rosemary is just perfect for your next Sunday roast, served with all the usual trimmings.

The lamb breast is stuffed with a rosemary, garlic, and sausagemeat stuffing, rolled and tied with string, and then slow-cooked on a bed of vegetables. The result is an incredibly moist, tender, and well-flavoured piece of lamb.

Lamb breast benefits from long slow cooking due to its high fat content, but when done right, there isn't a nicer tasting cut. Delicious with seasonal vegetables and redcurrant jelly (or mint sauce of course, if that's your thing!).

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Jump to:

• ✔️ Why should you try it?
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 💭 Top tips
• 🍴 Serving suggestions
• 🥡 Storage
• ❓ FAQS
• Recipe
• 💬 Comments

✔️ Why should you try it?

• Cheaper cut of lamb
• Benefits from long slow cooking
• Delicious with seasonal vegetables and roast potatoes
• Perfect for Easter Sunday

🥘 Ingredients

• Rolled lamb breast (about 1.5kg) - lamb breast often comes boned, rolled, and if you're really lucky, ready stuffed too. If your lamb breast isn't pre-stuffed you can use the recipe below.
• Onion & Carrots - placed on the bottom of the slow cooker and acts as a trivet for the lamb.
• Rosemary - my favourite herb with lamb. Fresh is best but you can use dried rosemary if you prefer.
• For the stuffing;
• Onion
• Butter
• Garlic
• Rosemary
• Thyme
• Sausagemeat
• Breadcrumbs
• Dried Mint
• Egg

🔪 Instructions

The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post

One: If you're lucky your lamb breast will have come pre boned, stuffed and rolled by your butcher. If it hasn't, fry the chopped onion (for the stuffing) in the butter for 5 minutes then mix up all the stuffing ingredients in a bowl. Unroll the lamb, spread the stuffing onto the flesh, and then roll up again and secure with string. Lamb breast should always be rolled on the short edge to create a larger roll.

Two: Chop the onion and carrots and place them at the bottom of your slow cooker. Add in the rosemary.

Three: Place your rolled lamb breast on top of the vegetables, season and cook on low for 6-7 hours.

Four: Leave to rest for 30 minutes before cutting into thick slices.

💭 Top tips

• Ask your butcher to bone, stuff and roll your lamb breast for you. It saves so much time.
• The lamb breast benefits from long slow cooking so don't be tempted to cook it on high.
• If you like a bit more colour on your lamb, once slow-cooked, place it in a roasting tray and roast in a very hot oven for 15 minutes.
• Place peeled potatoes (cut any large potatoes in half) in the slow cooker with the onions and carrots. You'll have a whole meal in one-pot!
• If you prefer not to stuff your lamb breast, you can simply sprinkle some chopped rosemary and garlic onto the unrolled breast, season and roll it back up again.

🍴 Serving suggestions

The slow cooker lamb breast is best served with crispy polenta roast potatoes, tenderstem broccoli, cauliflower cheese, cheesy leeks, sweet potato and Yorkshire puddings (I'm happy to serve yorkies with all my roasts, not just beef!).

Cauliflower & broccoli cheese, creamed leeks and spiced red cabbage are other popular side dishes that go really well with lamb.

🥡 Storage

Any leftover lamb can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave with leftover vegetables and gravy for an easy dinner or lunch.

❓ FAQS

How do you cook lamb so it's tender?

The key to cooking any tougher fattier cut of lamb (like breast) is to cook it long and slow. That's why the slow cooker is perfect for cooking lamb.

Can I cook lamb breast in the oven?

Yes! You can cook rolled lamb breast in a very low oven (150°c) for 3 hours.

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Recipe

Slow Cooker Lamb Breast

This slow cooker rosemary lamb breast is just perfect for your Sunday roast, served with all the usual trimmings. The lamb breast is stuffed with a rosemary, garlic and sausagemeat stuffing, rolled and tied with string, and then slow-cooked on a bed of vegetables. The result is an incredibly moist, tender, and well flavoured piece of lamb.

Course Main Course

Cuisine British

Keyword rolled lamb breast, slow cooker lamb, slow cooker lamb breast

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 6 hours

Total Time 6 hours 15 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 775 kcal

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• 1 Lamb Breast boned, rolled (and ready stuffed if your butcher can do this)
• 1 Onion peeled and chopped
• 2 Carrots chopped into large chunks
• 2 Rosemary Sprigs

For the optional stuffing

• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 tablespoon Butter
• 1 teaspoon Rosemary dried or fresh, chopped finely
• 1 teaspoon Thyme dried or fresh, chopped finely
• 85 g Sausagemeat
• 50 g Breadcrumbs Use dried breadcrumbs from a packet, or fresh if you prefer
• 1 teaspoon Dried Mint
• 1 Egg
• Salt and Pepper for seasoning.

• If you're lucky your lamb breast will have come pre boned, stuffed and rolled by your butcher. If it hasn't, fry the chopped onion (for the stuffing) in the butter for 5 minutes then mix up all the stuffing ingredients in a bowl. Unroll the lamb, spread the stuffing onto the flesh, and then roll up again and secure with string. Lamb breast should always be rolled on the short edge to create a larger roll.

• Chop the onion and carrots and place them at the bottom of your slow cooker. Add in the rosemary.

• Place your rolled lamb breast on top of the vegetables, season and cook on low for 6-7 hours.

• Leave to rest for 30 minutes before cutting into thick slices.

Top Tips:

• Ask your butcher to bone, stuff and roll your lamb breast for you. It saves so much time.
• The lamb breast benefits from long slow cooking so don't be tempted to cook it on high.
• If you like a bit more colour on your lamb, once slow-cooked, place it in a roasting tray and roast in a very hot oven for 15 minutes.
• Place peeled potatoes (cut any large potatoes in half) in the slow cooker with the onions and carrots. You'll have a whole meal in one-pot!
• If you prefer not to stuff your lamb breast, you can simply sprinkle some chopped rosemary and garlic onto the unrolled breast and roll it back up again.

Nutrition: The nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Lamb Breast

Amount per Serving

% Daily Value*

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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How Long to Cook Rolled Lamb Breast Joint

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