Moist and delicious, 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb is prepared in seconds. You won’t want to roast a leg of lamb in any other way once you’ve tried this easy slow cooker roast!
Today I’m sharing my stupidly easy plus utterly moist and delicious 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb.
As we head into summer and look forward to balmy hot days I really don’t want to spend much time cooking or switch the oven on in an already hot kitchen. Last Sunday it was a sweltering day and I had a virus. The last thing I wanted to do was cook or wash up lots of greasy, burnt pans but I had a half a leg of lamb that needed cooking.
So instead of roasting it in the oven along with potatoes I decided a less messy and cooler solution would be to roast my half leg of lamb in the slow cooker and to make ActiFry roast potatoes. Then all I had to do was boil/steam some vegetables and make some gravy.
In the past I have made cuts into the lamb joint and inserted garlic and fresh rosemary.
However, this really was one of those days where even the bare minimum was a huge effort. Hence, I decided that hubby’s idea of just sprinkling over a lamb stock cube for a bit of flavour enhancement sounded like a fab idea.
If you have a cook’s syringe or one of those fancy jugs that separates the fat from the meat juices then you can add the juices to your gravy for a great flavour boost.
We were all in food heaven eating our lamb Sunday roast, the meat was really tender and falling off the bone and the the stock cube really enhanced the lamb flavour!
I was very happy to not have messed up my oven with all the lamb fat and there were no cumbersome roasting tins to wash up.
So summer or winter I will definitely be using the slow cooker to roast all my lamb joints from now on and it’s so energy efficient too!
Do you need to brown the lamb before slow cooking?
No, there’s no need to brown the lamb before slow cooking as the stock cube forms a lovely golden finish to the skin.
Do you need any added liquid to slow cook leg of lamb?
No, the leg of lamb will cook in it’s own juices to render beautifully tender meat.
How long does slow cooker half leg of lamb take to cook?
On high 3 1/2 – 4 hours and on low 7 – 8 hours.
How can you adapt this slow cooked roast lamb recipe?
If you have a bit more time then you could makes some cuts into the lamb and add garlic cloves (side sliced in half) and sprigs of rosemary for a delicious alternative.
More Slow Cooker Meat Recipes
I do hope you try my super easy 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb which is perfect to throw together before you go out for the day. For more delicious slow cooked meat recipes you might like to check out the following:
- Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables – Fab Food 4 All
- Slow Cooker Shoulder of Lamb with Apricot & Chestnut Stuffing – Fab Food 4 All
- 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Gammon – Fab Food 4 All
- Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew – Fab Food 4 All
- Slow Cooked Beef & Butternut Squash – Fab Food 4 All
- Beef in Beer – Fab Food 4 All
- Slow Cooked Chicken Italian – Fab Food 4 All
- Chicken Casserole & Cheesy Herb Dumplings – Fab Food 4 All
- Poor Man’s Crispy Duck (Pulled Hoisin Pork Tortillas) – Fab Food 4 All
- Slow Cooker Roast Chicken – Munchies & Munchkins
- Slow Cooker Roast Pork with Sage & Onion – BakingQueen74
- Sweet & Sour Slow Cooked Pork – Recipes Made Easy
If you have any slow cooked roast lamb leftover then you really need to make Lamb Burning Love! A simple but incredibly yummy dish from my childhood!
I’ve recently been asked “how long will a 2 kg leg of lamb take to slow cook”?
On low I suggest 9 – 10 hours and on high 5 – 6 hours!
Do you cook joints in your slow cooker? Do let me know your favourite tips and tricks in the comments!
I’m sure you’ll love my 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb so do leave a comment and rating below when you make it! Plus share your pics by tagging @FabFood4All on social media, I love to share them!
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2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb
Ingredients
- 1 kg ½ leg of lamb (for bigger joint see notes below)
- 1 lamb stock cube
Instructions
- Place lamb joint in slow cooker and crumble over stock cube.
- Place lid on and cook for 3 ½ to 4 hours on high or 7 to 8 hours on low.
- Serve with vegetables and gravy of your choice.
Elaine Wright
Hi ,I know this recipe has been on awhile but looks and sounds great,I have a boneless piece from butchers in a rosemary sauce, do you know how long it could take please, thanks Elaine
Camilla
Hi Elaine, I don’t know the weight of your lamb but you could take a look at my Slow Cooker Shoulder of Lamb with stuffing and use it as a guide/adjust. Just don’t put your joint in the oven at the end.https://www.fabfood4all.co.uk/slow-cooker-shoulder-welshlamb-apricot-chestnut-stuffing/
Gilly Setterfield
I love my slow cooker, doing lamb today, my cat likes a bit too, so easy, I’ve got beef for tomorrow so will do it in slow cooker, your recipe is so brilliant
Camilla
Excellent Gilly, so glad you like the recipe, enjoy with your cat:-)
Pippy
Put quartered onions and cubed potatoes in the slow cooker for the lamb to sit on and add a cup of chicken stock………. delicious
Camilla
Glad you enjoyed it and made it your own:-)
Jacko
I’ve cooked beef joints in my slow cooker. I suggest fo cook it on low and put joint on a layer of onion,garlic and carrots with a little gravy/liquid other wise it can become too dry.
Janet Speirs
Can I just use the same instructions for a rolled shoulder of lamb joint?
thanks
Camilla
I’ve never tried it with a rolled shoulder so couldn’t vouch for the timing on that but I imagine it would work. I’d Google timings for a slow cooked rolled shoulder if I was you to double check. Not sure a rolled shoulder would have the same outer layer of fat so the finished result might look different too.
Janet Speirs
Thanks Camilla but lack of fat isn’t an issue owing to health problems….
Just sounded so easy..
Cheers
Janet
Suse telford
Thank you camilla , were on a staycation in north Devon so put ours on this morning for lamb wraps, tzatziki and salad for our dinner tonight after we get back from the beach! It’s sooooooo tender xxx ‘ansome
Camilla
Awesome Suse, glad you enjoyed it on your holiday, that sounds delicious:-)
Amy
Hi,
Could I do this with a beef joint in a slow cooker? Do you need liquid? My oven is broke and an engineer isn’t coming until Tuesday. I would live a roast and would prefer beef. Many thanks Amy
Camilla
Hi Amy, I did experiment with a beef joint once but it wasn’t great. I think you need a bone for the meat to be succulent like this lamb. But if your oven has broken down then you could do this. Once you have the gravy and trimmings with it it won’t be bad and carve it thinly as it was on the tough side (but you could cook it less long too). It just wasn’t good enough to blog but it was edible.
Camilla
And no you don’t need any liquid. I would put some halved onions in the bottom which would be good!
May
Omg! This was the best lamb roast that i’ve ever had, hubby too, it’s so quick and easy, ill never cook it any other way, thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
Camilla
Yay May, I know, it’s the best way to cook roast lamb isn’t it:-)