This dish takes hours and hours to roast in your slow cooker but it is EASY, virtually foolproof and almost completely hands off. For a gluten-free, Whole30 compliant option, serve with roasted potatoes or cauliflower rice.

We often serve this dish in a bowl with cooked farro and Sweet Potato Home Fries. Depending on what we have on hand, we’ve also added roasted veggies, such as Oven Roasted Green Beans and Garlic or Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts.

This dish is tasty, glorious to look at and can easily be served with whatever sides you desire – even something as simple as a salad, such as this versatile side salad.

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Prepping ahead: This slow-cooked lamb recipe can be prepped the night before to save on time. Add all the slow cooker ingredients to your slow cooker dish, cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, cook as directed.

Cooking ahead: If cooking your lamb the night before: Place sliced meat in glass dish, drizzle a few spoonfuls of sauce over meat. Pour remaining sauce into separate container. Chill sauce and lamb in the fridge overnight. 30 minutes before serving, remove lamb and sauce from fridge. Feel free to remove any solidified fat. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using an immersion blender or high-powered blender, puree sauce until it becomes a smooth gravy. Pour gravy over lamb and bake for 20 minutes, until hot.

• As a tasty bagel pizza topping (toast half of a bagel, top it with a tablespoon of tomato sauce, finely chopped onion, leftover lamb and your favorite cheese).
• Tossed in scrambled eggs.