Food Bloggers Highlight American Lamb for the Holidays

Holiday celebrations are a great opportunity to share delicious American Lamb with friends and family. This holiday season the American Lamb Board (ALB) worked with a team of food bloggers to create and share holiday appetizer and main course recipes to inspire consumers to celebrate the season with American Lamb.

Stephanie Simmons of Blue Bowl Recipes shared Lamb Appetizer Cups made with flavorful and approachable ground American Lamb, roasted red peppers, pesto, and parmesan cheese nestled into golden puff pastry cups. This recipe is incredibly delicious and easy to make. Stephanie has 114 K Instagram followers.

Lauren Grier of The Curious Plate created an Italian Lamb Lasagna Crostini appetizer perfect for holiday celebrations. They are made with crispy toasted bread slices topped with spiced and saucy ground American lamb and three kinds of cheese. This is the perfect quick and easy appetizer to feed a crowd.

Bella Karragianndis of Ful Filled created a holiday feast - a Slow Braised Leg of American Lamb, with Leek Confit and Sweet Potato Puree. The combination of textures and flavors makes for a luxurious meal and is simple to prepare. This recipe is perfect for holiday celebrations or any occasion.

Mayh Elamin of Two Purple Figs created a whole roasted Leg of American Lamb that is the perfect centerpiece for holiday celebrations. Mahy says this recipe is very forgiving, as the lamb can marinate for as little or as long as desired resulting in a delicious, juicy and succulent leg of lamb to share with loved ones.

"American Lamb sales typically surge during the holidays as consumers associate lamb with special occasions," said Paul Camino, ALB Chairman. "While it’s important to remind consumers to choose American Lamb for holiday celebrations, ALB is working to keep lamb recipes and cooking information in front of consumers year-round and to expand consumer usage of lamb beyond the holidays."