Slow Cooker Leg of Lamb

This slow cooker leg of lamb recipe coats the leg in lemon zest, garlic, and fresh herbs, is easy to prepare in the slow cooker, and is ready in 6 hours.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 205 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 (3 pound) leg of lamb
• 1 small lemon
• 0.5 cup vegetable broth
• 0.25 teaspoon onion powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

Step 2

Grate lemon zest into a mortar; reserve zested lemon. Add garlic, rosemary, thyme, parsley, olive oil, sea salt, black pepper, and onion powder to the mortar; grind into a paste using a pestle.

Step 3

Pat lamb dry; rub herb mixture all over lamb. Place into a 3-quart slow cooker; squeeze juice of reserved lemon over lamb. Add broth and cover slow cooker.