What can you do with left over lamb?

I love a lamb toastie. Slices of lamb in a sandwich, toasted. The fat melts and soaks into the bread and it is delicious eaten hot.

I’d have been cross, too, Sago, or perhaps ‘livid’ would be more apt.
When I’m a dictator, people who wantonly waste food will be thrown into a rat-infested dungeon for a fortnight, with the old mouldy crust thrown in. 😈

Don’t throw it away!! I have a real aversion to wasting perfectly good food, especially nowadays. I agree to disliking cold lamb, but there are plenty of ways of using it, as many grans have already posted.
If enough of it is actually sliceable, I make some gravy and lay the slices in. Make sure the meat is covered with gravy - I use a frying pan. Bring to the boil for a short time then simmer until the meat is piping hot. All you need then are some potatoes and veggies for a lovely dinner! And if you don’t want to eat it in the next few days, freeze the slices and use in the same way whenever you like. In fact I’ve got som frozen slices in the freezer now and it’s given me an idea for tea ….

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Mince it up and make shepherd’s pie, moussaka etc.

Nothing beats a shepherd’s pie!

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Sorry to hear that Lynn, I hope you're doing okay? I would suggest telling someone such as the police to help with your situation

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I am afraid.

I loathe the taste of reheated meat so I rarely buy more than we can eat. I don’t mind cold chicken or beef or pork at a push, but just can’t do cold lamb although I love it roasted.

It makes a fabulous curry!

I love lamb and fortunately my husband likes it, warm or cold, with jacket potatoes and gravy. I agree though that it can be fatty and needs careful picking over if you're unlucky enough to get one with a lot of hidden fat.
I always make a lot of gravy and skim it carefully when it's cold to get the grease off.
If the meal pieces are small you can make a lovely risotto with mushrooms, onions and a few peas (added late in the cooking with some gravy to enrich the juices).
If I see leg of lamb at a good price I try to buy several to freeze as the meat is so much leaner and needs less picking over. before eating cold.

Make stovies or shepherd's pie. Both are delicious warm meals and once the meat is minced you won't see the fat as easily.

My MIL used to grind it up and mix it with sausage meat. She lay potato strips on a pie plate, covered it with the sausage meat, covered it in pastry and baked it. It was delicious.

Mary Berry's cumin spiced lamb is delicious with creamy mash. Main ingredients chopped tomatoes and ground cumin.

Lamb is the basis of the traditional Irish Stew. Dice it, the dog can have the easily removed fat, but don't cut it all off - you need the fat for flavour - and mix it with chopped carrot and onion, potatoes and seasoning. Add some liquid such as stock, water and some wine or guiness or beer.
Top it with sliced potatoes, brush them with oil and cook in a slow oven until the veg are soft and the topping is brown and crisp.
Yummy with crusty bread.

Smileless2012

Makes a lovely shepherds pie Primrose.

A true Shepherds pie is made with lamb. Made with beef its a cottage pie

If I cook lamb there are always leftovers as I live alone. I carve it all up, portion into take-away containers, add gravy and then either freeze or put in the fridge to reheat later then it's a a quick ready meal on a busy day. Obviously need to make enough gravy at the time of cooking if you want proper flavour but if you are making later to use with cold lamb use instant gravy mix and add some mint sauce to go with the lamb.

Rissoles and serve with mint sauce.

Kitty - that is disgraceful ("bin")!! As M0nica describes very well, umpteen options!

Cold lamb with mint sauce sandwiches one Sunday for tea at my granny’s is the reason I haven’t eaten lamb for 52 years!

Shepherds pie. Or I put it in a slow cooker with loads of veg.

When I was a child my mum had a mincer and used to mince up leftover lamb and serve it with gravy. I hated it! But I do now like picking at it when it’s cold and it makes a tasty sandwich. As far as the dog is concerned lamb is the one thing that upsets his stomach so we have to be very careful that he doesn’t steal any!