Easy Italian Roast Lamb

1 small leg of lamb
1 large jar of good ready-made tomato pasta sauce
Garlic cloves
Fresh basil, torn
Sea salt and pepper

Heat the over to 180 degrees celcius. Make small incisions in the lamb and insert a peeled garlic clove in each. Put the lamb leg into a covered cooking dish (Pyrex casserole dishes are great). Pour over the pasta sauce and season the lamb with salt and pepper. Calculate the cooking time by the weight of the lamb (30 mins per … kilo). Baste the lamb regularly through the cooking process. 15 minutes before the cooking time has finished sprinkle the lamb with the basil.

Serve with steamed baby new potatoes (lovely with fresh mint) and green beans. Serves 4.

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