Mediterranean Lamb Chops

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless lamb loin chops (1 to 1 1/2 pounds) or 4 lamb loin chops with bone, cut 1/2 inch thick (1 to 1 1/2 pounds)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced (1 1/2 teaspoons minced)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chops with kosher salt and pepper; set aside.
• 2 in a small bowl combine rosemary and garlic.
• 3 sprinkle rosemary mixture evenly over both sides of each chop; rub in with your fingers.
• 4 place chops on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. roast chops in a 425° oven for 10 minutes.
• 5 reduce oven temperature to 350° and continue roasting about 25 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted through side of chop registers 160°f (make sure tip of thermometer does not touch bone).