Crosse & Blackwell® Recipe ❘ Lamb Chops with Minted Yogurt Sauce

Lamb chops are marinated in a mint sauce, cooked in a skillet, and served with garlic-mint yogurt.

Ingredients

• 8 (3/4-inch thick) rib lamb chops
• ½ ounce Crosse & Blackwell® Mint Sauce, divided
• 1 cup Greek-style plain yogurt
• 6 tablespoons Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper

Cooking Directions

1. Place lamb chops and 1/4 cup mint sauce in large resealable plastic bag. Seal bag. Turn to coat chops. Chill 30 minutes.
2. Whisk yogurt, remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, parsley, garlic, salt, pepper and remaining 1/4 cup mint sauce in medium bowl until combined. Chill until ready to serve.
3. Heat remaining olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add lamb chops to skillet. Cook 3 to 5 minutes on each side until internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F. Cover. Let rest 3 minutes. Serve with minted yogurt sauce.

Nutrition Facts

• calories608.3
• carbohydrateContent3.9 g
• cholesterolContent123.8 mg
• fatContent51.2 g
• fiberContent0.1 g
• proteinContent31.4 g
• saturatedFatContent16.4 g
• sodiumContent410.6 mg
• sugarContent3.4 g