Lamb Chops With Lebanese Green Beans

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (for beans)
• 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil (for lamb)
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint or 2 teaspoons dried mint, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, plus more to taste
• 3 cups diced tomatoes (4-5 medium)
• 1/3 cup water
• 12 ounces green beans, trimmed
• 8 lamb loin chops, trimmed (1 1/2-1 3/4 pounds total)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f
• 2 heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and light brown, about 5 minutes. add 1 tablespoon fresh mint (or 1 teaspoon dried), cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 3 add tomatoes and water and increase heat to high. cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to break down, 2 to 3 minutes. stir in green beans. reduce heat to medium, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the green beans are tender, about 12 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, sprinkle both sides of lamb chops with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. heat the remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. add the lamb chops and cook until browned on one side, about 2 minutes. turn them over and transfer the pan to the oven.
• 5 roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into a chop registers 140°f for medium-rare, 6 to 10 minutes, depending on thickness.
• 6 stir the remaining mint into the green bean mixture.
• 7 serve the lamb chops with the green beans and to complete your meal, add bulgur or rice pilaf.
• 8 serving size = 2 lamb chops and 1 cup green beans.