Lamb Chops with Mint Risotto Recipe

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Lamb Chops with Mint Risotto
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Ingredients:

  • 2 tsp butter or margarine
  • about 4 1/2 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
  • 4 fat-trimmed double-bone lamb rib chops (about 1 3/4 in. thick, 1 1/2 lb. total)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup slivered fresh mint leaves
  • 3 tbsp lemon juice

Directions:

  1. In a 3- to 4-quart pan over high heat, combine butter and shallots and stir until shallots are limp, about 1 minute. Add rice and stir until some of the grains are opaque, about 2 minutes longer.
  2. Add lemon peel and 4 cups broth to pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until rice is tender to bite, about 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in a 10- to 12-inch ovenproof frying pan over high heat, rub fatty side of chops in pan to lightly oil, then lay chops in pan and brown on all sides, about 5 minutes.
  4. Put pan with chops in a 400° oven. Bake until meat is medium-rare (pink) in center of thickest part (cut to test), about 15 minutes, or medium (only slightly pink), about 20 minutes. Skim and discard fat from pan.
  5. Return pan with chops to high heat. Add garlic, vinegar, and sugar. Shake pan and stir to release browned bits, then stir in 1/4 cup mint and remove from heat.
  6. If rice is cooked before lamb is ready, turn heat to very low and stir in about 1/4 cup broth. Stir lemon juice and most of the remaining mint into rice, and if you want a creamier texture, a little more broth. Serve rice with lamb and pan juices, sprinkled with the final bits of mint.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 178.08 Kcal (746 kJ)
Calories from fat 69.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.69g 12%
Cholesterol 20.34mg 7%
Sodium 21.66mg 1%
Potassium 270.36mg 6%
Total Carbs 24.74g 8%
Sugars 16.73g 67%
Dietary Fiber 1.58g 6%
Protein 1.52g 3%
Vitamin C 25.8mg 43%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 46.1mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 106.49 Kcal (446 kJ)
Calories from fat 41.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.6g 12%
Cholesterol 12.16mg 7%
Sodium 12.95mg 1%
Potassium 161.67mg 6%
Total Carbs 14.79g 8%
Sugars 10g 67%
Dietary Fiber 0.95g 6%
Protein 0.91g 3%
Vitamin C 15.4mg 43%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.7mg 6%
Calcium 27.6mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.9
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

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