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Hhhhmmm, YUMMY!! I do love me some lamb chops! And if you are a fan of the Mediterranean diets, you probably like lamb chops as much as I do. They are some a wonderful cut of meat; lean yet flavorful; meaty yet tender; satisfying without feeling stuffed. Did I mention that I liked lamb chops?

I think one of the things that stop many Americans from eating lamb is that it isn’t something they ate often as a kid, and if they did eat lamb, it was probably in a restaurant and not at home. So a common question I hear is, “How do you prepare and cook lamb?”

The good news is that lamb is easy to prepare and doesn’t take much time to cook. If you pay just a little bit of attention to the heat you are using and the time to cook, even a rookie can make good lamb chops.  So, impress your friends and family with an easy recipe. They’ll think you are some world class chef.

The good folks at World Healthiest Foods put together this recipe for Rosemary Lamb Chops, and it looks good! They recommend a broiling method, and I’m sure it is quite good. I personally don’t like to use my broiler because my range top is not properly vented, and thus I can’t clear smoke from my broiler very well. Instead, I’m going to use my outdoor grill and set it to high heat, and place the meat on the grill. 15 minutes is more than enough time for cooking. If you use the grill like I do, go with five minutes per side, and watch for any flare ups from the grill flame. Slightly rare inside is good. Well done lamb will be chewy.



Prep and Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
• 12 lamb chops
• 6 TBS fresh lemon juice
• 3 TBS chopped fresh rosemary,
• 3 medium cloves garlic pressed, ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
Please go here for the cooking instructions.

So, how nutritious is lamb? It has been noted that lamb has less fat and more protein per ounce than beef. The nutritional table below is for one serving of approximately 9 ounces, more than half a pound, which is plenty. That is a realistic assessment of what people eat, yet nutritionists recommend no more than a quarter of a pound of meat per meal.
So, note the rock star amount of protein. If you were to cut the portion in half, you are getting the proper amount of protein that the body can digest in one meal, and cut your fat count to 10 grams. Good stuff. 
More nutritional details can be found here.