{"id":5967,"date":"2025-09-13T15:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=5967"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:17:23","slug":"garlic-herb-crusted-lamb-chops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/garlic-herb-crusted-lamb-chops\/","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Herb Crusted Lamb Chops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Garlic Herb Crusted Lamb Chops<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients (4 servings)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 lamb chops (about 1 inch thick, Frenched if possible)<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>4 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp fresh thyme, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional, for extra flavor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Prepare the chops\n<ul>\n<li>Pat lamb chops dry with paper towels.<\/li>\n<li>Season generously with salt and pepper on both sides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Make the garlic herb rub\n<ul>\n<li>In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, parsley, and Dijon mustard (if using).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Marinate\n<ul>\n<li>Rub mixture all over the lamb chops.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and let marinate for at least 30 minutes (or up to overnight in the fridge).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Cook\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Heat a skillet (cast iron is best) over medium-high heat.<\/li>\n<li>Sear lamb chops 2 minutes per side until nicely browned.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer skillet to oven and roast for 5\u20138 minutes (depending on thickness) for medium-rare (internal temp ~135\u00b0F \/ 57\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Rest &amp; serve\n<ul>\n<li>Remove from oven, cover loosely with foil, and let rest 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or a fresh mint sauce. \ud83c\udf31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garlic Herb Crusted Lamb Chops Ingredients (4 servings) 8 lamb chops (about 1 inch thick, Frenched if possible) 3 tbsp&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Garlic Herb Crusted Lamb Chops - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Garlic Herb Crusted Lamb Chops Ingredients (4 servings) 8 lamb chops (about 1 inch thick, Frenched if possible) 3 tbsp olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbsp"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5969,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5967\/revisions\/5969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}