Basil Tomato Lamb Chops

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
• 8 lamb chops (each about 1/2in thick)
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 medium onion, sliced into rings
• 1 medium green pepper, sliced into rings

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven melt butter until sizzling, stir in garlic.
• 2 add 4 chops, brown on both sides, remove from pan and repeat with remaining lamb chops.
• 3 return all lamb chops to pan, stir in tomatoes, basil, salt and pepper.
• 4 cover and cook over med heat stirring occasionally until lamb chops are fork tender.
• 5 remove lamb chops and keep warm.
• 6 in a bowl stir together water and cornstarch, stir cornstarch mixture into hot cooking liquid in dutch oven, add onion and green pepper.
• 7 cook over med-high heat stirring until thickened and vegetables are crispy tender.
• 8 serve sauce over lamb chop.