Oven-fried Lamb Chops With Roasted Green Beans And Pecans

Total Time: 56 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 26 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (12 ounce) packages fresh cut green beans
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 4 bone-in center-cut lamb chops (4-6 oz. each)
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°; drain and rinse beans.
• 2 combine beans, 1 t olive and 3/4 t salt in a large bowl, tossing to coat.
• 3 spread beans in a single layer in a jelly-roll pan.
• 4 bake 18-20 minutes or until the beans are tender and slightly browned.
• 5 meanwhile, sprinkle lamb chops with pepper and remaining 1/4 t salt.
• 6 stir together breadcrumbs and next 3 ingredients in a large shallow dish.
• 7 dredge lamb chops in breadcrumb mixture.
• 8 cook chops in 1/4 cup hot vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until done.
• 9 stir pecans and butter into beans; bake 5-6 more minutes or until pecans are golden.
• 10 serve lamb chops with green beans.