Grilled Marinated Lamb Chops Recipe - the hungry bluebird (2024)

Tender and flavorful loin lamb chops simply marinated in olive oil, lemon, garlic and fresh herbs, then grilled to perfection.

I'm sort of on this kick right now, with the kids gone back to wherever after break,and I'm making stuff for Meathead and me that they either hate, or won't try. Lamb chops, for instance.

No way they could eat lamb, it's a baby...I won't go on, I'm sure you can fill in the rest of their argument. I haven't made grilled lamb chops in years. I forgot how good they are.

When I was a kid, my mom (not a good cook by any stretch of the imagination) would broil lamb chops for dinner sometimes, on a weeknight. Just salt and pepper and Worcestershire sauce. My brother hated lamb, but I loved my mom's lamb chops. If I got home from school and she told me that's what's for dinner, I could hardly wait. And she usually made creamed spinach (well, Stouffer's did) to go with it, just for me.

So, I rather spontaneously picked up a package of really good looking loin lamb chops a couple of months ago. Meathead grilled them outside, in the cold, with salt and pepper and Worcestershire. Pretty good, we agreed. I mean really good.

I've made a few times since then and thought, I should try marinating them. I had some fresh rosemary and lemons, so that's what I did.

Oh my gosh, this marinade is simple and so great for lamb chops. Olive oil, lemon, garlic and rosemary. I think I added some dried thyme also, I would have thrown in some fresh thyme if I had any. I marinated for a couple hours and then we grilled the chops. They. Were. Delicious. I'd say they were perfect.

We like these chops grilled outside, in the cold, but the broiler would work just fine, so would a grill pan. I would suggest marinating at least one hour, you could probably let it go a lot longer. Whatever you decide, these lamb chops will knock your socks off. Best, Kelly

Here are a few more recipes for the grill with simple marinades or sauces:

• Marinated Grilled Flank Steak witha simple and tasty soy sauce-honey-garlic marinade.
• Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce easy, fresh Argentinian chimichurri with parsley and oregano.
• Grilled Harissa Shrimpbrined first to ensure tender, not rubbery, shrimp and then marinated in harissa paste and grilled on skewers.

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