Broiled Lamb Chops With Minted Pears

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (16 ounce) can pear halves, drained
• 1/4 cup butter, melted, can use margarine
• 1 large lemon, juice of, can use 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
• mint jelly (optional)
• 8 lamb chops, enough for 4 sevings
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• garlic powder, to taste

Recipe

• 1 season lamb chops and place on a boiler pan.
• 2 arrange pear halves, cut side up in an ovenproof dish; or can arrange around the lamb on the broiler pan if desired.
• 3 mix butter (or margarine), lemon juice and mint in a small bowl.
• 4 brush mixture over the pear halves, reserving mixture.
• 5 broil chops until done, turning lamb midway through cooking. check on pears and can baste with the mixture again. turn pears if you like.
• 6 meanwhile, heat the remaining lemon juice mixture and and serve with the broiled pears and lamb.
• 7 if desired, fill pear halves with mint jelly.