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Skinny Lamb Chops with Blackberry-Red Wine Sauce

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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58% less sat fat • 59% fewer calories than the original recipe. Here’s a recipe for a special dinner. The fruit sauce is impress-your-guests lovely but oh, so easy.

Skinny Lamb Chops with Blackberry-Red Wine Sauce

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 large pear, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped (about 1 1/3 cups)
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries or frozen organic blackberries, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
  • 4 (4 to 5 oz) lamb rib chops, cut 1 inch thick, or eight 3-ounce lamb loin chops, cut 1 inch thick

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    For sauce: In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add pear, green onions, and cloves; cook about 3 minutes or just until pear is tender.
  • Step 
    2
    Add blackberries; reduce heat. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring often; remove from heat. Stir in red wine vinegar. Set aside to cool.
  • Step 
    3
    In a small bowl, stir together allspice, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle evenly over chops; rub in with your fingers. Place chops on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill until desired doneness, turning once halfway through grilling. Allow 12 to 14 minutes for medium-rare doneness (145°F) or 15 to 17 minutes for medium doneness (160°F).
  • Step 
    4
    Serve lamb with sauce.

Nutrition

170 Calories
8g Total Fat
13g Protein
13g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 lamb rib chop plus 1/4 cup sauce
Calories
170
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
0%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
0%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
0%
Sodium
200mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
13g
0%
Dietary Fiber
4g
0%
Sugars
7g
Protein
13g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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