Lamb Loin Chops In The Oven
Lamb Loin Chops In The Oven – perfectly cooked, juicy and tender lamb loin chops, seasoned with salt, pepper, thyme and garlic, seared on the stove top and finished cooking in the oven.
Mediterranean style meal, that requires minimal prep work and 30 minutes of cooking time.
Serve these lamb loin chops with potatoes, salads or any other side dish of your choice.
What is the difference between lamb chops and lamb loin chops?
Looking for a roasted rack of lamb recipe?
I have a very simple one here: Easy Roasted Rack Of Lamb Recipe.
This time we are cooking a different cut of lamb – the lamb loin chops.
Wonder what the difference between those two is?
The rack of lamb has a bigger amount of tender meat that the lamb loin chop.
Lamb Loin Chops- Mini T-bone steaks from the waist of the lamb.
One side has the lamb loin and the other has the fillet.
The fillet part is smaller than the loin.
These chops are great for grilling and roasting.
Rack of Lamb- lamb chops or cutlets, this is the most expensive cut of lamb meat, but super tender, flavorful and delicious.
You can either cook the whole crown or cut them into individual chops.
Perfect for grilling and roasting.
Ingredients to cook Lamb Loin Chops
- olive oil
- lamb loin chops
- salt
- black pepper
- garlic powder (or fresh minced garlic)
- thyme (optional)
How to make these chops
Take out the lamb chops from the fridge and let them sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Drizzle olive oil on both sides of the pork chops and season with salt, black pepper (optional), garlic and thyme.
Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large oven safe skillet.
Add the chops and cook for 2 minutes per side, until brown.
Transfer to the oven and cook for at least 10 minutes for rare, 14 minutes for medium and 20 minutes for well done.
Remove from the oven, let the chops rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then serve.
How long to cook lamb loin chops in the oven for
How to tell when they are done?
Lamb loin chops taste best when cooked to medium, but please don’t overcook them, because the meat is tender and will turn chewy and dry.
I suggest that you brown the chops on both sided on the stove top and then finish cooking in the oven.
Use a probe thermometer, if you have one.
Check the temperature, 145 F is the safe temperature, that produces medium-rare lamb chops.
Looking for rare lamb loin chops?
At 125 F they will be rare, but this is not a recommended safe temperature to eat.
What temperature should be lamb cooked to ?
Cook to the desired doneness.
Most people prefer the chops medium to medium rare, others love them well done.
Cook to 145 F for medium rare, 160 F for medium and 170 for well done.
What to serve these lamb loin chops with?
I have several side dishes to suggest. These go well with salads and potatoes.
- Potato Salad – no mayo, but still creamy and delicious. Perfect as a side for grilled lamb, chicken or fish.
- These Caramelized Carrots from Heartbeet Kitchen are made on the stovetop and a side dish that everyone will love.
- Tzatziki – Bulgarian style Tzatziki (dip/salad). Light, low-calorie, fresh and delicious, this is the best creamy cucumber yogurt salad you can make.
- Grilled Zucchini Salad – zucchini sliced lengthwise, lightly charred, but still crunchy, chopped and served with simple, tangy and fresh dressing made of olive oil, vinegar, balsamic, salt, parsley and fresh dill.
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Lamb Loin Chops In The Oven
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil — divided
- 8 lamb loin chops
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder — or fresh minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp thyme — optional
Instructions
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Take out the lamb chops from the fridge and let them sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 400 F.
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Drizzle olive oil on both sides of the lamb chops and season with salt, black pepper (optional), garlic and thyme.
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Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a large oven safe skillet.
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Add the chops and cook for 2-3 minutes per side, until brown.
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Transfer to the oven and cook for at least 10 minutes for rare, 15 minutes for medium and 20-22 minutes for well done.
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Remove from the oven, let the chops rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then serve.
These turned out delicious! Made them for Easter.
Hi Mira,
I dont know if this is something new or you are unaware of or its simply my laptop. But when I tapped on your site a completely different page came up mostly commercials trying to sell me stuff. I had to back out and hit your site again before actually getting to you. Thought you might want to know to check, make sure people are getting to you. Ok thanks trying the lamb loin recipe tonight.
You mistakenly say ‘pork chop’ in body of recipe 😉
Oh, so sorry, I’ll correct it asap~
It still say pork chop ? i was reading like wait i don’t eat pork
Sorry, I did correct it not sure why it still says pork, it is lamb 🙂
The opening line says rosemary, but everything after that says thyme. Which is it?
Thyme, I’ll fix that
Hi Mira,
My chops were previously frozen. Long story short, I need to refreeze these for another day. I thought I would cook them and then freeze? Any thoughts? Re-heating? Thanks!
You can just refrigerate them for another day?
Hi- total newb in the kitchen. When you say cook for 2 minutes per side, what heat should that be at? Thanks?
It should be on medium-high on the stove top, depending on the type of burner used.
Thanks for asking this question. I’m on your boat lol
First time I did this and they were perfect! I’m going to try adding dried rosemary — smashed with mortar and pestle— after the browning part so the herbs don’t burn and turn bitter.
Was really good and so simple!!! Thank you!
I’m only making 2 chops, I see yours say 8…will this be ok
I made this recipe 2 years ago and the chops were . Planning to fix some this coming Easter Sunday. Thanks for sharing.
Chops were excellent. Great flavor.
Best lamb chops I ever made. Great directions!
I added seared carrots & onions as the side. Family
loved this meal. Thanks
Great, so happy you liked these!
SImple and delicious, easy directions to follow. My cast iron skillet worked perfect to go from stove to oven as intended.
Excellent, simple & easy method to prepare perfect loin lamb chops!
Thank You!
Still says pork chops even though you were going to correct it 2 years ago🤣🤣
What would you serve or recommend serving with this lamb loin chop recipe?
1 chop
Incredibly simple but incredibly delicious. I did add a little rosemary and finished them with honey dijon.
Excellent recipe. Added butter to the oil in the cast iron pan and cooked in the oven for 12 minutes at 400 degrees. for medium. Delish!
These were perfect chops!!! I did marinate my lamb chops before cooking but this method for cooking made perfect juicy tender lamb chops medium rare on the inside middle with a brown roasted outside of the chops. I will use this method again and again.
The perfect lamb chop!
1 & 1/2 in chops
Pan browned and baked
I followed this recipe and my lamb loin chops were incredibly dry.
I read the comments and the majority appeared to enjoy this recipe.
Hello, can i make these from frozen? If not,any suggestions on best way to defrost?
Thank you so much.
Anna
Hi, not from frozen, you need to defrost the chops first. The best way to do it is in the fridge overnight.
I think that if you are to put the oven safe skillet into the oven, depending on the material of the pan, you could overcook the side that is down. A couple of ways to possibly fix:
1) when you flip the chops the first time, put into the oven immediately instead of it sitting 2 more minutes on the stove top -or-
2) just before you add the chops to the oven, put an oven safe rack over the pan and put the chops on that to get the chops off the pan -or-
3) DO NOT let the chops rest in the pan, they will continue to cook which defeats the whole purpose of resting; place on a cooling rack and place something to catch the drippings under it. If you used suggestion 2, you are good for the rack is unlikely to retain much heat..
Also, make sure you are using lamb loin chops and don’t overheat your pan. Again, the material (iron vs stainless steel w/ copper, aluminum) of your pan will determine how that heat conducts and is retained, particularly when you place it in the 400 degree oven.
This recipe was easy and delicious.
This recipe helped us take the guesswork out of cooking the lamb loin chops. They were delicious and I will use your recipe a lot!
Glad you liked these!