john's baked lamb chops stuffed with smoked gouda and bacon

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 ounces smoked gouda cheese, shredded
• 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 (2 1/4-inch thick) center-cut boneless lamb chops
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 egg
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 apple, cored
• 1 green onion
• 2 pieces red grapes

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• combine gouda cheese, bacon, parsley, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl.
• cut each lamb chop from one side through the middle horizontally to within 1/2 inch of the other side. open the two sides and spread them out like an open book. stuff cheese mixture into each pocket and close; secure with a wooden toothpick. coat each stuffed lamb chop with olive oil.
• whisk egg in a bowl. mix bread crumbs, salt, and black pepper to taste together in a separate bowl. carefully dip each stuffed lamb chop in the egg; press chop into bread crumb mixture until evenly coated. place breaded lamb chops in a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• bake in preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 45 minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees f (63 degrees c). garnish lamb chops with cored apple, green onion, and red grapes.