Roasted Lamb Chops With Polenta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 lamb chops (1 inch thick bone-in)
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 3/4 cup instant polenta
• 6 ounces gruyere cheese, grated (1 1/2 cups)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 in a large, oven safe skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium high heat; season lamb chops with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• 3 cook until browned, about 3 to 4 minutes per side; remove from skillet and set aside.
• 4 add the remaining tablespoon oil to the skillet, add tomatoes, garlic; season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 5 cook, stirring, for 2 minutes; add wine and simmer until the tomatoes begin to soften, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• 6 return lamb chops to skillet and nestle into the tomatoes; cook in the oven until the chops are cooked through, about 6 to 7 minutes.
• 7 meanwhile, bring 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan.
• 8 whisk in polenta and cook, while whisking, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 9 whisk in the cheese, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.