Lamb Chops Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 boneless lamb loin chops
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup wine
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of celery soup (do not dilute)
• 2 large mushrooms, sliced thick
• 2 small potatoes, scrubbed, sliced thick (do not peel)
• 1/2 small serrano chili peppers or 1/2 small jalapeno, sliced thin
• 8 -10 peeled baby carrots
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 coat a small frypan with veggie spray, heat pan very hot and sear lamb chops on both sides.
• 2 reduce heat to medium hot and brown well, turn and brown the other side.
• 3 meanwhile, spread 1/3 of the soup on the bottom of a 2 quart casserole.
• 4 spread sliced mushrooms on top of the soup, spread sliced potatoes evenly over the mushrooms.
• 5 scatter the baby carrots evenly around the potatoes.
• 6 sprinkle the sliced pepper over the potatoes.
• 7 sprinkle with thyme leaves, salt and pepper to taste over all.
• 8 spread 1/3 of the soup over the veggies.
• 9 remove lamb chops from frypan and lay on top of the veggies and soup.
• 10 add the 1/2 cup of water or wine to the hot frypan and deglaze.
• 11 pour over the lamb chops and veggies.
• 12 spread the remaining 1/3 of the soup over the lamb chops.
• 13 cover and cook in 375f degree oven for 1 hour.