Spicy Orange Lamb Chops

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
• 2 medium dark-orange sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 3/4 cup original bisquick baking mix
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce or 2 tablespoons water
• 4 boneless lamb loin chops, 1/2 inch thick (1 lb)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f in medium bowl, mix marmalade, butter, cinnamon and ginger. stir in cranberries and sweet potatoes; set aside.
• 2 in shallow dish, mix bisquick mix and red pepper. in another shallow dish, place soy sauce. dip lamb into soy sauce, then coat with bisquick mixture. spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. cook lamb in skillet 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until coating is brown.
• 3 place lamb in ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. arrange sweet potato mixture around lamb. bake 40 to 45 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender and lamb is no longer pink in center.
• 4 high altitude (3500-6500 ft): in step 2, cook lamb 4 to 6 minutes. in step 3, bake 45 to 50 minutes.
• 5 time-saver.
• 6 looking for a shortcut? use a 17- or 18-ounce can of vacuum-packed sweet potatoes, cut crosswise in half, for the fresh sweet potatoes.
• 7 substitution.
• 8 use dried cherries or raisins instead of the cranberries.
• 9 success.
• 10 follow cook times for lamb carefully. today's lamb is lean and requires shorter cooking times. overcooking lamb will make it tough.