{"id":13339,"date":"1998-04-29T23:03:00","date_gmt":"1998-04-30T06:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=13339"},"modified":"2014-01-14T23:08:09","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T06:08:09","slug":"olive-butter-broiled-lamb-chops-with-caramelized-zucchini-orzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=13339","title":{"rendered":"Olive-Butter Broiled Lamb Chops with Caramelized Zucchini Orzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lamb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-13340\" alt=\"lamb\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lamb.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lamb.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/lamb-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Salt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bd lb. Orzo Pasta<\/p>\n<p>2 T. EVOO, plus more for drizzling<\/p>\n<p>2 small Zucchini, cut into thin disks<\/p>\n<p>1 small Onion, sliced<\/p>\n<p>3 cloves Garlic, chopped<\/p>\n<p>Pepper<\/p>\n<p>4 T. Butter, softened<\/p>\n<p>3 T. Olive Tapenade<\/p>\n<p>12 \u00c2\u00bd\u00e2\u20ac\u009d thick Lamb Loin Chops<\/p>\n<p>Zest and Juice of 1 Lemon<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bc C. fresh Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00bd C. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bring large pot of water to a boil for orzo. Add generous amount of salt and cook until al dente. Preheat broiler to high. Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat with the 2 T. EVOO. Add zucchini, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Cooking, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes, or until zucchini are cooked and lightly caramelized. Combine butter with olive tapenade and reserve in refrigerator. Arrange lamb chops on a slotted broiler pan. Drizzle EVOO over chops and season with salt and pepper.\u00c2\u00a0 Broil chops for 3 minutes on each side for medium rare, 5 minutes for well done. Squeeze lemon juice over them. Add drained orzo to the zucchini and onions, stir in lemon zest, parsley and grated cheese; toss to distribute.\u00c2\u00a0 Remove chops from oven and butter from fridge. Top each chop with a little olive butter and serve with pasta.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salt \u00c2\u00bd lb. Orzo Pasta 2 T. EVOO, plus more for drizzling 2 small Zucchini, cut into thin disks 1 small Onion, sliced 3 cloves Garlic, chopped Pepper 4 T. Butter, softened 3 T. Olive Tapenade 12 \u00c2\u00bd\u00e2\u20ac\u009d thick Lamb Loin Chops Zest and Juice of 1 Lemon \u00c2\u00bc C. fresh Flat Leaf Parsley, chopped \u00c2\u00bd C. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano &nbsp; Bring large pot of water to a boil for orzo. Add generous amount of salt and cook until al dente&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=13339\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-and-other-meats"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13341,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13339\/revisions\/13341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}