Lamb chops with pesto

Lamb chops with pesto

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Golden-brown lamb chops, topped with a pesto, lemon, and Tabasco sauce.

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Quickly sear lamb chops on a grill, then coat them with a mixture of pesto, lemon juice, and a few drops of Tabasco. Ready in 20 minutes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$1.54 $0.39 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.24
  • $0.24
  • $0.07
  • $0.95
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 240 °C (gas mark 8), using the grill setting.
  2. In a bowl, combine the pesto, olive oil, lemon juice, and Tabasco. ≈ 4 min
  3. Lightly oil the lamb ribs and grill them for 5 minutes on each side. Season with salt towards the end of cooking.
  4. Just before serving, drizzle the ribs with pesto sauce and present the remaining ingredients separately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Lamb chops with pesto

  • 2 tablespoons of pesto$0.24
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil$0.24
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice$0.07
  • a few drops of Tabasco sauce$0.95
  • salt$0.04

Total$1.54

that's $0.39 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 8 lamb chops
  • 2 tablespoons of pesto
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • a few drops of Tabasco sauce
  • salt

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