Spicy Maple Roasted Lamb Chops And Sweet Potatoes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 lamb chops, bone-in, 1/2-inch thick
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, ground
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 sweet potatoes, medium-sized, skin-on, cut into 1-inch x 1-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, black pepper and salt. divide in half.
• 4 in a medium bowl, combine half of spice mixture, sweet potatoes, olive oil and maple syrup. toss to coat sweet potatoes thoroughly. spread sweet potatoes onto foil-lined baking sheet into a single layer, leaving two spaces in the middle for the lamb chops. note: be sure to use a rubber spatula to scrape all the liquid out of the bowl onto the potatoes.
• 5 rub remaining half of spice mixture lightly over both sides of lamb chops and nestle into spaces made in sweet potatoes.
• 6 roast for 35-40 minutes or until lamb chops are done (juices run clear when thickest part is pierced with a fork).