A fast 15-minute meal, your family will love these tender, grilled lamb chops served with a cool and creamy Greek tzatziki yogurt-cucumber sauce.
Lamb is very popular in Middle Eastern cuisine, so it likely doesn’t surprise you that I’m a huge fan of it. We grew up eating ground lamb rolled into lemony Lebanese stuffed grape leaves and stuffed into warm, freshly baked meat pies. I love it roasted, stewed (typically with green beans in a tomato sauce), broiled, formed into a burger, you name it! But when the weather heats up and it’s too hot to be in the kitchen, you better believe I’m grilling it. My whole family loves my Greek Lamb Chops with Tzatziki Sauce.
Why You’ll Love These Lamb Chops
- They are perfect to make on the grill, so you won’t heat up your whole house on a hot day!
- They’re an easy way to try lamb if you haven’t before.
- Tastes great with any number of sides, like roasted veggies or a salad.
Ingredients
- Lamb chops: Tender and and rich, and a little more gamey than your typical cuts of meat.
- Lemon juice: Helps make the lamb tender.
- Garlic: Adds some nutty, aromatic, somewhat sweet flavor to the lamb.
- Tzatziki sauce: While you can buy it from the store, I find making tzatziki at home super easy! You just need yogurt, cucumber, dill, garlic, and lemon juice.
Easy Substititions
- Instead of tzatziki, you could serve with a more traditional mint sauce, or a chimichurri.
- If you can’t find lamb, you could follow the same recipe with pork chops and they’ll still taste great with the tzatziki.
How to Make Greek Lamb Chops with Tzatziki Sauce
Step 1. Marinate your lamb chops in the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper for at least 30 minutes. Then grill for about 5 minutes a side over medium-high heat.
Step 2. While lamb is cooking or marinating, make your tzatziki sauce by dicing or shredding your cucumber.
Step 3. In a large bowl, add the cucumber to the plain yogurt, then use a microplane to grate in the garlic.
Step 4. Add the fresh dill and lemon juice, then stir all together, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
Frequently Asked Questions
You could put tzatziki with any meat! But my favorites are lamb, chicken, and fish.
I love to pair lamb with roasted asparagus or a Greek herb salad.
You definitely can! Just like you eat yogurt by itself, you can eat tzatziki by itself, or use it as a dip.
More Mediterranean Cuisine
- Greek Roasted Vegetables
- Mediterranean Sautéed Shrimp
- Greek Village Salad
- Italian Chicken Pasta with Artichokes
- Keftedes (Baked Greek Meatballs)
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Greek Lamb Chops with Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
Lamb Chops:
- 8 lamb chops
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic (grated)
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Tzatziki Sauce:
- 2 cups plain Greek yogurt
- 2 cups diced cucumber (or shredded)
- ½ cup fresh dill (minced)
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic (grated)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Place lamb chops on a large platter and pat dry with paper towel.
- In a large re-sealable plastic bag or glass dish, combine lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Add chops to the bag and seal. Move bag around to make sure lamb chops are evenly coated with marinade. Marinate meat for 30 minutes or up to overnight.
- When you’re ready to grill the lamb, let meat sit out at room temperature for 20-30 minutes and pre-heat grill to medium-high heat.
- Grill 4-5 minutes per side or until meat thermometer reads 155 degrees. Remove from heat and let rest 10 minutes before serving.
- While lamb is resting, make the Tzatziki Sauce by combining all ingredients in a medium bowl. Check for seasoning and adjust accordingly. Serve lamb chops with Tzatziki Sauce on the side.
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