Lamb And Apple Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups broad egg noodles, uncooked
• 1 cup baby carrots, quartered lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 lb lamb tenderloin, cut into 3/4 inch medallions
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup (i use low fat)
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 red apple, unpeeled, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt and oil and adding carrots for last 2 minutes of cook time. drain.
• 2 heat 1 tbsp oil at medium-high in skillet. cook lamb until browned and cooked through – about 4 minutes per side; remove lamb. reduce heat to medium. add mushrooms and onion and cook about 5 minutes in remaining oil.
• 3 mix soup, juice, thyme, cinnamon and pepper in shallow 2 qt baking dish. stir in noodle and mushroom mixtures. layer in lamb and apples.
• 4 bake at 350°f for 30 minutes.