This quick lobster sauce pasta recipe tastes like a party on a plate! The sauce is buttery, lemony, cheesy, and garlicky, and people will beg for more seafood.
Lobster is a delicious and luxurious ingredient, but it can also be quite expensive When you’ve managed to get your hands on some fresh lobster meat, you want to make sure you use every last bit! Minced lobster meat is an extremely versatile ingredient that allows you to stretch your lobster further and transform it into all kinds of appetizers, main courses, and more
In this article, I’ll share 17 mouthwatering ways to use up minced lobster so none of it goes to waste. With ideas like lobster rolls, lobster mac and cheese, lobster quesadillas, lobster bisque, and more, you’ll have plenty of options for savoring every ounce of lobster goodness. Let’s get cooking!
1. Classic Lobster Rolls
A New England staple! Mix the minced lobster with just a bit of mayo and celery for flavor. Pile it onto a toasted, buttered hot dog bun. Simple classic, delicious.
2. Lobster Mac and Cheese
Minced lobster meat is perfect mixed into cheesy baked macaroni and cheese Add plenty of cheddar, Monterey jack, or Gruyère for a decadent lobster and pasta casserole
3. Lobster Quesadillas
Jazz up your quesadillas by adding minced lobster along with cheese, green onions, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime. Serve with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream.
4. Lobster Omelets
Make fluffy omelets even more luxurious by folding in minced lobster. Add cheese, spinach, or other veggies for a tasty, protein-packed breakfast.
5. Lobster Salad Sandwiches
Toss minced lobster with mayo, lemon juice, celery, onion, parsley, salt and pepper. Serve on croissants or sandwich bread for an elegant lunch.
6. Lobster Deviled Eggs
Mix minced lobster with egg yolk filling along with mustard, mayo, salt and pepper. Scoop onto halved hard boiled eggs for a rich appetizer.
7. Lobster Dip
Blend together minced lobster, cream cheese, Parmesan, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Bake until bubbly, serve with crackers or bread.
8. Lobster Pizza
Scattered minced lobster on pizza adds decadence to every slice. Add mozzarella, tomatoes, garlic, and fresh basil for the perfect combo.
9. Lobster Potato Skins
Top loaded baked potato halves with minced lobster, bacon, cheddar and green onion. Broil until hot and bubbly for a game day snack.
10. Lobster Benedict
Top poached eggs and English muffins with minced lobster mixed into lemony Hollandaise sauce. An indulgent breakfast!
11. Lobster Fried Rice
Stir minced lobster into fried rice with veggies, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and eggs for a quick and easy meal.
12. Lobster Pasta
Toss hot pasta with minced lobster, garlic, olive oil, tomatoes, basil and Parmesan. Simple, fast, and luxurious.
13. Lobster Chowder
Make a creamy New England style chowder with minced lobster, potatoes, corn and seasoning. Top with oyster crackers.
14. Lobster Risotto
Stir minced lobster into risotto along with Parmesan, white wine, shallots and herbs. Elegant and delicious.
15. Lobster en Croûte
Encased minced lobster in puff pastry with béchamel sauce and mushrooms. Bake until golden brown for an impressive dish.
16. Lobster Cakes
Make crab cake-style patties with minced lobster, breadcrumbs, egg, and herbs. Pan fry until golden and crispy outside.
17. Lobster Bisque
Puree minced lobster shells into tomato broth with sherry, cream, onion, celery, and herbs for a sublime soup.
With so many tasty ways to use it, minced lobster meat is worth its weight in gold. I hope these recipes inspire you to make the most of every bit of lobster you have access to. Enjoy putting your minced lobster to work in delicious, decadent dishes!
Want to round out your meal?
We do love an iced lemonade cocktail with this summery supper (at all times of year, mind you!).
A classic wedge salad makes a great side dish. And if you left room for dessert, you can’t go wrong with banana cream pie, right?.
How to make this recipe
STEP 1: Cook a half pound of linguine according to the package directions in salted water. Take out a cup of the pasta water before you drain it. We’ll use that magic pasta water later.
In a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, melt a few tablespoons of butter and add a few tablespoons of olive oil.
STEP 3: When the butter is melted, add a clove of minced garlic and stir for one minute. Add a little over a cup and a half of cooked lobster meat and stir just until everything is hot.
STEP 4: Add the cooked pasta to the skillet and give everything a toss.
STEP 5: Next, add a half cup of Parmesan cheese and the juice of one lemon. Toss again, and drizzle in enough of that lovely salty pasta water to make a light sauce. Add a handful of chopped fresh parsley or basil and toss one more time.
There are lots of tools out there, but my trusty food scale works the best for me. When I make this kind of hearty sauce, I give each person two ounces of dry pasta. But if some people at the table are really hungry, you might want to give them three ounces each.
Yep! This recipe is also all kinds of scrumptious with shrimp. Pick medium-sized shrimp and peel them. You can cook them ahead of time or while you melt the butter and garlic. It only takes a few minutes to cook the shrimp.
Again, there are a lot of cool gadgets out there, but a good old-fashioned garlic press is the best. If you have a good one, you don’t even have to peel the garlic first. Just smush it in the press and use a paring knife to scrape off the perfectly minced garlic.
Along with the salt you add at the beginning, the water that the pasta was cooked in has taken on some of its starch. This is a great way to make your pasta sauce a little lighter and more flavorful.
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All that’s left to do is put it in bowls and start twirling that lobster pasta goodness!
If you want to make this recipe for a dinner party, that’s great, but you can also have a delicious bowl of buttery, cheesy, garlicky, lemony, lobster-y pasta any night of the week.
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