Description
Indulge in a luxurious dining experience with this Buttered Lobster Pasta recipe. Succulent lobster meat tossed with al dente pasta in a creamy, buttery sauce infused with garlic and a hint of lemon zest. Perfect for a special date night or any occasion calling for a gourmet seafood dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 8 ounces linguine or spaghetti
Lobster:
- 2 lobster tails (about 6 ounces each)
Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta: Boil salted water and cook pasta until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water before draining.
- Prepare Lobster: Extract lobster meat from shells, chop into pieces.
- Cook Lobster: Sauté lobster in butter and oil until opaque; set aside.
- Make Sauce: Sauté garlic and pepper flakes, add wine, cream, lemon zest, lemon juice. Combine with pasta and lobster.
- Finish and Serve: Adjust sauce consistency with pasta water, season, garnish with parsley, and serve.
Notes
- For a lighter version, use half-and-half instead of heavy cream.
- Shrimp can be substituted for lobster.
- Freshly grated Parmesan is a tasty optional addition.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1 ½ cups
- Calories: 640
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 610 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 58 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 160 mg
