Lobster Mac and Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 lb cavatappi pasta {or another small pasta}
- 1 lb lobster meat cooked and chopped {I use 3-4 1 lb lobsters}
- 4 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1/2 Vidalia onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves. pressed
- 1/3 cup flour
- 3 cups milk
- 2 cups fontina cheese shredded
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup seasoned panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
- salt/pepper to taste
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- Add pasta to a large pot of boiling water and cook to almost al dente, about 4-5 minutes.
- Drain and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Add 4 tbsp butter to a saucepan over medium heat.
- Melt then add onion and garlic and cook until softened.
- Add flour, stirring to combine and let cook a minute.
- Then whisk in milk slowly until smooth.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer until thick.
- Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg and remove from heat.
- Stir in cooked lobster {sometimes I add shrimp too}, reserving the meat from two lobster claws for garnish.
- Pour into a greased 9X13 baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix together breadcrumbs, 2 tbsp melted butter, and Parmesan cheese.
- Sprinkle on top of macaroni.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until golden and bubbly.
- Top with lobster claw meat for a garnish and serve warm.
For The Love of Food Blog
I have had mac and cheese with many different kinds of pastas but my favorite is twisty cavatappi pasta.
They are the perfect size and to me they add a gourmet spin on the traditional elbow macaroni.
Add pasta to a large pot of boiling water and cook to almost al dente, about 4-5 minutes.
Drain and set aside.
Add 4 tbsp butter to a saucepan over medium heat.
Melt then add onion and garlic and cook until softened.
Add flour, stirring to combine.
Let cook and darken for a minute.
Then whisk in milk slowly until smooth.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer until thick.
Add 2 cups each of shredded cheddar and shredded fontina cheese.
Whisk in, in batches if needed.
Keep whisking until smooth and remove from heat.
Steam lobster {I like whole Maine lobster} and set aside until cool enough to handle.
Depending on how much lobster you want in your mac and cheese add meat from 2-4 1 lb lobsters.
* You can also save time by having them steamed at the market when you buy them.
Peel lobster and place the meat from the claws and tails in a bowl.
Optional: reserve the meat from two lobster claws for garnish.
Sometimes I cook large shrimp, peel, chop, and add to the cheese sauce too.
Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Now stir in cooked pasta then spread into a 9X13 greased baking dish.
Sprinkle on top of macaroni.
Bake for 15 minutes fat 400 degrees, until golden and bubbly.
Top with lobster claw meat for a garnish and serve warm.
Cheesy, rich, and decadent!
The perfect gourmet side dish to serve with a special meal.
For our Valentine’s dinner this year, I made Lobster Mac and Cheese with a Filet, shrimp heart, and roasted asparagus. Yum!
Lobster? Pasta? What else is there to say?!?! This looks fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing with the Let's Get Real party.
ooohh this sounds very interesting. We have never added any seafood to our mac n cheese but this sounds very good.
Lobster Mac n Cheese is such a decadent food! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Mac & cheese and lobster are two of my fav dishes! What a great idea to combine these two into an inviting and delish dinner.
OMG this is so decadent! I adore Mac n Cheese – and Lobster … but I’ve never put them together in a dish. I’m moving to the coast soon, and seafood will be plentiful (and hopefully affordable) – so I can’t wait to try out this recipe!
My son in-law loves to make this dish. Lobster Mac n Cheese is such a great dish and I have yet to make it myself. This looks so delicious, and I think I need to tryout your recipe soon.
omg this is soooo delicious!!! I never had lobster mac and cheese. I can imagine how delicious this is going to be. I am soooooo excited to cook it for my friends…
I had never heard of this combination, but it looks so yummy. Very rich and creamy too. Would like to try this sometime.