Description
Indulge in a decadent dish with this creamy and spicy lobster pasta recipe. Perfect for a special dinner or any time you want to treat yourself to a luxurious meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 8 oz pasta (linguine or fettuccine)
Lobster:
- 2 lobster tails (cooked and chopped)
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 shallot (finely chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Garnish:
- Chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Prepare pasta according to package instructions and set aside.
- Make the sauce: Saute garlic and shallot in butter. Add red pepper flakes, tomato paste, and wine. Stir in cream, Parmesan, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Simmer until thickened.
- Add lobster: Mix in lobster and cook briefly.
- Combine and serve: Toss pasta with sauce, adding reserved pasta water. Heat through and garnish with parsley.
Notes
- Try shrimp or crab as alternatives to lobster.
- Adjust spice level to preference by adding more red pepper flakes or cayenne.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 165 mg
