Description
Indulge in a luxurious meal with this Buttered Lobster Pasta recipe. Succulent lobster meat, garlic-infused butter, and a hint of lemon create a dish that’s elegant yet easy to make.
Ingredients
Scale
For the pasta:
- 12 oz spaghetti or linguine
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine or seafood stock
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 8 oz cooked lobster meat, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- salt and black pepper to taste
- extra lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Cook the pasta: Boil pasta until al dente, then drain.
- Prepare the sauce: Melt butter in a skillet, add garlic and red pepper flakes, then pour in wine or stock. Simmer and add lemon juice and lobster.
- Combine: Toss cooked pasta in the skillet, adding reserved pasta water if needed. Season with salt, pepper, and parsley.
- Serve: Garnish with lemon wedges and serve hot.
Notes
- For extra richness, stir in 2 tablespoons of heavy cream before adding the pasta.
- Traditionally, seafood pasta is served without cheese.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired / Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/4 cups
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 460 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
