Description
Indulge in a luxurious dining experience with this Creamy Spicy Lobster Pasta recipe that combines tender lobster meat with a rich, flavorful cream sauce over al dente pasta.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta:
- 12 oz linguine or fettuccine
Sauce:
- 2 lobster tails (about 8 oz each)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (adjust to taste)
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Boil pasta until al dente, then drain.
- Prepare Lobster: Boil lobster tails, remove meat, and chop into pieces.
- Make Sauce: Sauté garlic and red pepper flakes, add wine, then cream, Parmesan, tomato paste, and spices. Simmer.
- Combine: Add lobster to sauce, then toss with pasta, adding reserved water as needed. Finish with lemon juice and parsley.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- For extra depth, sear the lobster meat briefly in butter before adding to the sauce.
- You can also substitute shrimp or crab for lobster.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired Seafood
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 640
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 820 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg
