Description
Creamy Tuscan Lobster Pasta blends luxurious seafood with rich Italian flavors. Succulent lobster meat mingles with sun-dried tomatoes and herbs, creating a restaurant-worthy meal you can easily prepare at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lobster tails (about 8–10 oz or 1 cup cooked lobster meat)
- 12 oz (340 g) pasta (linguine, fettuccine, or pappardelle)
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups fresh spinach (or kale, chopped)
- 2 tbsps butter (for searing lobster)
- 2 tbsps butter (or olive oil)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp garlic (minced)
- 1 cup heavy cream (or half-and-half for a lighter version)
- ½ cup chicken broth (or seafood broth for extra depth)
- ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped, oil-packed is best)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional, for spice)
- ½ tsp salt (for boiling water)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp salt (adjust to taste)
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Lemon wedges
- Fresh basil or parsley
- Extra Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Boil Preparation: Heat a large pot of salted water to a vigorous boil, creating the perfect cooking environment for the pasta.
- Pasta Cooking: Immerse the pasta into the roiling water, gently stirring to ensure even cooking and prevent clumping, until it reaches an al dente consistency with a slight resistance when bitten.
- Liquid Preservation: Drain the pasta through a colander, strategically reserving a cup of the starchy cooking liquid to later enrich and harmonize the sauce’s texture and flavor profile.
Notes
- Pasta Water Preservation: Reserve a cup of starchy pasta water before draining, which helps create a silky, emulsified sauce and adds depth to the overall flavor profile.
- Salt Precision: Use kosher or sea salt when boiling pasta to enhance taste; aim for water that’s as salty as seawater to properly season the noodles from within.
- Al Dente Mastery: Cook pasta just until it reaches a firm texture, typically 1-2 minutes less than package instructions, ensuring it maintains a slight resistance when bitten.
- Sauce Integration Technique: Gradually add reserved pasta water while stirring sauce, allowing it to bind ingredients smoothly and create a luxurious, cohesive coating for the pasta.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 800
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 45g
- Saturated Fat: 25g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 150mg