You know that 2 pound lobster that was on my plate earlier this week? Well, it didn’t all get eaten, and the claws came home. Luckily, there was just enough meat in them for lobster mac ‘n cheese.
I read somewhere that Ina Garten gets the credit for popularizing lobster mac ‘n cheese, but I’m thinking a Mainer would tell you it started right here! What makes it such a great dish to prepare is there’s no end to the possibilities. You can use a variety of pastas and the cheese combinations…..well, use your imagination! The only consistent ingredient is the lobster, a little or a lot depending on what you have on hand. Here’s my combination of ingredients this time around.
Lobster Mac ‘n Cheese
8 oz. pasta, your choice
2 T. butter
3-4 T. shallot or red onion, finely chopped
2 T. flour
1 c. milk + 1/2 c. heavy cream or 1 1/2 c. half and half
1 t. Dijon mustard
1 4 oz. package cream cheese
2 oz. smoked Gouda, grated
1 c. cheddar cheese, grated
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 – 2 c. chopped lobster meat
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and return to pot.
Melt butter over medium heat in large saucepan. Add shallot/onion and sauté until soft. Add flour and stir for 1 minute. Stir in milk and bring to a slight boil, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and add mustard, cheeses, salt and pepper and stir until cheeses are melted.
Mix in pasta and lobster and pour into a lightly buttered baking dish. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Serve with chopped chives on top.
The good thing about lobster mac ‘n cheese is that it requires nothing more than a lovely green salad to be a most satisfying meal for kids and adults. Enjoy!
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Yum! Never heard of it or thought of it, but it sounds great!
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Hi LuLu,
We would just love your Lobster Mac N Cheese, it looks fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a fantastic weekend!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Ooohhh, I would love this. Lobster is a big luxury here so the chance of putting it in Mac and cheese is pretty slim. Can’t even remember the last time I had it. Love the addition of cream cheese and Gouda. I may try this with crab.
I think this would work well with crab or shrimp. Cathy, I love trying your recipes as well.
Lobster Mac n’ Cheese is one of my all time favorite dishes! Soon we shall be in New England and I plan to eat myself silly!!
Where will you be?
It’s a shame I could only like this once!!
Hi there! I absolutely must tell you a story. Four years ago, when I had just started a food blog here on WordPress, I got Freshly Pressed and had no idea what that was. I had written a blog about preparing mussels, and you commented on it and said you lived on the coast of Maine and got fresh mussels quite easily. I had only ever visited Maine once at that point. About that time, my husband and I decided we really wanted to work toward owning a home somewhere near the ocean. Last year, we finally achieved our dream and bought a house in Rockland, Maine. Just last week, we made our first lobster mac n’ cheese using lobsters our neighbor brought us in a bucket. I was just revisiting my old post about mussels and saw your comment. I clicked through to your blog and saw that you lived in Rockport. What an amazing world, right? I wish I’d had this recipe last week, but we’ll be sure to look it up next time we make lobster mac ‘n cheese. Thanks for the great full-circle moment! – Alicia (formerly writing Frazzled Foodie – but now more often blogging at Naps Happen)
OK, let’s meet! My email is luludesignstudio@gmail.com.
The Mr would love this!
total yummy… 🙂 may I have some, please?… thanx in advance! ❤
Hubs thought I was crazy to ‘waste’ good lobster on mac n cheese. now it’s his favourite leftover meal : )
I’m with your hubby!
First, that picture of a lobster made my mouth start watering. Then add mac & cheese! Yum!
And what is your wine choice?
Looks divine! I don’t buy lobster but if I every get back to the east coast, I will definitely make this! I did copy the recipe for my mom! Thanks for stopping by to see me too!
Blessings My Friend,
I’d give up the diet and accept the wrath of my doctor for a bowl of that golden goodness.
You are on a weight losing roll, so don’t do it!
It doesn’t get any better than this!
Lobster time! So Delicious 🙂
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Wow, looks great – love the recipe Lulu. My husband was just saying that we should have lobster sometime over the holiday weekend. So get this, when we first moved here (TX) I knew that lobsters shipments at a major grocery chain was on Tuesdays – I’d walk away with $5 one-half lb lobsters (whole, uncooked). Great right? And if they steamed them and looked like they couldn’t give them away I’d buy a couple for $3.00 a piece. Now the cheapest I can find is $9.00/lb whole, uncooked. Miss Maine holidays for sure.
How have I missed that you live in Texas, my other home! Fiesta used to be a great place to get live lobster at a great price, but these days there doesn’t seem to be a place where that is true.
I know funny, right? We were just north of Portland and now in No. TX (2000 two weeks before the tornado ripped through downtown FTW, and wondered why the heck did we leave Maine!).
Looks deeeelicious——-even early in the morning!!!!!!
Leftovers are good reheated for breakfast!!
You make the best “lobster” recipes!…looks wonderful !!…Have a fabulous Holiday weekend!!!