🦞 What Makes This Recipe So Good
Lobster mac and cheese is honestly a really simple recipe, but it sounds and looks and tastes so decadent that everyone will think you labored over it for hours.Because this dish feels so elegant, it’s perfect for special occasions. Birthdays, anniversaries, date nights, proposals, Christmas, Valentine’s Day – pretty much any celebration, cheesy lobster mac makes it even better.You can serve this as a main course with your favorite sides, or serve it as a side dish to accompany your favorite entrées! What goes with lobster mac and cheese? I honestly love it alongside a juicy filet mignon. If it’s your main course, try pairing it with a simple salad, air fryer asparagus, sautéed spinach or kale, air fryer broccoli, or Italian green beans.
👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips
For a really smooth and luxurious cheese sauce, do two things. 1) Make sure your dairy products are at room temperature. 2) Remove the pot from the heat before adding the cheese and milk. Cold dairy products will separate and curdle when they’re added to the hot pot.Easily transform lobster mac and cheese into seafood mac and cheese by adding shrimp, crabmeat, scallops, and/or crawfish. You can’t go wrong with any of them!Be careful not to boil the pasta too long! Remember, you’ll be baking the noodles for 20-30 minutes later in the recipe. If they’re fully cooked on the stovetop, they’ll overcook in the oven. I recommend boiling the noodles for 1-2 minutes less than the instructions on the packaging recommend. That allows for the extra cook time later.
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Creamy Hot Crab Dip (Low Carb, Keto, Gluten Free)Sauteed Shrimp in Garlic Butter SauceGrilled ScallopsSeafood SoupSeafood-Stuffed Baked PotatoTuna Tetrazzini
