Description
Golden Butter Lobster Pasta is a buttery, lemony seafood pasta dish with tender lobster meat and a golden garlic-butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 oz linguine or fettuccine
- 2 lobster tails or 1/2 lb cooked lobster meat, chopped
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (divided)
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine or seafood stock
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (optional)
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt & black pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley or chives, chopped
Instructions
- Cook pasta until al dente in salted water. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Drain and set aside.
- If using raw lobster tails, split and sear them flesh-side down in 2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil until opaque and golden. Chop into bite-sized pieces.
- In the same skillet, add remaining butter and olive oil. Sauté garlic and red pepper flakes until fragrant.
- Deglaze with wine or stock, scraping the pan. Let simmer for 2–3 minutes.
- Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and cream. Stir in Parmesan until melted. Add lobster and mix gently.
- Toss pasta with the sauce. Add pasta water as needed to loosen. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with chopped herbs and extra cheese.
Notes
- Use shrimp or scallops as a substitute.
- White wine can be replaced with seafood or chicken broth plus lemon juice.
- Dairy-free version: use olive oil and omit cream and cheese.
- Pre-cooked lobster meat works well too—just add at the end to warm through.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 140mg
Keywords: lobster pasta, seafood dinner, lobster tail recipe, creamy seafood pasta