Cheesy Lobster Mac and Cheese

Omg, I super duper excited, Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I’m excited to get this lobster mac and cheese recipe out to you all.  Who doesn’s love mac and cheese, I wanted to create a creamy mac and cheese recipe that anyone would love.  My daughter Ava and my husband Michael are Mac n Cheese addicts, like I feel they would eat it everyday if they could.  Ava usual likes the Annie’s organic mac and cheese, you know the one that has the powdered stuff haha, I mean I guess everyone grew up eating mac and cheese, that was like the stuff after school for me, outside of subway and my regular african food.  I was lucky because everyone in my family loved cooking.  We always had food at home, but if you didn’t have food ready, boxed mac and cheese like Kraft or even Ramen noodles was easy to make.  Baked mac and cheese on the other hand is not easy, it takes practice, in fact I’ve tried making it different ways, and by far this is my favorite, with or without the lobster.

It took years for me to make mac n cheese this way.  I used to bake it for long periods of time, and came to realized that it mad the mac and cheese too clumpy, you know like the ones you have to cut out.  The flour and cheese coagulate (become solid) without creaminess when baked for a long time.  Once you figure that part out you achieve creamy mac and cheese.  My husband who is a Mac n Cheese Connoisseur gives it two thumbs up LOL.  This recipe has two types of cheese, there is sharp white cheddar, sharp yellow cheddar and mozzarella, also no eggs, you only have to bake it for 5 or so minutes.  It really takes no time to make.  So to keep this short take a crack at it.  Don’t forget to comment.

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Cheesy Lobster Mac and Cheese

Creamy and cheese mac n cheese with buttered lobster.

Course

Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine

American

Prep Time

15 min

Cook Time

5-7 min

Servings

servings

Ingredients

Cheese Sauce

• 1.5 cups sharp cheddar block I like to shred it myself
• 1.5 cups sharp white cheddar block shred
• 2 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella shredded
• 2 cups half and half add more if needed
• 1.5 cups 2% milk I use Fairlife
• 1/4 cup flour
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 2.5 cups elbow macaroni cooked per package directions al dente
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Lobster

• 2 lobster tails removed from shell and washed
• 1/2 tsp garlic
• 3/4 tsp old bay seasoning
• 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter

Course Main Dish, Side Dish Cuisine American Prep Time 15 min Cook Time 5-7 min Servings servings Ingredients Cheese Sauce 1.5 cups sharp cheddar block I like to shred it myself 1.5 cups sharp white cheddar block shred 2 1/4 cups shredded mozzarella shredded 2 cups half and half add more if needed 1.5 cups 2% milk I use Fairlife 1/4 cup flour 4 tbsp unsalted butter 1 tsp smoked paprika 2.5 cups elbow macaroni cooked per package directions al dente 1/4 tsp black pepper Lobster 2 lobster tails removed from shell and washed 1/2 tsp garlic 3/4 tsp old bay seasoning 1/4 tsp smoked paprika 1/2 tsp dried parsley 1 tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

1. Cook elbow macaroni per package directions, salted to taste. Drain, do Not oversalt.

   
2. Wash lobster tails well and use kitchen scissors to remove lobster meat from shell. Then cut each one in half, length wise and dice.

   
3. Add Lobster to small bowl or cup, and add all of the lobster ingredients, except for the butter.

   
4. Melt 1 tbsp of unsalted butter in a small skillet on medium heat, then toss in lobster. Cook until pink, about 3 minutes, do not dry it out. Remove from heat and set it aside covered. Preheat oven on broil.

   
5. To make cheese sauce, melt 4 tbsp of unsalted butter in a large non stick skillet on medium heat.

   
6. Add flour and whisk, then add both milks, paprika and salt.

   
7. Let the milk mixture get a little thicker.

   
8. Add cheddars leaving 1/4 of each to be used for the top, and whisk for about a min. Next add 1 1/2 cup of mozzarella, turn down heat and mix in, this should be about a minute, do not let it melt all the way.

   
9. Remove from heat and add macaroni. Tip: If you let the cheese melt all the way prior to adding pasta, the cheese will over melt, and becomes watery.

   
10. Mix well and add lobster. After mixing lobster in, transfer to a buttered oven safe pan.

    
11. Top with both cheddars, then top with mozzarella last. Broil for about 5 minutes uncovered. Watch carefully not to burn the top.

    
12. Remove from heat, slightly cool and enjoy. Tip I would use more lobster next time. You can use shrimp if you prefer, or omit the seafood all together. Just skip over that part and proceed with mac and cheese. Don't forget to comment.

    

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