Lobster Pasta with Creamy Garlic Sauce

This lobster pasta blends a creamy garlic sauce with a crispy topping of lemon garlic panko bread crumbs. The silky, creamy sauce and the sweet, juicy lobster meat is a magical combination that everyone will love. This is sure to be a favorite!

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 30

Servings: to 6 servings

Calories: 599kcal

Author: Dahn Boquist

Ingredients

Crispy lemon garlic panko topping

3 tablespoons butter
2 garlic cloves minced
⅓ cup panko bread crumbs
zest of 1lemon
4 to 5 tablespoons fresh parsley

Lobster Pasta:

10 ounces uncooked Rigatoni or penne pasta
4 strips bacon cut into bite-size pieces
3 tablespoons butter
1 shallot finely minced
½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper
2 garlic cloves minced
½ cup white wine
½ cup chicken broth
1 cup cream
5 ounces grated Pecorino Romano cheese (about 1 cup grated
3 ounces sun-dried tomatoes chopped
12 ounces cooked lobster meat

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions.
Just before draining the pasta, scoop out 1/2 cup of pasta water and reserve for later. Drain the pasta.
Make the crispy panko topping. Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a skillet. Add the garlic cloves and the panko bread crumbs. Stir continuously until the bread crumbs are golden brown.
Remove from heat then stir in the lemon zest and fresh parsley. Set aside for later.
Fry the chopped bacon in a large skillet until crispy. Set the bacon aside and drain the bacon fat from the skillet.
Melt the butter in the skillet then add the shallot. Saute the shallot until it is soft then stir in the garlic.
Add the wine and simmer until the wine is almost completely reduced.
Add the chicken broth, cream, cheese, and sun-dried tomatoes. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in the lobster, bacon, and cooked pasta. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes until the lobster meat is heated through.
If you want to thin the sauce out then stir in the reserved pasta water.
Serve the lobster pasta with the crispy panko topping.