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Active Time
20 minutes
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Total Time
20 minutes
There's something special about lobster you've prepared yourself, but if cooking one on a weeknight isn't your speed, buy cooked lobster or shrimp instead.
Ingredients
4 servings
Step 1
Cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid (the secret to silky sauce).
Step 2
Meanwhile, heat oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook shallot and red pepper flakes, stirring often, until shallot is softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring often, until tomatoes are soft and juicy, 5–8 minutes.
Step 3
Add lobster meat to skillet and toss to coat. Add pasta and 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking liquid; season with salt and pepper.
Step 4
Cook, tossing constantly and adding more reserved pasta cooking liquid as needed, until sauce thickens and coats pasta, about 2 minutes.
Step 5
Serve pasta topped with lemon zest, with lemon wedges alongside for squeezing over.
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Reviews (40)
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Janet
8/7/2022
Where is the nutrition values??????????????
Anonymous
Around
11/6/2021
Found this recipe when I had some leftover lobster tail and didn’t want to have to go to the store. I had frozen large shrimp, grape tomatoes, shallots, red pepper flakes and linguini. I combined the lobster and shrimp. It was fast easy and delicious!! I will definitely do this again!! A winner!!
Cistur
Orlando, FL
7/3/2021
I have made this many times I use the small lobster tails and cook them in the pasta water as others have suggested. I also add garlic, because we love garlic and fresh corn and some saffron threads.
happyck
Los Angeles CA
6/13/2021
I chopped up garlic and mushrooms and cooked it with the butter and olive oil and the other ingredients and it was delicious.
Jeneev
California
2/21/2021
My husband came home with lobster ravioli. I didn't know what kind of sauce to make for it and came across this recipe. Perfection! Light sauce to work with the rich ravioli, very few ingredients, and a snap to make. A keeper for sure.
Anonymous
Sierra Madre, CA
1/15/2021
I made this when some large Argentinian red shrimp and it came out fantastic. Very good and clean pasta. Could see finish with cream if you wanted a very rich sauce.
ChefEwell
Southern Illinois
12/10/2020
Made this tonight for dinner, it was very tasty! I steamed two lobster tails for this meal. Next time I'll steam them 1 or 2 minutes less so they don't get overcooked while being tossed in the pan with the pasta. I also added whole black olives and a little baby spinach leaves at the end. I will make this dish again!
sw28671
Columbus, OH
11/16/2020
I thought this dish totally laked in flavor. If I was to make it again, I would make it more scampi like with additional garlic and butter. It was just so so as is, and I felt I wasted my lobster.
lindysez
Napa CA
7/30/2020
Very delicious- although I will say be careful how much salt you add to your pasta water since you will be adding this to the pot with all the other ingredients. Added garlic as well, can't go wrong.
Layffh
5/7/2020
Followed this recipe exactly as it is. It did not disappoint. Very delicious and adding to my favorites to make over and over!
OBrittaO
Metro Detroit, MI
3/20/2020
Excellent and very easy. I cooked the pasta in the water I used to cook the lobster tails. I also added a pinch of saffron per other reviews.
lynnw1
2/4/2020
This is really good, I used frozen main lobster meat and added saffron, and touch of garlic, cream and cognac .
happyck
Los Angeles
12/16/2019
So simple and delicious. I added about 4 cloves of very thinly sliced garlic and a bunch of torn basil. My family loved it.
jodivanbreda
NYC
8/10/2019
This is soooo good, I did tweet a little bit cooked lobster tails in pasta water first, added saffron and a touch of cream and a ear of fresh corn sliced from the cob, it give it a nice crunch and sweetness.
Anonymous
Los Angeles, CA
8/7/2019