Lobster Mac with Tarragon

Name: Lobster Mac with Tarragon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb cavatappi; 2 lobster tails, cooked, diced; 4 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp flour; 2 cups whole milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 ½ cups gruyère, shredded; 1 cup white cheddar, shredded; 2 tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped; 1 shallot, minced; salt to taste

Luxurious lobster mac stirred with fresh tarragon and a gruyère-cheddar sauce. Sautéing the shallot separately before folding it into the béchamel with the tarragon builds a layer of aromatic sweetness the sauce would otherwise lack.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

comfortseafoodpastaindulgent

Ingredients

1 lbcavatappi

2lobster tails, cooked, diced

4 tbspbutter

3 tbspflour

2 cupswhole milk

1 cupheavy cream

1 ½ cupsgruyère, shredded

1 cupwhite cheddar, shredded

2 tbspfresh tarragon, chopped

1 shallot, minced

saltto taste

Instructions

Make béchamel; stir in cheeses until melted.

Cook pasta al dente; drain.

Sauté shallot in butter; add to sauce with tarragon.

Fold in pasta and lobster. Season. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

652

Protein

24.2g

Fat

56.1g

Carbs

13.9g

Fiber

0.4g

Sodium

270mg

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