These savory noodles of lobster fettuccine alfredo pair tender lobster tails with garlicky cream clinging to every ribbon of fettuccine. It’s served hot, smooth, velvety, and studded with bright flecks of parsley that cut through the lush sauce.
Many pasta dishes turn soggy or bland when kept warm too long, and I’ve had sauce split on me before. While the kids shrieked for dinner, I tested few batches and felt relieved when those garlicky flavors held through serving.
It all comes together in under 45 minutes, with lobster steamed in about 6 to 8 minutes and pasta added midway so everything stays hot. I learned to stir gently so the sauce stays smooth, giving a creamy coat that holds each tender lobster, ready to serve with crusty bread.
If you need a simpler pasta side for a hectic evening, make sure to check out my Easy One Pot Fettuccine Alfredo.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Fresh lobster chunks: Steaming the tails in wine for about 6, 8 minutes yields tender, juicy meat that stays intact when diced and tossed with noodles.
- Garlic-parmesan cream: Gently melting butter and garlic before adding cream and parmesan off the heat prevents curdling and keeps the sauce ultra-smooth.
- Customizable wine aroma: Choosing a dry white, such as sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio, adds subtle fruity notes in under one minute without overpowering the garlic base.
- Easy pasta timing: Dropping fettuccine in boiling water during lobster steaming cuts total prep under 45 minutes and syncs sauce with noodles.
Ingredient Notes
- Fettuccine noodles: pick dried noodles with a good snap, boil in plenty of salted water so they grip sauce without getting mushy. Substitute linguine if needed.
- Lobster tails: choose thawed tails, steam until shells are red, cut along the top shell with scissors, then pull meat out in one piece to dice.
- Unsalted butter: soften at room temperature so it melts evenly for sauce, begin sauce by melting it first, giving the base that carries cream and cheese.
- Heavy cream: pick full-fat for a thick sauce, keep it cold until ready to pour, whisk gently so it blends smoothly without curdling.
- Parmesan cheese: grate fresh from a wedge so it melts into the sauce, skip pre-grated to avoid gummy bits, save a little for topping.
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Recipe Tips
- When tossing the noodles and sauce, add splashes of reserved pasta water if sauce seems too thick.
- If lobster tails arrive frozen, thaw them beforehand so they steam evenly in 6 to 8 minutes.
- For easier meat removal after steaming, hold tails with a kitchen towel and cut shells down the middle with shears.
- During shallot and garlic sauté, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium to medium-low heat until shallot pieces are tender before adding lobster.
- When melting the parmesan into the cream, remove the pan from heat and stir until cheese is mostly melted and smooth.
Serving Suggestions
- Offer noodles for guests. Serve one pot alfredo next to lobster fettuccine. Guests choose lobster sauce or cream sauce.
- Slice loaf of bread. Place a jug of sauvignon blanc nearby. Offer one pot alfredo sauce for dipping bread.
Storage Guidelines
- Refrigeration: airtight container, place in fridge at 40°F after cooling. Store up to 5 days. Reheat in pan on low heat until hot.
- Freezing: freezer-safe container or bag, freeze at 0°F. Store up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in fridge. Warm in pan on low heat until heated.
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Garlicky Lobster Fettuccine Alfredo
This Garlicky Lobster Fettuccine Alfredo is delicious and so simple to prepare. Lumps of steamed lobster tail is tossed with tender fettuccine noodles in a garlic infused, white wine and parmesan cream sauce.
Equipment
- Large pot
- 12-inch deep-sided pan
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter divided
- 2 tablespoons shallot minced
- 6 cloves garlic finely minced
- 3 lobster tails (about 6-ounces each) thawed if frozen
- ⅓ cup dry white wine like sauvignon blanc or chardonnay
- 1 pound fettuccine noodles (dried)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated, plus more for serving
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons parsley minced
- 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice more or less to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil well before you start the sauce since the fettuccine goes in halfway through steaming the lobster on a 12-inch deep-sided pan. In that pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium to medium-low, add shallot and garlic, and cook until the shallot is tender. Add lobster tails and 1/3 cup dry white wine, cover, and steam for 6 to 8 minutes until shells turn bright reddish orange and meat is opaque, dropping in the pasta halfway through steaming.
- Remove the pan from the heat and move it back over medium. Add the remaining 6 tablespoons butter and let it melt, then pour in 1 cup heavy cream. Stir in 1 cup parmesan cheese along with a pinch of kosher salt and pepper to taste, mixing until the cheese is mostly melted before taking the pan off the heat.
- Reserve some pasta water, then drain the fettuccine and immediately add it to the sauce. Stir in the diced lobster, 2 tablespoons parsley, and 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Toss well, adding splashes of reserved water to loosen the sauce, and serve right away topped with extra parsley and parmesan alongside crusty bread.
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