My first time at this recipe and it turned out great. I am a big fan of lobster and I like mac and cheese as long as it isn't made with sharp cheese. So, when I seen this on a recent episode of Diners Drive-ins and Dives I thought wow that sounds yummy. Of course they don't post recipes for everything so I jotted down the ingredients with no measurements and tried my luck at figuring out what might work. Wah! La!
Now I know some people will laugh that I use American cheese. However, I have to tell you, don't knock it until you try it. It makes a great, creamy cheese sauce when added to a good béchamel sauce.
It was a big hit with those that were fortunate to get a dish of it.
¼ cup flour
2 cups whole milk
6-8 slices American cheese (I use Kraft)
2 oz. Munster Cheese diced small or grated
2 oz. Very Mild Cheddar Cheese (do not used aged, it will over power the lobster).
1 cup frozen sweet corn
1 tsp. honey
Salt & Pepper to taste
1/2 lb. cooked lobster meat, chopped into chunks
1-2 tbsp. butter
¼ cup unflavored bread crumbs
Bring pan of water to boil. Add salt and uncooked pasta. Cook for eight minutes. Drain. In the meanwhile make Béchamel Sauce. In small sauce pan melt four tablespoons of butter.
Add pinch of salt and pepper to flour. Stir flour into butter and cook for 1-2 minutes to cook out flour taste. Stir in whole milk, bring up to temperature and then add the cheeses. Stirring constantly until thickened and cheese has melted. Place one cup frozen corn in microwave safe bowl. Cook per microwave directions. Stir in a small teaspoon of honey. Stir drained pasta into cheese sauce. Add corn and then finally the lobster meat. Butter a small casserole dish. Dump in lobster mac and cheese. In small fry pan melt 1-2 tablespoons of butter, add the bread crumbs. Toast until golden brown. Sprinkle over lobster mac and cheese. Place in oven heated to 350° for 15-20 minutes.
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Now I know some people will laugh that I use American cheese. However, I have to tell you, don't knock it until you try it. It makes a great, creamy cheese sauce when added to a good béchamel sauce.
It was a big hit with those that were fortunate to get a dish of it.
Lobster Mac & Cheese
3 cups shells/elbows or your favorite pasta shape
4 tbsp. Butter¼ cup flour
2 cups whole milk
6-8 slices American cheese (I use Kraft)
2 oz. Munster Cheese diced small or grated
2 oz. Very Mild Cheddar Cheese (do not used aged, it will over power the lobster).
1 cup frozen sweet corn
1 tsp. honey
Salt & Pepper to taste
1/2 lb. cooked lobster meat, chopped into chunks
1-2 tbsp. butter
¼ cup unflavored bread crumbs
Bring pan of water to boil. Add salt and uncooked pasta. Cook for eight minutes. Drain. In the meanwhile make Béchamel Sauce. In small sauce pan melt four tablespoons of butter.
Add pinch of salt and pepper to flour. Stir flour into butter and cook for 1-2 minutes to cook out flour taste. Stir in whole milk, bring up to temperature and then add the cheeses. Stirring constantly until thickened and cheese has melted. Place one cup frozen corn in microwave safe bowl. Cook per microwave directions. Stir in a small teaspoon of honey. Stir drained pasta into cheese sauce. Add corn and then finally the lobster meat. Butter a small casserole dish. Dump in lobster mac and cheese. In small fry pan melt 1-2 tablespoons of butter, add the bread crumbs. Toast until golden brown. Sprinkle over lobster mac and cheese. Place in oven heated to 350° for 15-20 minutes.
Notes:
I found lobster already cooked and pkg. in the fish dept. at
Price Chopper. Just be sure to check
the dates. It was not frozen and the
best part is….it was on sale.
Do not use aged sharp cheddar cheese, the flavor will over
power the lobster. Use cheeses that
melt easy and have a mild flavor.
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