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Lobster Risotto in a pan with lobster shell and parmesan.
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Easy Lobster Risotto (Crazy Good)

This recipe for decadent lobster risotto will transport you into your favorite seafood restaurant. Made in under an hour, it’s creamy, savory, & crazy good!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Lobster Risotto, Risotto Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 483kcal
Author Natalya Drozhzhin

Ingredients

  • 6 cups seafood stock
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 4 tbsp avocado or olive oil
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 2 cups arborio rice
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • 1 lobster cooked, cut into pieces
  • 1 tsp salt adjust to taste
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Instructions

  • In a small saucepan, heat the stock up over medium heat. Set it aside with the lid on to keep it warm.
  • In a large pan, preheat the oil and butter. Add in the diced onion and sauté it until it turns translucent.
    Butter and oil with onions in a pan.
  • Add the arborio rice into the pan and cook it until it turns a light shade of golden brown.
    Rice with onion in pan with oil.
  • To the rice, add 1 cup of broth. Cook the rice over medium heat until it's almost fully absorbed the broth.
    Rice with broth in a pan.
  • Add the broth in small heats, repeating the same process of letting the rice absorb it each time. Stir constantly as the rice cooks to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
    Rice and broth in a pan.
  • Stir in the lobster and half of the parmesan cheese. Season the mixture to taste with salt. Stir everything together until the risotto is creamy. Serve straight away with the remaining parmesan cheese grated on top!
    Parmesan cheese added to lobster risotto.

Nutrition

Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 1388mg | Potassium: 339mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 309IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 3mg