Heavenly Angel Hair Pasta with Lobster
I was inspired by a trip to our favorite Italian restaurant to serve this dish for special occasions.
Servings 2 as a main course
Ingredients
- two 1 1/4 lb lobsters, cooked, cleaned and diced into cubes (save claws for garnish)
- 1 tbsp (30 mL) butter
- 3 medium shallots, finely chopped
- 1 sprig fresh basil julienned
- 3 sprig parsley finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 1 whole tomato, cut into cubes
- 1 splash white wine
- 2 cups tomato sauce home made, or quality prepared
- 1 cup heavy cream lower fat by using plain yoghurt
- 1 lb. fresh angel hair pasta, cooked al dente (2 minutes)
Instructions
- Sauté shallots, garlic, basil, parsley, and lobster meat in butter on medium-high heat. Deglaze your pan with the white wine.
- Reduce the heat to medium, add yoghurt and reduce the sauce by half, which will take 5 – 10 minutes.
- Add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce, simmer for two minutes.
- Season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
- Fold in cooked angel hair pasta and garnish with lobster claws.