Description
These Creamy Lobster Stuffed Shells are a luxurious seafood comfort dish featuring tender pasta shells filled with rich lobster meat and creamy cheese, all baked in a velvety garlic cream sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta & Filling
- 20–24 jumbo pasta shells
- 12–16 oz cooked lobster meat (claw & knuckle preferred), chopped
- 1 cup whole-milk ricotta (well-drained)
- ½ cup mascarpone (or cream cheese)
- ¾ cup freshly grated mozzarella
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, minced
- Salt & white pepper to taste
Cream Sauce (Mornay)
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 cups whole milk (warmed)
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup grated Parmesan
- Pinch nutmeg
- Salt & white pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Cook the Shells
- Boil in well-salted water until al dente (1–2 minutes shy of package time).
- Drain and cool on a tray so they don’t stick.
2. Prepare the Filling
- In a bowl, combine ricotta, mascarpone, mozzarella, Parmesan, egg, zest, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Fold in lobster gently to preserve texture.
- Refrigerate 15–20 minutes to firm slightly (improves piping).
3. Make the Cream Sauce
- Melt butter over medium heat.
- Whisk in flour; cook 1–2 minutes (blond roux).
- Gradually whisk in warm milk until smooth.
- Add cream; simmer 3–4 minutes until lightly thickened.
- Stir in Parmesan, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
- Sauce should coat the back of a spoon (nappe consistency).
4. Assemble
- Spread a thin layer of sauce in a 9×13 baking dish.
- Fill shells generously (spoon or piping bag).
- Arrange seam-side up.
- Spoon remaining sauce over top.
- Sprinkle with extra mozzarella or Parmesan if desired.
5. Bake
- 375°F (190°C) for 20–25 minutes until bubbling.
- Broil 1–2 minutes for light browning.
- Rest 5–10 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: PT20M
- Cook Time: PT30M
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 stuffed shells
- Calories: 480 Kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg