Dinner for 6

Skillet Lobster Mac and Cheese

Name: Skillet Lobster Mac and Cheese
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups elbow macaroni; 3 lobster tails; 1/3 cup butter; 1/3 cup all-purpose flour; 3 cups warm milk; 2 cup whole croutons

$14.13for 445 minServes 6

Elbow macaroni and lobster cook in a creamy milk sauce, then bake with buttery croutons until hot and lightly crisp.

Skillet Lobster Mac and Cheese with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Pasta, 11 oz$0.10/oz typical	11 oz	$1.05Typical price
	Lobster, 1.15 lb$14.99/lb typical	1.15 lb	$16.86Typical price
	Butter, 2.75 oz$0.40/oz typical	2.75 oz	$1.07Typical price
	Milk, 26 oz$0.04/oz typical	26 oz	$1.02Typical price
	Bread crumbs, 8 oz$0.14/oz typical	8 oz	$1.12Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$21.19

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices
Swap bread crumbs for stuffing mixabout $0.16/oz more at typical prices

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Flour

Not included in the cost.

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$3.53 per serving$14.13 for 4

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Ingredients

3 cups elbow macaroni
3 lobster tails
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 cups warm milk
2 cup whole croutons

Steps

Boil the lobster tails in salted water for 8 minutes, then cool, remove the meat, and chop it.
Cook the macaroni in salted boiling water until tender, about 8 minutes, then drain it.
Melt the butter in a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat, whisk in the flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
Whisk in the warm milk and cook for 5 minutes until thickened, then stir in the macaroni and lobster.
Top with the croutons and bake at 375 F for 10 minutes, until hot and the lobster reaches 145 F.

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