Restaurants have become so wildly expensive that we love eating at home more than ever.
There are iterations of this same recipe all over the internet.
It seemed super indulgent, simple, affordable, and delicious.
So naturally, I wanted to try it out to see if it lived up to the hype.
Could this be the perfect budget-friendly date-night dinner?
VIRAL TRADER JOE’S LOBSTER BISQUE PASTA!
DIRECTIONS: Thaw shrimp and cut in bite size pieces.
Cook tomatoes in olive oil until they begin to burst.
Add shrimp to pan, season with salt, peoper and red pepper flakes and cook through.
Remove tomatoes and shrimp from pan and add lobster bisque until heated through.
It’s quite expensive!
Here is a portion of fresh lobster meat that I found for just under $80 a pound.
Langostino (or langoustine) is basically a slightly smaller but very close cousin to lobster.
So off to Trader Joe’s I went…
I, however, wanted to try out the langostino.
Let’s talk pasta, too.
it’s possible for you to obviously pick any pasta shape you like best.
IMO, a shorter, thicker noodle is essential for any creamy pasta sauce.
This easily fed two people.
For nondate nights, you could serve four people by using the entire bags of langostino tails and pasta.
Either way, you might easily whip up this recipe in about 20 minutes.
Before we get onto the cooking, a word on Trader Joe’s lobster bisque soup.
My bisque had very tiny bits of lobster throughout, with one or two noticeable chunks.
Start by thawing the langostino tails under some cool water and boiling the pasta.
Grab some olive oil from your pantry and saute the cherry tomatoes until they’re soft and juicy.
Then add the defrosted langostino.
I also added some salt and pepper.
I hope we can all agree that pasta should always be cooked al dente.
Be sure to undercook it, because the noodles will briefly continue cooking in the bisque.
I let everything simmer for another minute or so.
I added a little more salt and pepper for good measure.
As for the consensus?
I would 1,000% make this again.
It was extremely good and decadent.
Plus, it was so easy to make and really did taste restaurant quality.
So give this one a go when you want to cook something above the ordinary.
