Pumpkin Lobster Mac And Cheese

19 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package uncooked shell pasta
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 (8 ounce) container mascarpone cheese
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
  • 1 pinch paprika, or to taste
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
  • 2 dashes hot sauce, or to taste
  • 1 pound cooked lobster tails, peeled and chopped
  • 1 (12 ounce) package green peas, thawed if frozen
  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 tablespoons margarine, melted

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook pasta shells at a boil until tender but still slightly firm, about 10 minutes; drain and set aside.
  2. 2
    Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  3. 3
    Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
  4. 4
    Melt 2 tablespoons margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir shallot in melted margarine until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
  5. 5
    Whisk flour into margarine and shallots to form a smooth paste.
  6. 6
    Slowly whisk evaporated milk into flour mixture until it forms a smooth sauce; simmer until thickened, 2 to 4 minutes.
  7. 7
    Whisk shredded Cheddar cheese and mascarpone cheese into sauce until cheeses have melted, about 5 minutes.
  8. 8
    Stir pumpkin puree, lemon zest, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, nutmeg, and hot sauce into the sauce until combined.
  9. 9
    Lightly mix in lobster tail meat, green peas, and cooked pasta shells until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  10. 10
    Pour pasta mixture into prepared casserole dish; top with panko crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of melted margarine over the casserole.
  11. 11
    Bake in the preheated oven until topping is brown and crisp, 40 minutes.

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