Viral Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque Pasta
Viral Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque Pasta
Ingredients
For the Pasta
- as needed water, for boiling pasta
- as needed salt, for pasta water
- 16 ounces spaghetti
For the Sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter
- as needed garlic, from a tube
- 1/4 cup white cooking wine
- 2 ounces tomato paste, from a tube
- 2 tablespoons tomato pesto, or 3 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 32 fluid ounces Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque, (2 containers, 16 oz each)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup Parmesan and Romano cheese blend, grated
- 16 ounces Langostino lobster, pre-cooked
- as needed salt, to taste
- 1 bunch fresh basil, torn into pieces
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add a generous amount of salt to the boiling water.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Add the 16 ounces of spaghetti to the salted boiling water and cook according to package directions until al dente.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
While the pasta is cooking, in a separate large pot or deep pan, melt the 4 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Squeeze garlic from a tube into the melted butter (use as much as desired) and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Pour in the 1/4 cup of white cooking wine. Let it cook for approximately 1 minute, allowing the alcohol to cook off and the aroma to develop.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Add the 2 ounces of tomato paste and 2 to 3 tablespoons of tomato pesto to the pot. Stir well to combine with the butter, garlic, and wine mixture.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Pour in the 1/2 cup of heavy cream and stir to incorporate.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add the contents of both 16-ounce containers of Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque to the pot. Stir thoroughly to combine all ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Season the sauce with 1 teaspoon of black pepper. Stir in the 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan and Romano cheese blend.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add the 16 ounces of pre-cooked Langostino lobster to the sauce. Stir gently to distribute the lobster.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Taste the sauce and add salt as needed. Keep the sauce on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, to prevent it from breaking or scorching.
⏱️ 2 min
- 12
Once the pasta is al dente, tear the fresh basil leaves into pieces and add them to the sauce. Stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Drain the cooked pasta and immediately add it directly into the sauce. Stir the pasta into the sauce until it is fully coated and mixed.
⏱️ 2 min
- 14
Serve the Viral Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque Pasta hot, optionally garnished with additional grated Parmesan cheese.
⏱️ 1 min
Kitchen Tools
Viral Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque Pasta
For the Pasta
- as needed water, for boiling pasta
- as needed salt, for pasta water
- 16 ounces spaghetti
For the Sauce
- 4 tablespoons butter
- as needed garlic, from a tube
- 1/4 cup white cooking wine
- 2 ounces tomato paste, from a tube
- 2 tablespoons tomato pesto, or 3 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 32 fluid ounces Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque, (2 containers, 16 oz each)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup Parmesan and Romano cheese blend, grated
- 16 ounces Langostino lobster, pre-cooked
- as needed salt, to taste
- 1 bunch fresh basil, torn into pieces
Instructions
- 1
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add a generous amount of salt to the boiling water.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Add the 16 ounces of spaghetti to the salted boiling water and cook according to package directions until al dente.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
While the pasta is cooking, in a separate large pot or deep pan, melt the 4 tablespoons of butter over medium heat.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Squeeze garlic from a tube into the melted butter (use as much as desired) and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Pour in the 1/4 cup of white cooking wine. Let it cook for approximately 1 minute, allowing the alcohol to cook off and the aroma to develop.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Add the 2 ounces of tomato paste and 2 to 3 tablespoons of tomato pesto to the pot. Stir well to combine with the butter, garlic, and wine mixture.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Pour in the 1/2 cup of heavy cream and stir to incorporate.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add the contents of both 16-ounce containers of Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque to the pot. Stir thoroughly to combine all ingredients.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Season the sauce with 1 teaspoon of black pepper. Stir in the 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan and Romano cheese blend.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add the 16 ounces of pre-cooked Langostino lobster to the sauce. Stir gently to distribute the lobster.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Taste the sauce and add salt as needed. Keep the sauce on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, to prevent it from breaking or scorching.
⏱️ 2 min - 12
Once the pasta is al dente, tear the fresh basil leaves into pieces and add them to the sauce. Stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Drain the cooked pasta and immediately add it directly into the sauce. Stir the pasta into the sauce until it is fully coated and mixed.
⏱️ 2 min - 14
Serve the Viral Trader Joe's Lobster Bisque Pasta hot, optionally garnished with additional grated Parmesan cheese.
⏱️ 1 min