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A brown crock filled with a dip with lobster poking out. There are crackers and chips in the background
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Lobster Casserole | Lobster Dip

This dreamy lobster casserole recipe is made with tender lobster meat mixed into a sherry cream sauce with buttery cracker crumbs for the ultimate appetizer. Serve with chips or crostini and watch as it disappears within minutes!
Course Dinner
Cuisine Seafood
Keyword lobster casserole, lobster dip, lobster newberg
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 455kcal

Ingredients

Filling

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 cup sherry
  • 3/4 cup half & half (or milk)
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 8 ounces lobster meat (cut up into bite sized pieces)
  • 1/4 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
  • 13 ritz crackers (crushed, about 1/2 a sleeve of crackers)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • In a medium saucepan and on medium low heat and melt 2 tablespoons butter
    2 tablespoons butter
  • Add flour, tarragon, parsley, salt, and pepper and whisk for 1 minute.
    2 tablespoons flour, 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon, 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Add sherry and whisk for another minute.
    1/4 cup sherry
  • Add cream and continue whisking as it comes to a slight boil. Add cheddar cheese and whisk for a few minutes until the mixture thickens (about 3 minutes).
    3/4 cup half & half, 1/4 cup cheddar cheese
  • Take off heat, add lobster and stir to coat. Pour lobster cream sauce in small baking dish.
    8 ounces lobster meat
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add ritz crackers and take a pastry cutter and break up the ritz crackers into small pieces.
    13 ritz crackers
  • Sprinkle crackers on the lobster and place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Serve
  • Eat
  • Enjoy

Notes

Tips on making the Lobster dish:
  • The sherry sauce will thicken as it sits, making the final result more like a dip, so factor that into your timing.
  • If you don't have sherry, you could replace it with white wine.
  • If you prefer to serve this as a casserole instead of a dip, increase the liquid to 1 1/4 cup and serve immediately.
  • To lighten up on calories, substitute milk for the half & half.  It's truly delicious either way.
  • The recipe calls for frozen lobster because frozen is convenient and available year round, but freshly cooked lobster is delightful, too.
  • I use cheddar cheese, but this recipe is also great with gruyere cheese.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 455kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 649mg | Potassium: 193mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1085IU | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 1.1mg