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    Home » Seafood

    Grilled Lobster Mac and Cheese

    Published: Jun 7, 2021 · Modified: Jun 22, 2025 by Zimmy · This post may contain Amazon and other affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Grilled Lobster Mac and Cheese. Lobster Mac and Cheese is a classic way to elevate the humble macaroni (or cavatappi). However grilling lobster halves and serving them over individual skillets, makes this meal feel like a 5-star dining experience!

    Grilled Lobster Mac and Cheese served in separate skillets.
    Grilled Lobster Mac and Cheese

    If the store that you buy your lobster at offers a service to steam or cook the lobster, take them up on it, just one less thing you need to worry about!

    The combination of spicy salami, two quality cheeses and crispy panko on top, makes this mac & cheese a winner, even without the lobster! But trust me, it is so much better with the lobster! 

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    Ingredients

    Mac and Cheese

    • Kosher salt
    • Olive oil
    • Cavatappi (or elbow macaroni)
    • Milk
    • Hot calabrese dry-cured salami
    • Unsalted butter
    • Clove of garlic
    • All-purpose flour
    • Gruyere cheese
    • Extra-sharp cheddar
    • Freshly ground black pepper
    • Fresh thyme
    • Panko breadcrumbs

    Lobster

    • Small lobster (10-12 ounces)
    • Panko breadcrumbs mixture (reserved)
    • Melted butter
    • Lemon zest
    • Freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • Clove of garlic
    • Fresh parsley

    Instructions

    Preheat the Grill

    Preheat the grill (or oven) to about 375°F with an area for indirect cooking.

    Boil the Pasta

    Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Add the pasta and cook according to the directions on the package, until just al dente. Drain well.

    Heat the Milk

    While the pasta cooks, heat the milk in a small saucepan, (do not let it boil).

    Cook the Salami

    In a larger saucepan or skillet, cook the salami, over medium-low heat until it begins to crisp up 4-6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the salami to a paper towel lined plate.

    Finish the Mac & Cheese

    Add 3 tablespoons of butter and the garlic to the salami grease, cook over low heat for 1 minute. Then add the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. Still whisking, add the hot milk, ½ cup at a time. Cook for a couple of minutes more, until thickened and smooth. Remove from the heat, then add the Gruyere, cheddar, 1 teaspoon salt, the pepper, and 1 teaspoon of thyme. Add the cooked macaroni, and salami and stir well. Place the mixture in 2 small skillets (or individual cast-iron dishes).

    Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, then combine the butter, panko breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon thyme. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the panko mixture for the lobster and sprinkle the rest on the top of the mac and cheese. Bake for about 20-25 minutes using indirect heat, or until the sauce is bubbly and the macaroni is browned on top.

    Prepare the Lobster

    While the mac and cheese cooks, prepare the lobster by removing the small grey sac behind the head, plus the green tomalley (lobster’s liver) and discard.

    Place 1 tablespoon of the reserved panko mixture into each half of the lobster filling the areas that you have just cleaned.

    Mix together the butter, lemon zest & juice, garlic, and parsley. Set aside.

    When the mac and cheese is just about done, place the lobster on the grill over medium heat, cut side down to char for a minute or two. Then turn the halves over and spread the butter mixture over the lobster and cook for 3-5 minutes until warmed through.

    Two lobster halves and two skillets with mac & cheese on the grill.
    Two small skillets with grilled lobster halves on macaroni and cheese.

    Serve and Enjoy

    Serve each lobster half over a skillet of mac and cheese and dig in!

    Equipment

    Cooked in Hestan NanoBond 8.5” skillets, on the Hestan gas grill and served with Hestan Vineyards Chardonnay. Proud Hestan & Hestan Culinary Ambassador. Opinions in this post are my own.

    Wine pairing lobster mac and cheese - Hestan Chardonnay

    Watch how this recipe was made here.

    Leave a Comment

    If you get the chance to try this Grilled Lobster Mac and Cheese recipe please drop back and leave us a comment and rating here. We would love to know what you think! Thanks Elaine & James 🙂

    📖 Recipe

    A small skillet with half a lobster sitting on a small skillet with mac and cheese.

    Grilled Lobster Mac and Cheese

    Lobster Mac and Cheese is a classic way to elevate the humble macaroni (or cavatappi). However grilling lobster halves and serving them over individual skillets, makes this meal feel like a 5-star dining experience!
    If the store that you buy your lobster at offers a service to steam or cook the lobster, take them up on it… just one less thing you need to worry about!
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
    Course Dinner, Entree, Main Course, Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 2 People

    Ingredients
      

    Mac & Cheese

    • Kosher salt
    • Olive oil
    • ½ pound cavatappi or elbow macaroni
    • 2 cups milk
    • 1 ounce hot calabrese dry-cured salami cut into a fine dice
    • 4 tablespoons ½ stick unsalted butter, divided
    • 1 clove of garlic minced
    • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
    • 6 ounces Gruyere cheese grated (2 cups)
    • 4 ounces extra-sharp Cheddar grated (1 cup)
    • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 2 teaspoons finely chopped thyme leaves, divided
    • 8 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs divided

    Lobster

    • 1 small lobster 10-12 ounces, cooked and divided in half, lengthwise.
    • 2 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs mixture reserved
    • 1 tablespoon melted butter
    • Zest of 1 lemon
    • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
    • 1 garlic clove minced
    • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped (plus more for serving)

    Instructions
     

    Preheat the Grill

    • Preheat the grill (or oven) to about 375°F with an area for indirect cooking.

    Boil the Pasta

    • Drizzle oil into a large pot of boiling salted water. Add the pasta and cook according to the directions on the package, until just al dente. Drain well.

    Heat the Milk

    • While the pasta cooks, heat the milk in a small saucepan, (do not let it boil).

    Cook the Salami

    • In a larger saucepan or skillet, cook the salami, over medium-low heat until it begins to crisp up 4-6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the salami to a paper towel lined plate.

    Finish the Mac & Cheese

    • Add 3 tablespoons of butter and the garlic to the salami grease, cook over low heat for 1 minute. Then add the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. Still whisking, add the hot milk, ½ cup at a time. Cook for a couple of minutes more, until thickened and smooth. Remove from the heat, then add the Gruyere, cheddar, 1 teaspoon salt, the pepper, and 1 teaspoon of thyme. Add the cooked macaroni, and salami and stir well. Place the mixture in 2 small skillets (or individual cast-iron dishes).
    • Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter, then combine the butter, panko breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon thyme. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the panko mixture for the lobster and sprinkle the rest on the top of the mac and Cheese. Bake for about 20-25 minutes using indirect heat, or until the sauce is bubbly and the macaroni is browned on top.

    Prepare the Lobster

    • While the mac and cheese cooks, prepare the lobster by removing the small grey sac behind the head, plus the green tomalley (lobster’s liver) and discard.
    • Place 1 tablespoon of the reserved panko mixture into each half of the lobster filling the areas that you have just cleaned.
    • Mix together the butter, lemon zest & juice, garlic, and parsley. Set aside.
    • When the mac and cheese is just about done, place the lobster on the grill over medium heat, cut side down to char for a minute or two. Then turn the halves over and spread the butter mixture over the lobster and cook for 3-5 minutes until warmed through.

    Serve and Enjoy!

    • Serve each lobster half over a skillet of mac and cheese and dig in!

    Video

    Notes

    Click here for instructions on how to cook the lobster, if needed.
    Keyword cavatappi lobster mac and cheese, gourmet lobster mac and cheese, lobster mac and cheese gruyere, lobster mac cheese, mac n cheese lobster, recipes for lobster mac and cheese
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