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It’s soup season! Time to bring out all your favorite warm, comforting soup recipes. I am so excited to share my lobster bisque recipe with you today, as it’s one of our favorite homemade soup recipes. It’s very popular on the Red Lobster menu during lunch time as well. It’s seriously delicious! This elegant and delicious soup is done in under 30 minutes (including prep)! If you’re looking for an easy lobster bisque recipe, look no further than this rich and creamy soup. It’s impressive enough to serve for guests, but quick and easy enough to make just for yourself.
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What you need to make this easy lobster bisque
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup lobster meat
- 1 shallot, minced (should be about 2 tablespoons)
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream (you can substitute half-and-half or more milk if you prefer, but the cream really adds something special)
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Freshly cracked pepper (to taste)
- Pinch paprika
- Chopped fresh chives (for garnish)
How to make lobster bisque soup
To make this easy lobster bisque, start by melting the butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add the lobster meat and shallots and sauté until the shallots are soft.
Add the flour to the pot and stir until it is well blended with the other ingredients and light golden.
Add milk, cream, chicken stock, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and paprika, stirring until the tomato paste has blended into the soup.
Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lobster bisque has thickened.
Serve the homemade lobster bisque in bowls and garnish with chives.
So rich, creamy and delicious! You’d never guess how easy it is to make this lobster bisque recipe.
Here’s the easy lobster bisque recipe! Please leave a rating if you love it as much as we do. Enjoy!
Lobster Bisque
Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
This elegant and delicious soup is done in under 30 minutes! If you're looking for an easy lobster bisque recipe, look no further than this rich and creamy soup.
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup lobster meat
- 1 shallot, minced
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Freshly cracked pepper (to taste)
- Pinch paprika
- Chopped fresh chives (for garnish)
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add the lobster meat and shallots and sauté until the shallots are soft.
- Add the flour to the pot and stir until it is well blended with the other ingredients and light golden. Add milk, cream, chicken stock, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and paprika, stirring until the tomato paste has blended into the soup. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
- Serve in bowls and garnish with chives.
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Comments
Barbara says
I cannot find the nutritional info. Am I overlooking it?
I follow Keto so it is important. Thank youReply
Ramona Cruz-Peters says
Unfortunately I don’t have the nutritional info. I would make sure to look carefully at the ingredients list for anything that you may not be able to have.
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Ramona Cruz-Peters says
Hi Barbara- in case you didn’t notice, another reader made some edits to make this keto-friendly. See Dina’s comment in case it helps!
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Dina says
I made this lobster bisque with a couple adjustments to make it keto. Instead of 2 cups of milk I used 1 cup of heavy cream mixed with 1 cup of water. I still used the required heavy cream. So I used 2 cups of heavy cream and 1 cup of water. No milk. I also used about a 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum instead of flour (I started with a 1/4 teaspoon). I also added extra lobster! I served my husband’s in a bread bowl and he loved it. I paired mine with a caesar salad and of course in a good old fashion bowl lol it was delicious!! This was my first attempt at lobster bisque and it was a winner!!
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Ramona Cruz-Peters says
I am so glad you loved it! Thanks for sharing your keto edits!
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Ria R says
ABSOLUTELY DEELICIOUS!!!
this recipe is super simple and yet very delicious. I added more lobster meat since I had it on hand. I’ve tried serval bisque recipes and this is my absolute fav!!! Thanks you for sharing . ❤️😊Reply
Ramona Cruz-Peters says
I’m SO happy to hear that 🙂 thank you so much for taking the time to share!
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Sandra says
Is the lobster meat cooked or raw?
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Ramona Cruz-Peters says
I use chunk lobster meat from the seafood section of my grocery store that’s already been pre-boiled (or steamed) and chopped. If you have whole (raw) tails, I would boil or steam them, then chop before sautéing with the butter in this recipe. If you boil them, you can use some of the water in place of the chicken stock.
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Carol Troendle says
Can you make this ahead of time and reheat successfully?
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Ramona Cruz-Peters says
I’ve not tried it personally. I’ve always made it the day I was going to serve it since it is so quick to make (about 25 minutes total). Sometimes to save even more time I’ll prep ingredients in advance (mince the shallots, measure other ingredients).
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Donna says
I have frozen leftovers with good results. Still good as Freshly made.
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Ramona Cruz-Peters says
That’s great to know! Thank you for sharing!
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Joy says
Do you cook the lobster first?
Ramona Cruz-Peters says
I use chunk lobster meat from the seafood section of my grocery store that’s already been pre-boiled (or steamed) and chopped. If you have whole (raw) tails, I would boil or steam them, then chop before sautéing with the butter in this recipe. If you boil them, you can use some of the water in place of the chicken stock.
Sophie says
Thank you so much for this recipe. My husband loved the lobster bisque, he even licked the bowl lol. I didn’t use chicken broth though. When I shell my shrimp I keep the shells in the freezer. So I boiled them and I think it gave the bisque a good flavour. Thanks again 👍
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Ramona Cruz-Peters says
That is the best compliment, thank you!! I bet it was delicious with your homemade shrimp stock! I’ll have to keep that in mind and save my shells in the future.
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Tiffany says
I made this for the first time tonight as I was looking at different recipes, I found yours and so glad I did. I never write reviews but I have to tell you this so was delicious!! I used 5 lobsters that were leftover from a lobster party. I followed someone else’s recommendations and used 2 cups of heavy cream instead of the milk. I then added a 1/4 of lobster juice, and then added the water to make an even cup. I skipped out on shallots because I didn’t have any but it was still delicious!This was so easy to make and tastes like it was from a restaurant. Thank you!!!!
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Ramona Cruz-Peters says
I’m so glad you like it! Thanks for sharing the modifications you made and how they worked for you!
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