A CREAMY GOODNESS ADDITION TO YOUR XMAS DINNER/OLD SCHOOL CREAMY LOBSTER 🦞 RISOTTO/VLOGMAS DAY 20

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

lobster

🥗Healthier: shrimp

💰Cheaper: crab meat

Shrimp is more affordable and still provides seafood flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana padano is a less expensive cheese with similar flavor.

Heat shrimp stock in a saucepan until hot; keep warm.

Chop lobster meat into pieces, keeping some larger pieces for garnish.

In a large skillet, sauté chopped shallots over medium heat until softened, about 1 minute; do not let them color.

Add arborio rice to the skillet with shallots; stir to combine and heat for a minute.

Pour in 1 cup of hot shrimp stock; cook until absorbed, stirring continuously.

Once absorbed, add another cup of hot shrimp stock; repeat until all stock is absorbed, about four increments total.

Stir in chopped lobster meat and mascarpone cheese; mix until heated through and creamy.

Add fresh ground parmesan cheese; stir until melted and creamy.

Season with salt to taste; garnish with larger pieces of lobster and fresh parsley before serving.

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