Lobster Giouvetsi

lobster

🥗Healthier: shrimp

💰Cheaper: crab

Shrimp offers a similar texture and flavor at a lower cost.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta provides creaminess with fewer calories.

white wine

🥗Healthier: chicken broth

💰Cheaper: water with lemon juice

Chicken broth maintains flavor without alcohol.

orzo pasta

🥗Healthier: whole wheat orzo

💰Cheaper: rice

Whole wheat offers more fiber; rice is often less expensive.

Heat olive oil in a skillet.

Add minced garlic and chopped onion, cooking for 2 minutes.

Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.

Add the lobster shells and cook for half a minute.

Strain the liquid from the lobster shells.

Add more olive oil to the skillet and cook for 1 minute on each side of the lobster.

Add garlic and orzo, cooking for 1 minute slowly.

Add stock and season with salt and pepper.

Add the lobster back into the skillet and cook for 15 minutes.

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