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    Home » Fish and Seafood Recipes

    Baked Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter

    Published: Dec 27, 2022 · Modified: Aug 2, 2023 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 42 Comments

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    Baked Lobster tails with garlic butter are a classic and luxurious dish that can be served as the main course for a special occasion or as part of a larger seafood feast.

    Baked lobster tails coated in garlic butter sauce on a wooden cutting board.

    Oh yah, I loved that Garlic Butter Salmon recipe so much I decided to try it out with lobster tails.

    If you love lobster recipes check out Smoked Lobster Tails, Ina Garten's Lobster Mac and Cheese, How to Make Lobster Bisque, or Red Lobster's Shrimp Scampi.

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    • Why You'll Love This Recipe
    • Ingredients for Lobster Tails
    • How to Cook Baked Lobster Tails 
    • What to serve with Lobster Tails
    • Recipe FAQs
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    • Baked Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter

    Why You'll Love This Recipe

    It takes less than 20 minutes to get the perfect, juiciest, and flavorful lobster tail right out of the oven. 

    Lobster tails is one of those elegant dishes I like to make whenever lobster is on sale or for a special occasion such as New Year's Eve. I like to think of them as a treat because lobster is expensive but it is so damn good. Baked lobster tails is a special dish you can make for your loved one. Believe me, they will be super impressed once you bring out the lobster tails. 

    Lobster is a tricky meat to get correct because if you don’t cook it properly or long enough the meat can get rubbery. Rubbery or hard to chew food is no bueno. Lobster tails are great dipped in garlic butter and served with some Garlic Cheddar Biscuits just at like Red Lobster. 

    I live in the Midwest so it is hard for me to get fresh lobster tails here. The lobster tails come frozen all the time so I just defrost them before I am ready to cook. There is nothing wrong with frozen seafood. They are just frozen at their freshest state so they can be shipped off to other parts of the US. 

    Ingredients for Lobster Tails

    Ingredients needed for baked lobster tails.
    • Lobster tails  - the smaller sized ones (larger lobster tails will take longer to cook
    • Chopped fresh garlic can take some time to chop so I often always use the freshly minced garlic that comes already made in a jar. 
    • ¼ c. grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
    • Lemon - Is a citrus juice made from squeezing fresh lemons. It is commonly used as a flavoring agent in cooking, baking, and beverages. Bottled lemon juice is also ok to use. 
    • Italian seasoning - Is a popular blend of herbs and spices that typically includes a mix of dried basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, and sometimes garlic powder or dried red pepper flakes.
    • Melted butter - is the most commonly used type of butter in baking, as it allows for more control over the amount of salt in the recipe.
    • See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

    How to Cook Baked Lobster Tails 

    Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a medium bowl, mix together garlic, Parmesan, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, and melted butter and season with salt.

    Garlic butter ingredients in a small bowl.

    Step 2: Using sharp scissors, cut the clear skin off the lobster and brush the lobster tails with the garlic butter seasoning.

    Prepared lobster tails with top skin removed.

    Step 3: Place the lobster tails on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake the lobster tails for  12 to 15 minutes. The lobster meat inside will be firm and opaque. Internal temperature should read 140 to 145 degrees.

    Lobster tails brushed with butter on a baking sheet.

    What to serve with Lobster Tails

    There are many options for what to serve with lobster tails, depending on your personal preferences and the overall theme of your meal. Some ideas for sides to serve with lobster tails include.

    Looking for some tasty Summer side dishes to serve with lobster tails? Try these out.

    Pasta Salads: Italian Pasta Salad, Mexican Macaroni Salad, BLT Pasta Salad, Shrimp and Pea Orzo Salad

    Crock Pot Sides: Crock Pot Mac and Cheese, Slow Cooker Calico Beans 

    Cold Salads: Berry Cheesecake Salad and Aunt Carol’s Potato Salad 

    Recipe FAQs

    How long does it take lobster to cook in the oven?

    For smaller lobster tails it take anywhere from 12 - 15 minutes. Larger size lobster tails that vary in size will lake 20 - 30 minutes.

    How to tell when a lobster is done?

    The lobster tail will turn a bright reddish pink color and the meat in the lobster tail will no longer be opaque, it will be white. If you are boiling lobster tails they will float to the top when they are done cooking.

    More Great Recipes to Try:

    • Chewy No-Bake Granola Bars with Coconut Oil
    • Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole
    • Turkey, Corn, and Black Bean Chili
    • Freezer Breakfast Sandwiches (Sheet Pan Eggs)

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    Baked Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter


    ★★★★★

    4.8 from 9 reviews

    • Author: Jenna
    • Prep Time: 10 min
    • Cook Time: 15 min
    • Total Time: 15 min
    • Yield: 2 1x
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    Description

    Baked lobster tails - luscious lobster tails coated in garlic, butter, and parmesan cheese and then baked in the oven. This will be your new favorite lobster recipe!


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    Ingredients

    • 2 lobster tails (5oz) 
    • 5 cloves garlic, minced
    • ¼ c. grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
    • Juice of 1 lemon
    • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
    • 4 tbsp. melted butter

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a medium bowl, mix together garlic, Parmesan, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, and melted butter and season with salt.
    2. Using sharp scissors, cut the clear skin off the lobster and brush the lobster tails with the garlic butter seasoning.
    3. Place the lobster tails on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake the lobster tails for  12 to 15 minutes. The lobster meat inside will be firm and opaque. Internal temperature should read 140 to 145 degrees.
    4. Serving size: 1 lobster tail. 

    Notes

    My WW Personal Points: 8 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in)

     

    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: American

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1
    • Calories: 515
    • Sugar: 1g
    • Sodium: 581mg
    • Fat: 36
    • Saturated Fat: 14g
    • Unsaturated Fat: 7g
    • Carbohydrates: 17g
    • Fiber: 1g
    • Protein: 34g

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    Comments

    1. Lois says

      February 24, 2023 at 12:46 pm

      A 10/10 for us. The second time I’ve baked them this way and we love it. The men say better than Red Lobster.
      The only thing I do differently is a tip I got from our meat/deli man. I wrap them in foil for the first 15 minutes then unwrap the top and broil for 2 more minutes.
      Yum.

      ★★★★★

    2. Jenna says

      January 07, 2022 at 7:41 am

      If you watch the video it shows you how I do that.

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