Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
These creamy lobster mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort-food side dish. Buttery mashed potatoes are folded with tender lobster meat, garlic, and a Cajun cream sauce for a rich, indulgent flavor that feels like something from a steakhouse or fine seafood restaurant.
The ultimate in comfort food, these Red Lobster-inspired creamy lobster mashed potatoes are a classic go-to side dish for every special occasion.
Everyone loves these creamy lobster mashed potatoes and the recipe begins with an easy method for cooking potatoes in an Instant Pot.
It’s so easy to prepare and cook potatoes in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker. If you don’t have an Instant Pot, no worries, you can easily boil your potatoes on the stove top.
At the same time, we bake Red Lobster style lobster tails in our oven to add to the mashed potatoes after cooking.
Our recipe differs from Red Lobster’s version as we have topped ours with Cajun butter sauce instead of its usual beurre blanc sauce.
This is due to personal preference, since the creamy Cajun butter sauce adds some heat without being overpowering. It is also a little lighter since the sauce isn’t made mostly of pure butter. It’s a flavorful gravy that we really enjoy with these lobster mashed potatoes and on our creamy lobster baked potato.
We find it easy to prepare lobster mashed potatoes together with Red Lobster Salmon New Orleans with shrimp. The Cajun butter sauce is just perfect with both dishes at the same time!
Although, if serving the lobster mashed potatoes with another entree, you can choose to make it with Cajun butter sauce or use a beurre blanc sauce recipe.
If you’re a fan of Red Lobster, you’ll love these easy Copycat Recipes! Plus, you can check out this post about what to do with lobster for more of our recipes and ideas.
Content in this Post
- What are lobster mashed potatoes?
- Ingredients in Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
- Optional Ingredient Variations
- Equipment Needed for Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
- How To Make Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
- STEP 1 – Peel and Cut the Potatoes
- STEP 2 – Add Water and Salt
- STEP 3 – Pressure Cook
- STEP 4 – Cook the Cajun Butter Sauce
- STEP 5 – Complete the Mashed Potatoes
- STEP 6 – Complete the Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
- What to Serve With Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
- More Red Lobster Copycat Recipes
- More Easy Potato Dishes
- Storage Tips For Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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What are lobster mashed potatoes?
Lobster mashed potatoes are a rich mashed potato dish mixed with tender lobster meat, butter, cream, and often garlic or cheese.
It is commonly served with a butter garlic sauce, or beurre blanc, or other sauces including our spicy Cajun butter sauce.
Ingredients in Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
- Lobster — we use lobster meat from our lobster tails recipe,
- Potatoes — washed and peeled, red, white or yellow potatoes. Cut them into quarters or chop them down a little more if they are really large.
- Sour Cream — our preference is full fat sour cream, not low fat or light. Alternatively, you can use Turkish labneh (thick with similar taste to cream cheese) or plain Greek yogurt, store bought or from homemade Instant Pot yogurt.
- Milk — we use homogenized (whole) milk, for a creamier texture.
- Cream Cheese — full fat regular Philadelphia cream cheese is recommended to make this lobster mash extra creamy.
- Butter — salted or unsalted, you might need to add more salt if using unsalted.
- Salt — Himalayan, ground
- Cajun Butter Sauce
- Butter — salted or unsalted.
- Honey — liquid honey is preferred.
- Flour — all purpose.
- Milk — use homogenized (whole) milk for a creamy taste.
- Cajun Seasoning — use our recipe or store bought.
Optional Ingredient Variations
Go ahead and add some fresh sprigs of dill into the water with the potatoes in the first step. Leave the dill sprigs whole or snip them into smaller pieces to impart more flavor.
After cooking, mash the dill together with the potatoes. Dill mashed potatoes are excellent with all your favorite dishes, especially curries and stews!
You can also add garlic clove minced, sliced or whole to the water in the first step, for garlic dill mashed potatoes or add only garlic for garlic mashed potatoes.
Equipment Needed for Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
We typically make this in a 6 quart Instant Pot. You can scale the recipe up or down for an 8 quart or 3 quart Instant Pot.
If you don’t have an Instant Pot, that’s ok. Just use a large pot on the stove top to boil the potatoes.
A hand held potato masher is recommended to easily mash the potatoes after cooking.
How To Make Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
You will love that these lobster mashed potatoes are so creamy and rich, and that they can’t be made any easier than this simple process in a pressure cooker.
It’s relieving to know that you won’t need to watch over the pot of potatoes to make sure they don’t boil over, like when in a pot on the stove top. If that’s ever happened to you, you know that it’s not fun to clean up that messy spill!
Well gone are those days – when you use your Instant Pot with it’s secure fitting lid and no baby-sitting necessary. Just set it and go about your other tasks while it’s on.
Until it beeps, you can focus on making a salad, chopping some vegetables or preparing any other food you need.
STEP 1 – Peel and Cut the Potatoes
Peel the potatoes and cut them in quarters. Place them in the 6 quart Instant Pot.
STEP 2 – Add Water and Salt
Add enough water to barely cover the potatoes (about 4 cups) and add the salt.
STEP 3 – Pressure Cook
Secure the lid on the Instant Pot and pressure cook for 8 minutes on HIGH pressure, normal temperature.
STEP 4 – Cook the Cajun Butter Sauce
Heat butter and honey in a small sauce pan. Add the flour and whisk until the flour is dissolved and there are no lumps. Then add in the Cajun seasoning, lemon juice and milk. Stir while bringing to a boil. Let simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Add in the lobster pieces and let simmer an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
STEP 5 – Complete the Mashed Potatoes
When the pressure is released on the Instant Pot, and it is safe to do so, carefully open the lid and drain the water. Add butter, milk, yogurt, cream cheese, then use a potato masher to mash the potatoes while mixing the ingredients.
STEP 6 – Complete the Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
Give it a good stir for a creamy texture then transfer the mashed potatoes to a serving bowl. Pour over the Cajun butter sauce and lobster and serve while warm.
What to Serve With Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
These Instant Pot mashed potatoes are excellent with so many types of dishes.
It is perfect side dish for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holiday meals that feature turkey, ham or roast beef, among other main courses.
You can serve this alongside any meat like steak or Instant Pot ribs, or with fish.
Some more Red Lobster inspired menus:
More Red Lobster Copycat Recipes
Red Lobster Style Appetizers:
- Crabby Cheese Fries
- Red Lobster Style Crab Pita Pizza
- Red Lobster Crab Queso Dip
- Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
- Escargot in Mushroom Caps
- Red Lobster Parmesan Crab Dip
- Lobster Artichoke Dip
Red Lobster Mains:
- Red Lobster Crab Alfredo Linguini
- Pappardelle With Lobster
- Red Lobster Shrimp Scampi
- Red Lobster Maple Glazed Salmon
- Red Lobster Salmon New Orleans With Shrimp
- Red Lobster Lobster Tails
Red Lobster Side Dishes:
- Red Lobster Lobster Mac and Cheese
- Red Lobster Wild Rice Pilaf
- Bacon Mac and Cheese
- Red Lobster Green Beans
- Brussel Sprouts
- Roasted Asparagus
More Easy Potato Dishes
- Roasted Potatoes
- Doner Kebab Poutine
- Crabby Cheesy Fries
- Doner Kebab Breakfast Skillet
- Creamy Lobster Baked Potatoes
- Dill Potatoes
Storage Tips For Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
Keep your cooked mashed potatoes in the fridge for up to four days, however best consumed within two or three days. You can reheat them in an oven in an oven safe dish. Or you can put into a bowl and microwave for 45 seconds or so.
After reheating, you can add a tablespoon or more of milk (depending on the amount of potatoes), and an extra pat or so of butter, to stir in with the potatoes to make them creamy again. The mashed potatoes tend to dry out in the fridge.
With the extra addition of some milk and butter you will think they’re made fresh again.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What kind of potatoes are best for mashed potatoes?
Should the lobster be cooked first?
What herbs go well with lobster mashed potatoes?
Can I add cheese to lobster mashed potatoes?
How long do lobster mashed potatoes last in the fridge?
How do you keep mashed potatoes creamy?
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Red Lobster Creamy Lobster Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
Cajun Butter Sauce
- ½ Cup Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Honey
- 1 Tablespoon Flour, All purpose
- 1 Cup Milk, Whole milk
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice, Freshly squeezed
- 1 Tablespoon Cajun Seasoning, See below recipe
- ½ Cup Lobster Tails, Cooked (baked) and chopped
Red Lobster Cajun Seasoning (makes 3 tablespoons)
- 2 Teaspoons Cayenne
- 1 Teaspoon Salt, Himalayan
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper, Freshly ground
- 1 Teaspoon Paprika
- 1 Teaspoon Cumin
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Dried Thyme
- ½ Teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 Teaspoon Dry Mustard, Optional
Instructions
- Place quartered potatoes into Instant Pot. If large potatoes, you may need to chop them down a little more.
- Add 4 cups water or enough to barely cover the tops of the potatoes, and add the salt.
- Close the lid and set to sealing. Set Instant Pot to High Pressure for 8 minutes. Quick Release when complete.
- While the potatoes are cooking, start preparing the lobster sauce by heating the butter in a small sauce pan.
- When the butter is melted, add the honey. Then add the flour and whisk until the flour is dissolved and there are no lumps.
- Add in the Cajun seasoning, lemon juice and milk. Stir while bringing to a boil. Let simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Add in the lobster pieces and let simmer an additional 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
- When the pressure is released on the Instant Pot, and it is safe to do so, carefully open the lid and drain the water. Add butter, milk, yogurt, cream cheese, then use a potato masher to mash the potatoes while mixing the ingredients.
- Give it a good stir for a creamy texture. You can add a little more milk or cream cheese at this stage, if necessary.
- Transfer the creamy lobster mashed potatoes to a serving bowl. Ladle some Cajun butter sauce, garnish with fresh chives and serve immediately. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Note
This recipe is provided for informational purposes only. The above nutritional values are estimates and should only be used as a guide. Please use proper food safety practices, always use a food thermometer to ensure safe cooking temperature, and consult a professional if you have dietary restrictions or allergies.
