Lobster Grilled Cheese
Grilled cheese will never seem the same after you try this lobster grilled cheese sandwich recipe made with creamy Brie!
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🔎 A quick look at this recipe
- What It Is: A rich, elegant seafood appetizer or light dinner that pairs lobster meat with creamy Brie cheese on toasted Italian bread.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Servings: 6
- Calories: 200
- Cooking Method: Oven
- Good For: A dinner party appetizer or alongside a salad for a light lunch or dinner.
⭐️ Why this recipe works
There’s nothing that warms my hungry little heart quite like a good old grilled cheese sandwich. I do love the classic, made with buttered bread and American cheese, but I also like to push those grilled cheese boundaries, which has taken me everywhere from macaroni and cheese grilled cheese sandwiches to grilled cheese croutons.
But this open-faced lobster sandwich covered in melty Brie cheese? I may have finally found the pinnacle of grilled cheese sandwich heaven.
I know, this recipe doesn’t include technically grilling the cheese…it melts in the oven… but I figure warm and wonderful melty cheese? Close enough.
This is a dramatic first course for a dinner party, and a lovely, brighten-up-your-weekday dinner with a salad on the side if you are just feeling like kicking things up a notch on a Tuesday night.
And personally, I am ALWAYS game for kicking things up a notch, especially if it means I get away with serving grilled cheese for supper.
And if the prospect of tucking into one of these isn’t glorious enough, it’s also ridiculously easy to make!
🦞 Ingredients you need
📝 Ingredient notes
- Lobster: You need about 1 1/2 cups of cooked lobster meat for this recipe, which you can get by buying cooked lobster meat (look in the frozen seafood section of your grocery store) or by cooking up and shelling one lobster.
- Brie Cheese: Look for this creamy cheese in the fancy cheese section of your grocery store.
- Bread: Either Italian or French bread will work for this recipe.
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See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.
👩🏻🍳 How to make this recipe
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 425.
STEP 2: Line a cookie sheet with foil.
STEP 3: Now take a loaf of French or Italian bread and slice it on the diagonal into 1/2 inch slices. Six slices is just about right for one lobster’s worth of meat.
Now spread the bread with a little bit of grainy mustard, which is going to give your sandwich just the right amount of zing.
STEP 4: Top it with a slice or two of Brie cheese. We leave the rind on but you can cut it off if you like.
STEP 5: Pop the sandwiches onto a foil-lined cookie sheet and into the oven, just long enough so that the cheese melts gloriously over the lobster, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Recipe FAQs
Absolutely. Cooked lobster tails are an easy option and often easier to find than whole lobsters. You’ll need about 1½ cups of cooked lobster meat.
Yes! Frozen cooked lobster meat works very well for this recipe. Just thaw it completely and pat it dry before using so the sandwiches don’t become watery.
No. The Brie rind is completely edible and melts nicely in the oven. If you prefer a smoother texture, you can trim it off before slicing.
f you’re not a Brie fan, try Camembert, Fontina, Havarti, Gruyère, or a mild white cheddar. Each melts beautifully and pairs well with lobster.
These sandwiches are best served fresh while the cheese is hot and melty. You can prep the ingredients a few hours ahead, then assemble and bake just before serving.
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What to serve with this recipe
We do love something crispy and crunchy with these melty cheese sandwiches…here are a few side dish ideas!
Other grilled cheese recipes we love!
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Lobster Grilled Cheese
Treat yourself to lobster grilled cheese made with creamy Brie. An elegant and easy option for dinner parties or light lunches.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: Serves 6 as a light first course or appetizer, or 2 for dinner with a salad on the side 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 lobster, steamed (which you can ask your supermarket to do for you), meat removed and torn into bite sized pieces, or 1 1/2 cup cooked lobster meat.
- 6 slices of Italian or French bread, cut from the loaf on the diagonal
- Grainy mustard
- 1/4 pound Brie cheese (and yes, you can leave the rind on)
- Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 and line a cookie sheet with foil.
- Spread the bread slices lightly with mustard.
- Divide lobster chunks among the bread slices, and top with cheese.
- Bake until cheese is melted, anywhere from 5-10 minutes. Watch it closely.
- Remove sandwiches to a platter with a spatula. Grind pepper on top and serve at once.
Notes
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- Lobster: You need about 1 1/2 cups of cooked lobster meat for this recipe, which you can get by buying cooked lobster meat (look in the frozen seafood section of your grocery store) or by cooking up and shelling one lobster.
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- Brie Cheese: Look for this creamy cheese in the fancy cheese section of your grocery store.
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- Bread: Either Italian or French bread will work for this
I think you said it best when you called this grilled cheese sandwich heaven!
And we all deserve a little heaven now and then!