LANGOSTINO LOBSTER ARTICHOKE AND SEAFOOD DIP RECIPES

Steps:

• Soften cream cheese at room temperature or in microwave for 30 seconds. Cream cheese should be soft and able to be easily mixed by hand.
• In saute pan, heat butter over medium high heat.
• Add lobster meat and crab meat and cook 2-3 minutes until meat is slightly firm to the touch.
• Add artichoke, combine, stirring gently.
• Remove from heat and add cream cheese. Add Parmesan cheese.
• Mix cream cheese, lobster/artichoke mixture, and Parmesan well until it is completely incorporated.
• Stir in sour cream. If serving immediately, place dip in oven proof dish, sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese and goat cheese.
• Place under broiler on medium heat until top browns. Remember to leave oven door open and watch dip closely, as it will brown quickly. If saving for later, place dip in refrigerator and cover until needed.
• To serve, place dip in oven or.
• microwave proof dish and microwave for 1-2 minutes until warm. Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese and goat cheese.
• Repeat broiler step #5 above.Garnish with diced tomato.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted and oiled water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; saute bacon, onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes in hot oil until onion is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir white wine into bacon mixture; cook and stir until wine is absorbed, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Stir shrimp and langostino lobster into bacon mixture; saute until shrimp and langostino are pink, about 2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir cooked linguine into shrimp mixture. Stir peas, pesto sauce, and half-and-half into shrimp-linguine mixture; cook and stir until linguine absorbs the liquid, 5 to 10 minutes. Top servings with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.