Lew's Famous Lobster Pot Pie

What's better than chicken pot pie? Lobster Pot Pie!! Wonderful and comforting pot pie that all your family and friends will ask for again and again.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 587 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons butter
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 ½ cups chicken broth
• ½ cup diced onion
• ½ cup diced celery
• 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
• 1 (3 ounce) package dry crab boil (such as Zatarain's® Crab & Shrimp Boil)
• 5 small lobster tails
• 1 (15 ounce) package double crust ready-to-use pie crust (such as Pillsbury®)
• 1 ½ cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• ½ cup diced potato

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Bring water and crab boil bag to a boil in a large saucepan.

Step 3

Stir in lobster tails and boil until they turn bright red and the meat becomes opaque, 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 4

Drain and cool lobster tails. Remove shells, and dice lobster meat. Transfer to a bowl.

Step 5

Place a pie crust into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan and set aside.

Step 6

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat.

Step 7

Cook and stir onion and celery in butter until tender, 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 8

Stir flour into onion and celery mixture until vegetables are coated with flour.

Step 9

Combine chicken broth and milk in a bowl.

Step 10

Slowly stir broth and milk into onion, celery, and flour mixture until thickened.

Step 11

Stir seafood seasoning, garlic powder, and ground black pepper into thickened sauce.

Step 12

Mix thawed vegetables, diced potato, and cooked lobster meat into the sauce; simmer until potato is tender, about 8 minutes.

Step 13

Pour lobster filling into the prepared pie crust.

Step 14

Cover with remaining pie crust ,and seal by crimping the edges of the two crusts together.

Step 15

Cut an 'X' into top of pie crust with a sharp knife to allow steam to escape during baking.

Step 16

Bake pie in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

Step 17

Remove from oven and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes to allow sauce to thicken.