Air Fried Lobster Tails Recipe (Fast & Easy)

cooked lobster tails on white plate with green beans in background

Air Fried Lobster Tails Recipe (Fast & Easy)

This easy and delicious lobster tail recipe is topped with a yummy garlic butter sauce and air fried to perfection. It’s such a quick and easy recipe.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer lobster tails, lobster tail recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 13

Servings people

Calories 109kcal

Author Tanya

Equipment

Ingredients

2 6oz lobster tails
2 Tablespoon unsalted butter melted
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chopped chives
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Instructions

Prepare butter mixture by combining butter, garlic, salt, chives and lemon juice.
Butterfly lobster tails by cutting through the shell, removing the meat and resting it on top of the shell.
Place in Air Fryer basket and spred butter over top of lobster meat. Close Air Fryer basket and cook on 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 4 minutes.
Open Air fryer basket and and spread more butter on top, cook for an additional 2-4 minutes until done.

Notes

Cook time will depend on the size of your lobster tails. 6-8 minutes total should work for most lobster tails.
You can make as many lobster tails that will fit in your air fryer basket.
For the oven, you will want to preheat your oven to broil and cook lobster tails on baking sheet for about 5-10 minutes.

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