Here’s the blueprint: a hearty soup made with water, dry white wine, fish stock, lobster meat, butter, onions, carrots, celery, garlic, flour, cognac, tomatoes, paprika, thyme, red pepper and heavy cream. Note to self: This is not a diet meal.

Total calories: 325 for a 12-ounce bowl. Fat grams: 25. Carbs: 19 grams. Dietary fiber: 1 gram. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price: $6.99.

That’s a lot of coin and calories for a soup. And that’s not even counting Red Lobster’s famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits, which you’re bound to dunk in the bisque.

Usually bisques are silky-smooth soups made with pureed seafood and cream. But not at Red Lobster. Red Lobster asked its customers what they’d like in their bisque. The answer came back loud and clear: More lobster meat that you can see and feel in your mouth.

The customer is always right. Red Lobster’s bisque is on the chunky side, with bits of Maine lobster and langostino lobster meat in every spoonful.

Red Lobster’s bisque is pretty in pink. The color comes from the lobster meat and paprika. Fun fact to know and tell: Lobsters come in lots of colors — blue, yellow, green, brown, orange — but not red. But every color of lobster turns red when you cook it. You would, too.

And don’t blame the lobster for all the calories and fat. By themselves, lobsters have only 96 calories and 2 grams of fat per serving. It’s the cream and other stuff you add to make a bisque that pack on the fat and calories.

Lobster Bisque is part of Red Lobster’s annual celebration of all things lobster, called Lobsterfest, which continues through the middle of April. The king dish is called the Lobster Lover’s Dream, which features a rock lobster tail and a Maine lobster tail, accompanied by shrimp, lobster and langostino pasta in a creamy alfredo sauce. Plus a side dish — I picked mashed potatoes (I know, odd). Price tag: $27.99.

This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page B2.