Description
3-minute Instant Pot Shrimp Scampi with angel hair pasta, cooked in a fragrant shallot-broth, topped with capers and fresh parsley!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 whole shallots, minced
- 1/4 cup white grape juice
- 2 lb peeled shrimp
- 12 oz angel hair pasta, broken in half
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 whole fresh lemon
- 1 pinch sea salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp capers (optional)
- parmesan cheese, for garnishing
Instructions
- Sauté: Turn the instant pot on sauté mode. Melt butter, add oil, garlic and shallots. Sauté for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
- Reduce: Add white grape juice and cook until reduced (3 mins).
- Coat: Add shrimp, season with salt, pepper and pepper flakes. Sprinkle with fresh lemon and continue to sauté until shrimp is well coated.
- Prepare Pasta: Remove shrimp from pot and add in chicken stock and pasta. Separate the pasta the best you can.
- Pressure Cook: Top with shrimp and cover the pot. Cancel sauté mode and turn the instant pot on high for 3-minutes.
- Finish: When time is up quickly release all pressure. Open the instant pot, add capers (optional) and stir. Season with fresh parsley and serve with fresh parmigiana cheese.
Notes
Separate the uncooked pasta carefully to avoid sticking. For a different approach, you can leave the shrimp on the bottom of the pot to reduce the chance of pasta sticking.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 626 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 665 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 72 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 62 g
- Cholesterol: 371 mg
Keywords: Instant Pot, Pasta, Seafood, Shrimp Scampi