Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Pasta–a creamy sauce made with garlic, lemon and parmesan cheese encomapsses thin spaghetti and shrimp. This recipe is cooked in just a few minutes thanks to your electric pressure cooker.
Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Pasta
One really sad thing in my life is that my husband is allergic to shrimp. I feel like the only time that I can eat shrimp is at a restaurant and even then I feel a little guilty because he can’t have a bite of whatever I ordered. So believe it or not I’ve never made shrimp at home. Until yesterday. I decided to break my streak and make a creamy dreamy shrimp recipe at home. It was sooooo easy. Yes my husband had to eat cereal for dinner but I don’t think he was too sad because the rest of us were so happy. Plus we have some rockin’ cereals in our pantry.
This recipe is pretty simple to make. The pasta is made easy by pressure cooking it for 3 minutes…you don’t even have to drain off any water. Then the shrimp are stirred in and cooked very quickly using the saute function of your Instant Pot. We don’t pressure cook the shrimp because by the time the pot came to pressure and released pressure they would be way overcooked.
I ended up using thin whole wheat spaghetti noodles and they worked perfectly. You can’t even tell that they are whole wheat.
I hope you get to try this recipe soon at your house! Hopefully nobody is allergic to shellfish where you live.
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Pasta I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.
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Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Parmesan Shrimp Pasta
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Prep Time: 20 minutes -
Cook Time: 3 minutes
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Total Time: 23 minutes
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Yield: 8 servings -
Category: Pasta -
Method: Instant Pot -
Cuisine: Seafood
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A creamy sauce made with garlic, lemon and parmesan cheese encomapsses thin spaghetti and shrimp. This recipe is cooked in just a few minutes thanks to your electric pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1 lb (16 oz) thin spaghetti (whole wheat or white)
- 1 lb (16 oz) raw deveined, peeled jumbo shrimp
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups half and half or heavy cream, warmed
- 6 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Zest from one lemon
- 2 cups grated/shredded parmesan cheese
- 8 oz fresh spinach
Instructions
- Turn your Instant Pot to the saute setting. When it says HOT on the display add in the butter and let it melt. Swirl it around. Add in the garlic cloves and saute for 30 seconds. Add in the chicken broth. Break up the spaghetti to fit into the pot. Add in the spaghetti. It will mostly be submerged in the broth.
- Cover the pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to “sealing.” Set the manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes (high pressure). When the time is up move the valve to “venting.” Open the pot.
- Turn the pot to the saute setting. Add in the shrimp, salt, pepper, half and half, lemon juice, lemon zest, parmesan cheese and spinach. Stir. Cook until the shrimp are pink and spinach is wilted. If shrimp are not frozen this will only take 2-3 minutes.
- Season to taste. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*.
You can use frozen or thawed shrimp. The frozen shrimp will take a bit more time to turn pink. Make sure the shrimp are deveined and peeled.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe
- Calories: 412
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 930 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Protein: 30 g
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I followed the recipe and it turned out great and my kids loved it. Preparing shrimp took a bit longer but rest was easy to follow. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
This was awesome! I followed the recipe as it was written and I did not have to add any extra liquid.
Is this possibly like shrimp alfredo, which I love!
Curious as to why you leave the tails on the shrimp and then wind it with the noodles as if preparing to eat them together (?), surely you do not eat the tails (?) or do you ?
Can you use cooked shrimp?
yes
Was planning to make for a holiday party. Does this reheat well if I make a few hours in advance?
No, that wouldn’t be a good choice because of the pasta and the shrimp. Both are better moments after they are cooked.
Are there any substitutes for shrimp? I’m allergic 😭
You could cook cut up bites of chicken in with the pasta.
Pretty damn tasty! I used 6 quart Fagor Lux
★★★★★
I have a Duo60 6Qt 7in1. On step 2 it said to cook the pasta for 3mins yet my pasta burned. I had to think fast to cook on the top stove due to guest coming over. What do Yu recommend the time setting to not burn the pasta? I love the recipe.
I wonder if you’d have better results if you added in another 1/2 cup of broth? The burn signal is usually from not enough liquid.
Agree, maybe add a bit more water/liquid next time
Delicious. We Loved it.
Used 8 qt. Duo 7 in 1
Followed receipe exactly but needed some more broth & half & half.
★★★★★
Good! Glad it worked 🙂
What do you recommend as a substitute for the chicken broth? Have a family member allergic to poultry. Thanks!
Any other broth or bouillon would work.
I’m getting ready to try this recipe for dinner tonight. Sounds awesome. Have you used fresh pasta? if so, does that alter the pressure cooking time from the 3 minutes?
thanks
Oh gosh I don’t know! I’ve never used fresh pasta before. I bet it would take less time.
If someone is allergic to dairy, what, if possible, would be a good substitution for the half and half? Thank you.
hmmm, maybe coconut milk or another milk that is dairy free.
Totally awesome. One of the best pasta dishes I have ever made. rave reviews from my guest.
★★★★★
How awesome! I’m glad you like it Kathy!
Wonderful! I never have half and half on hand so I used 4 oz cream cheese with skim milk, warmed. It’s the first time spaghetti noodles weren’t all clumpy. When I’ve tried marinara spaghetti that is what usually happens. Thanks!
★★★★★
Yum, yum. This was the first recipe I made with the instant Pot and absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Will definitely make again.
Hurrah! So glad you are using your Instant Pot. You will love it!
Can you put the half & half in the IP with frozen shrimp and cook it all at once? Spinach and Parmesan addeded at the end.
The half and half would curdle if it was pressure cooked. 🙁
Had a friend over for lunch & she was my ‘guinea pig’ as this was my first attempt at this recipe, although I could tell it would turn out good just by reading the recipe. This was quick & easy, & oh so AWESOME.\!!! We enjoyed it on my deck overlooking the Bay, we felt like we were at a fancy resort enjoying good food! Thank you. A definite 5 star dish.
★★★★★
Sounds like a perfect day!
Was wondering if you ever tried gluten free pasta in the instant pot.
I have not and am not familiar with it at all. I’m sorry I’m not more helpful on this topic!
I have substituted G/F pasta in many recipes with no ill-effects. Sometimes it requires a little more cooking but otherwise, it is just the same.
Hi Judy, how long would you adjust the time for GF spaghetti?
Very tasty. Made the recipe exactly as written, and it was very good! I had an orange bell pepper and a few mushrooms in the fridge, so I sauteed them for anyone who wanted to add them to the dish (husband doesn’t care for mushrooms, so I made them as an accompaniment) Very rich and something I may not make very often, but it was easy and flavorful.
★★★★
That sounds really good Vicki. I’m glad you liked it!
I was thinking about this but am confused about instruction #3. Do I remove the spaghetti and then add shrimp and spinach or do I add the shrimp and spinach to the pot and saute?
Keep the spaghetti in there. Add in the shrimp and the spinach. The saute button will keep things cooking so the shrimp can heat up and turn pink. Sorry for the confusion.
Looks good. Can this be done without instant pot?
You could totally make this on the stove top. Boil the noodles like you’re making spaghetti. In a pan saute the garlic in the butter. Add in the cooked noodles. Stir in the 1 lb (16 oz) raw deveined, peeled jumbo shrimp
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 cups half and half or heavy cream, warmed
6 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Zest from one lemon
2 cups grated/shredded parmesan cheese
Cook until shrimp are pink then add in the spinach and cook until it is wilted.
Is the chicken broth not needed, then, if cooking on the stove top?
that’s right. it’s not needed.