This delicious and simple instant pot shrimp scampi recipe takes minutes to make and can be served over pasta or rice for a quick and tasty dinner.
Do you feel like you’re running out of recipes you can make with your Instant Pot? You’re in luck. This amazing shrimp recipe is something that you’re going to absolutely love to make in your Instant Pot.
This shrimp scampi pressure cooker recipe is so simple to make and is great for those nights when you’re running behind. It’s also a great recipe to make when you’re looking to create a romantic dinner for your spouse.
If you love shrimp scampi but have been intimidated by making it at home, you’re going to love this recipe. It’s so easy to make and takes literally less than 15 minutes to prepare.
In fact, if you’ve got the ingredients on hand, you can make this dish faster than you could call in an order to your favorite seafood restaurant. Best of all, you’ll pay a lot less.
This shrimp scampi instant pot recipe uses simple ingredients that can be found in any grocery store. If you’re looking to branch out and try new recipes, this is a great one to try.
Whether you’re looking for a fresh-tasting seafood recipe to enjoy in the middle of winter or a quick supper on a hot summer’s night, this recipe is going to be a winner.
Pair this shrimp scampi with a side salad and crusty French bread to soak up all that yummy sauce. Don’t forget a glass of white wine to complete the meal.
You can find a printable version of the recipe at the bottom of the post.
Instant Pot Shrimp Scampi Ingredients
- 2 lb shrimp
- 2 Tablespoon oil
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup white wine, optional
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 lb pasta or 3 cups cooked rice*
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, optional
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Parsley, optional garnish
How to Make Instant Pot Shrimp Scampi
Place the oil and butter in the Instant Pot. Set to Saute.
When the butter is melted, add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the white wine and chicken stock to deglaze the pot, and stir up any browned bits.
Turn off the Sautee setting and add the shrimp and cover.
Set to meat/stew for 1 minute and natural release for 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked pasta or rice and add the lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
*To cook rice in your instant pot, use 2 cups of rice and 3 cups of water. Use the rice button on Instant Pot and do a 10-minute natural pressure release.
*To cook pasta in your instant pot, use 2 cups of pasta to 3 cups of water. Use the soup button and cook 8 minutes, quick release.
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Instant Pot Shrimp Scampi
This delicious and simple instant pot shrimp scampi recipe takes minutes to make and can be served over pasta or rice for a quick and tasty dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 lb shrimp
- 2 Tablespoon oil
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup white wine, optional
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 lb pasta or 3 cups cooked rice*
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, optional
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Parsley, optional garnish
Instructions
- Place the oil and butter in the Instant Pot. Set to Sautee.
- When the butter is melted, add the garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the white wine and chicken stock to deglaze the pot, and stir up any browned bits.
- Turn off the Sautee setting and add the shrimp and cover.
- Set to meat/stew for 1 minute and natural release for 5 minutes. Stir in the cooked pasta or rice and add the lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
*To cook rice in your instant pot, use 2 cups of rice and 3 cups of water. Use the rice button on Instant Pot and do a 10-minute natural pressure release.
*To cook pasta in your instant pot, use 2 cups of pasta to 3 cups of water. Use the soup button and cook 8 minutes, quick release.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 755
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by a third party and intended to serve as an estimate only. The accuracy of nutritional information is not guaranteed.
It is amazing how you can make so many things in an Instant Pot!!!! We love Shrimp Scampi, so we are SO trying this!
My husband and I can’t agree on whether this is better with rice or pasta, but we do agree the shrimp is awesome!
Absolutely yes!
It’s nice to try recipes on pasta that I haven’t experimented with yet, and this one deserves a lot!
Thank you
Yes, make sure it is frozen because I did not and my shrimp came out overcooked and tough. Ugh very disappointing. Next time I will definitely try frozen. The sauce was great!!
I have a question ! Cooked frozen shrimp or raw??
Raw frozen shrimp
Thank you! Trying it tonight! 😋
This was amazing. My first time doing it. I love garlic so I used a lot but kept everything else the same. This will be in my rotation from now on. Thank you so much. Oh and we ate it with the tricolor round pasta noodles from Costco. Mahalo for the recipe!
So glad that you enjoyed it!
One minute? Cooking time 1 minute? I’m reading that you use frozen shell on raw shrimp and cook it on the meat/stew setting for just 1 minute and then a natural release for 5 minutes. Surely that can’t be correct! Help! I don’t want to waste 2 pounds of shrimp!
Hi Marsha! For this recipe use peeled frozen raw shrimp and yes, just 1 minute cook time as the IP cooks the shrimp super quickly. Enjoy!
I have frozen unpeeled shrimp. Can I use it for this recipe?
Hi Olga! I have only used frozen peeled shrimp but I don’t think it should be an issue.
Tried this tonight…. since it was just me, I cut the recipe in half….. it was phenomenal, and so easy to make. Thank you.
So happy that you enjoyed it Mary!!