Seafood can also be successfully cooked using an Instant Pot: you’ll get a juicy and mouthwatering dish with few ingredients in only 5 minutes!
You can taste this Instant Pot garlic butter shrimp alone as an appetizer or you can use them to enrich your favorite pasta or rice dishes.
Seafood is healthy, low carb and low calories, so that you can taste it whenever you want, even if you are on a diet.
For this shrimp recipe we use only the saute option. No need to pressure cook the shrimp this time.
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Can I use oil?
Sure. Feel free to use 1 tablespoon olive oil instead of butter.
Instant Pot Shrimp Recipes
Instant Pot Garlic Shrimp
A great and healthy shrimp recipe for busy workdays…
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb shrimp already cleaned
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lemon sliced
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoon paprika
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Put butter and garlic in the Instant Pot and select “Sauté”.
- When butter melts, add shrimp, lemon slices, paprika and salt.
- Mix well to let the flavors spread and saute for 4 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy 🙂
Nutrition
Calories: 133kcal Carbohydrates: 4g Protein: 24g Fat: 2g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 287mg Sodium: 894mg Potassium: 160mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 1g Vitamin A: 102IU Vitamin C: 23mg Calcium: 190mg Iron: 3mg
Notes
Shrimp are ready when they soft turn pink. Make sure you don't overcook them.
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FYI - this worked out great in a normal frying pan, too (the Instant Pot was steaming veggies). Thanks!
That's great to hear, glad you liked the recipe and it worked out for you!
Are you cooking the shrimps on the saute setting?
Yes, that's correct.