Easy Low Carb Shrimp Scampi from your instant pot or pressure cooker, this one cooks fast! Put it on top of some low carb noodles for a quick dinner.
Low Carb Shrimp Scampi
I’m cranky and stressed so clearly it’s time to cook because that is what relaxes me. But because I’m cranky, it also needs to be simple.
I wanted to make something relatively high in protein and fat, low in carbs but also family friendly because I don’t feel like making something else for a son who is selective about what he eats. This dish went together quickly and definitely doesn’t need an Instant Pot, although that’s how I made mine.
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When we eat this Low Carb Shrimp Scampi, my husband and I will eat very little of the pasta, and lots of sauce and shrimp. My son can enjoy all the pasta he wants and everyone can be happy. Nutritionally, this packs quite a hefty protein punch, which means hopefully I’ll stay full for longer, and so be less cranky. Fingers crossed!
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 1 pound shrimp, frozen
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/2 teaspoons Smoked Paprika
- 2 cups Carbanada low carb pasta (uncooked)
- 1 cup water or chicken broth
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
- Salt to taste
- Ground Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in the Instant Pot or saucepan.
- Add in garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is slightly browned 1-2 minutes.
- Add the paprika and then the frozen shrimp, salt, pepper, and noodles.
- Pour in the broth. If using broth, don't add salt above.
- Cook under pressure for 2 minutes an use quick release.
- Turn the pot to Saute, add in half and half and cheese, and stir until melted.
Nutrition
Patricia
Made this tonight for dinner tonight. I actually licked my bowl! I’m in the weight-loss phase of a healthy lifestyle change so I served mine over zoodles. I also used heavy whipping cream because that’s what I had. I decreased the broth to 1/2 cup since I wasn’t doing the noodles in the IP. Man oh man, this is good stuff!
skmasaryk
Question, it says for frozen shrimp. How can this recipe be modified for shrimp that is NOT frozen?
Frances
I would like to know the carb count without the pasta, noodles or zucchini. Thank you.
Beth Ditman
Does the cooking time change if you are NOT cooking with anything besides the shrimp? Thank you in advance.
Noreen
I adapted this recipe to make on stove and it is absolutely delicious!!!!
Cheryl
How to cook with frozen cooked shrimp. That’s all I can find that looks good and is affordable.
Sally
I made this recipe from the Keto IP Cookbook and it was delicious! The cookbook called for zucchini noodles, and I sauteed them separately with some minced onion and added dollop of sour cream. Tasty! And I used thawed shrimp since I wanted to remove the shells. I added some chopped parsley at the end for garnish. I’ll definitely make this again!
Alexandra Leyderman
We just made the Creamy Shrimp Scampi from Urvashi’s Keto book. The sauce was amazing. The only change we made was, we didn’t have any zucchini so we made it without. After everything was done, we removed the shrimp and sauce to a bowl. Turned the IP to saute and heated some chopped mushrooms. Once heated through, we added the mushrooms to the shrimp bowl and served. Yummers!
Niki
This sounds heavenly! I’d love to try this with chicken. I’m assuming I’d need to cook the chicken longer. Other than that, any other adjustments? I’m a fairly new IP user????
URVASHI PITRE
A lot longer like 10-12 minutes but all else should be the same