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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Easy Low Carb Keto Creamy 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.
- 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
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.
I am not a registered dietician or nutritionist. Nutritional information is provided a courtesy, and can vary depending on the exact ingredients you use.
Patricia says
July 18, 2019 at 7:14 pmMade 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 says
February 13, 2019 at 4:41 pmQuestion, it says for frozen shrimp. How can this recipe be modified for shrimp that is NOT frozen?
Frances says
July 28, 2018 at 11:29 amI would like to know the carb count without the pasta, noodles or zucchini. Thank you.
Beth Ditman says
July 23, 2018 at 5:55 amDoes the cooking time change if you are NOT cooking with anything besides the shrimp? Thank you in advance.
Noreen says
July 15, 2018 at 10:04 amI adapted this recipe to make on stove and it is absolutely delicious!!!!
Cheryl says
July 8, 2018 at 3:29 pmHow to cook with frozen cooked shrimp. That’s all I can find that looks good and is affordable.
Sally says
May 4, 2018 at 12:42 amI 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 says
April 7, 2018 at 6:58 pmWe 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 says
April 3, 2018 at 9:05 amThis 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 says
April 3, 2018 at 10:48 amA lot longer like 10-12 minutes but all else should be the same
Michelle says
March 15, 2018 at 11:41 amI made this from the new Keto Instant Pot Cookbook & the flavor is amazing. However, there’s a mistake in the Cookbook: it subs zucchini noodles instead of the pasta, but the instructions say to put the noodles in with the frozen shrimp & then pressure cook. This essentially liquifies the zucchini. We enjoyed the result as a bisque. The cookbook version does list the zucchini last & finally says to portion it out before topping with the scampi, so it’s just the step 2 cooking that is incorrect. I’m looking forward to trying this again.
URVASHI PITRE says
March 15, 2018 at 4:42 pmThank you for letting me know of this error I will let the editor know. I’m glad you enjoyed the flavor!
Ben Woltz says
March 10, 2018 at 1:09 pmI understand shrimp should be frozen, but should it be cooked frozen or raw frozen?
URVASHI PITRE says
March 10, 2018 at 3:36 pmRaw frozen 🙂
Kristy Scott says
March 1, 2018 at 7:17 pmThis is a newbie question-sorry— what setting do you use for the 2 minutes of pressure cooking? (Manual, soup, etc). Thanks!
URVASHI PITRE says
March 1, 2018 at 7:34 pmManual is what you need
Julia says
February 22, 2018 at 5:33 pmCan I do it in just a skillet? Don’t have a pressure cooker.
URVASHI PITRE says
February 22, 2018 at 6:43 pmYes you can. Precook the sauce a bit and then once it’s well and boiling add the shrimp
Kristina says
January 21, 2018 at 12:34 pmDo you think you could sub zoodles for the pasta?
URVASHI PITRE says
January 21, 2018 at 3:12 pmFor taste yes. But not to cook at the same time. The zoodles will like overcook
Kristi says
January 13, 2018 at 6:19 pmI want to try this tonight with regular penne noodles; would the cook time be the same or increased ?
URVASHI PITRE says
January 13, 2018 at 7:16 pmIt may not be. Usually for pressure cooking you cook the pasta for half the stovetop time Plus 1 minute
Carrie says
January 7, 2018 at 6:56 pmMy pasta did not cook all the way and burn appeared on screen. Followed recipe to a T
URVASHI PITRE says
January 7, 2018 at 7:19 pmso sorry to hear that. What kind of pasta did you use? That hasn’t happened with the others who made this recipe so I’m wondering if could have been the type of pasta maybe
Charlotte says
January 2, 2018 at 7:22 pmSo easy and good! Probably easiest IP recipe I have ever tried!!
Samantha says
December 18, 2017 at 4:03 pmMaking this with zoodles tonight! Can’t wait!
Kristina says
January 21, 2018 at 12:36 pmDid it work!? I’m wanting to do it with zoodles too!
Lisa says
November 21, 2017 at 7:37 pmI made this tonight it was delicious! Thank you for sharing. Putting anything healthy into your body is a good thing!
URVASHI PITRE says
November 22, 2017 at 12:18 pmGlad you liked it!