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Instant Pot Shrimp Alfredo

Instant Pot Shrimp Alfredo

A creamy, comforting pasta dish made in under 30 minutes with shrimp, fettuccine, and Parmesan Alfredo sauce.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American, Italian
Calories: 520
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb large shrimp peeled & deveined
  • 12 oz fettuccine pasta
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Turn Instant Pot to sauté mode. Melt butter and cook garlic until fragrant.
    Butter and garlic sautéing in Instant Pot for shrimp Alfredo
  2. Add pasta in a crisscross pattern, pour broth over. Press pasta down gently.
    Fettuccine pasta and broth in Instant Pot before pressure cooking
  3. Seal lid, cook on high pressure 6 minutes. Quick release.
    Instant Pot cooking pasta under pressure for Alfredo recipe
  4. Stir in cream and Parmesan until smooth.
    Cream and Parmesan stirred into pasta for Alfredo sauce
  5. Add shrimp, cook 2–3 minutes until pink. Serve hot.
    Shrimp added to creamy Alfredo pasta in Instant Pot

Notes

Adjust thickness with extra broth or cream.
Add spinach or broccoli for a veggie boost.