Description
A quick and easy Instant Pot Shrimp Lo Mein recipe made with tender noodles, fresh vegetables, and flavorful shrimp in a savory sauce.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 8 oz spaghetti pasta broken in half
- 1 cup snow peas
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1/4 cup red peppers, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tsp minced ginger
Sauces and Spices
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp rice wine
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Saute Garlic: Set your Instant Pot to sauté mode. Add minced garlic and sesame oil to the pot. Cook the garlic until lightly browned for enhanced flavor.
- Add Noodles and Vegetables: Place the broken spaghetti pasta in the Instant Pot. Add the snow peas, broccoli florets, red peppers, and carrot slices on top of the noodles.
- Prepare Sauce: In a medium-sized bowl, mix together chicken broth, minced ginger, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes. Stir until well combined.
- Add Sauce and Cook: Pour the prepared sauce over the vegetables and noodles in the pot. Seal the Instant Pot lid and set it to manual, high pressure, for 5 minutes.
- Quick Release Pressure: Once the cooking time is completed, perform a quick release of the pressure. Carefully remove the lid once the pressure is fully released.
- Add Shrimp: Add the shrimp to the cooked noodles and vegetables. Stir the mixture several times to incorporate the shrimp evenly.
- Let the mixture sit in the pot for about 10 minutes, allowing the sauce to thicken and the flavors to meld together.
- Garnish and Serve: Garnish the dish with fresh chives and a sprinkle of red pepper flakes before serving.
Notes
- For extra protein, you can add chicken or tofu alongside shrimp.
- This dish pairs well with a side of egg rolls or dumplings.
- Adjust spice levels to your liking by modifying the quantity of red pepper flakes.
- Use fresh vegetables for the best results, but you can substitute frozen if needed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 150mg
