Description
This Instant Pot Shrimp Lo Mein recipe is a quick and flavorful Asian-inspired dish that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. Loaded with shrimp, veggies, and noodles in a savory sauce, it’s a satisfying meal that’s ready in no time!
Ingredients
Scale
For the Shrimp:
- 1 pound large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
For the Lo Mein:
- 8 ounces lo mein noodles or spaghetti
- 1 red bell pepper (sliced)
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup snow peas or snap peas
- 3 green onions (sliced)
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 cups chicken broth or water
Instructions
- Sauté the Shrimp: Turn the Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add olive oil, garlic, ginger, and shrimp. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until the shrimp are just pink. Remove shrimp and set aside.
- Prepare the Sauce: Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes (if using), and chicken broth to the pot.
- Cook the Noodles: Break the noodles in half and layer them in a crisscross fashion to prevent sticking. Pressure cook on High for 4 minutes. Quick release the pressure when done.
- Finish the Dish: Stir the noodles, add sesame oil, cooked shrimp, bell pepper, carrots, snow peas, and green onions. Let sit on Warm mode for 5 minutes. Stir and serve.
Notes
- Customize with your favorite vegetables like mushrooms or baby corn.
- You can substitute chicken or tofu for shrimp.
- For a thicker sauce, stir in a cornstarch slurry at the end while on Sauté.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 880mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 180mg
