Chicken Pad Thai
A delicious restaurant-style chicken pad thai ready in just 30 minutes, featuring chicken, rice noodles, and a flavorful sauce.
Equipment
- large wok or pan
Ingredients
Noodles
- 8 ounces flat rice noodles Cooked al dente according to package instructions
- 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast Pounded to ½ inch thickness and chopped
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
- ⅓ cup sliced green onions
- ¼ cup sliced white onions
- ⅓ cup cilantro Roughly chopped
- peanuts Optional
Sauce
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon peanut butter
- 1 lime juice Juice of 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook chicken in a large wok or pan over medium heat, stirring throughout until cooked through (about 6-8 minutes), transfer chicken to a bowl and set aside.
- Whisk together all sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Crack eggs over preheated pan (where you cooked the chicken) and allow to fry for a bout a minute, then break it up with a spoon and add the white onions and bean sprouts.
- Add chicken and sauce. Add noodles and toss to coat the noodles in the sauce.
- Stir in green onions and cilantro. Garnish with peanuts if desired.
Notes
Make it spicy: Add 1-2 teaspoons sriracha sauce or a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes. Alternate protein: Easily swap out the chicken for shrimp, steak, or tofu!
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 19gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 1144mgPotassium: 419mgFiber: 2gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 460IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
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