Chicken Pad Thai
A delicious Chicken Pad Thai recipe featuring tender chicken, flavorful noodles, and a tangy sauce.
Equipment
- Wok
Ingredients
Noodles and Chicken
- 8 ounces flat rice noodles cooked al dente
- 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast pounded to ½ inch thickness and chopped into bite-sized pieces
- salt & 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
- juice of 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
Instructions
Cooking Steps
- 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), then transfer chicken to a bowl and set aside.
- Whisk together all sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Crack eggs over the preheated pan (where you cooked the chicken) and allow to fry for about 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 to give it a kick! 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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