Name: Best Pad Thai Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4, 4 servings
Cuisine: thai
Ingredients: 8 oz. ¼” wide rice noodle (may sub fettuccine*); 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil; 1 lb. chicken breast, sliced into thin strips (then 2” pieces); 1 red bell pepper (thinly sliced then halved); 1/3 cup minced shallots; 1 1/2 cups Matchstick carrots; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 eggs, beaten; 3 cups (6 oz.) Bean Sprouts; 2 green onions, chopped; 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped; 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped; 1 tablespoon lime juice (optional); 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce; 3 tablespoons fish sauce; 3 tablespoons lime juice; 3 tablespoon rice vinegar; 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter; 1-1 1/2 tablespoons chili paste (like Sambal Oelek); 3/4 tsp EACH dried basil, ground coriander, ground ginger; 1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper

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Best Pad Thai Recipe

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 28m total

Servings

Calories

36% of a 2,000 cal day

711KCAL

Protein

44g88% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat25g

32%

Saturated4g

21%

Unsaturated21g

—

Total Carbs80g

29%

Fiber7g

24%

Total Sugars22g

—

incl. Added Sugars12g

24%

Starch52g

—

Sodium1864mg

81%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Stir-fried rice noodles tossed with chicken, vegetables, peanuts, and a balanced sauce of fish, tamarind, and peanut butter. A vibrant, savory-sweet dish ready in under 30 minutes.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

8 ozrice noodle — ¼-inch-wide, or fettuccine
1 tsptoasted sesame oil
1 tbspvegetable oil — or peanut oil
1 lbchicken breast — sliced into thin strips, cut into 2-inch pieces
1red bell pepper
⅓ cupminced shallots
1½ cupsMatchstick carrots
4garlic cloves — minced
2eggs — beaten
3 cupsBean Sprouts — 6 oz
2green onions — chopped
½ cupunsalted peanuts — roughly chopped
¼ cupcilantro leaves — chopped
1 tbsplime juice — optional
⅓ cuppacked brown sugar
3 tbsplow sodium soy sauce
3 tbspfish sauce
3 tbsplime juice
3 tbsprice vinegar
3 tbspsmooth peanut butter
1–1½ tbspchili paste
¾ tspEACH dried basil, ground coriander, ground ginger
¼–½ tsppepper

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Method

28m total

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