Chicken pad thai

Chicken pad thai

By Emma Liu
20’ Prep time
20’ Cook time
40’ Total time
464 Calories
6 Serving

Summary

Craving chicken pad thai? this chicken pad thai recipe is ready in under 30 minutes and is better than take out!
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Step by Step

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Step 1

First prepare the rice noodles by bringing a large pot of water to a boil.
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Step 2

Add the rice noodles to the pot and remove the pot from the heat. Let the noodles sit in the hot water for 8-10 minutes, stirring every 1-2 minutes.
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Step 3

When the noodles are cooked al dente, pour them in a colander. Rinse them with cold water and set them aside.
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Step 4

Prepare the pad Thai sauce first by adding all the sauce ingredients to a small bowl. Whisk everything together and set aside.
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Step 5

Next, slice the chicken breast. Cut the chicken breast in half and then cut them into thin strips that are about 1/2 inch wide and 2.5 inches long.
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Step 6

Then, heat a large skillet pan over medium/high heat. Add one tablespoon of olive oil to the pan.
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Step 7

When olive oil is fragrant, add the chicken breast to the pan and cook the chicken until it is fully cooked. Remove chicken from the pan.
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Step 8

Next, pour out any access liquid from the pan and then add another tablespoon of olive oil to the pan.
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Step 9

Add carrots, red pepper, and green onions to the pan and sauté the vegetables for 3-4 minutes. Make sure the vegetables do not get mushy!
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Step 10

When the vegetables are cooked make a nest or hole in the middle of the vegetables and pour the whisked eggs into the hole in the middle of the vegetables.
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Step 11

Scramble the eggs in the middle of the vegetables with a spatula and cook them into large chunks of scrambled egg. Once all the eggs are cooked, fold the the eggs into the vegetables.
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Step 12

Finally, add the cooked chicken pieces, the pad Thai sauce, and the noodles to the pan.
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Step 13

Gently mix all the ingredients together and cook everything together over medium heat until the noodles absorb the sauce and all of the ingredients are hot (about 3-4 minutes)
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Step 14

Finally, add fresh lime juice and chopped peanuts to the top of the Pad Thai.
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Step 15

Serve and enjoy!

Tips and Warnings

This recipe was updated on June 10, 2020.

Ingredient

  • Large eggs
    Large eggs
    4
  • Large carrots
    Large carrots
    2
  • Medium red peppers
    Medium red peppers
    2
  • Rice vinegar
    Rice vinegar
    73.93 ml
  • Maple syrup
    Maple syrup
    59.15 ml
  • Fish sauce
    Fish sauce
    59.15 ml
  • Soy sauce
    Soy sauce
    44.36 ml
  • Lime juice
    Lime juice
    221.8 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    29.57 ml
  • Large lime
    Large lime
    1
  • Green onions
    Green onions
    10
  • Red pepper flakes
    Red pepper flakes
    1
  • Boneless
    Boneless
    6.8 kg
  • Chopped
    Chopped
    59.15 ml
  • Minced garlic
    Minced garlic
    14.79 ml

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