Recipe: Tasty Chicken Pad Thai

Chicken Pad Thai. A classic authentic chicken pad Thai made simpler than most other recipes. Additional vegetables such as eggplant, squash, peppers, green beans, broccoli, snow peas, and mushrooms can be tossed in as well. Push the egg to the side with the tofu and chicken.

I usually use A Taste of Thai brand. Chicken breasts or shrimp - this makes it hearty and adds protein. Tofu can also be used here as well. You can cook Chicken Pad Thai using 14 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Pad Thai

1. Prepare Half of package of Thai rice noodles, prepared as box instructs.
2. It's 1 pound of diced chicken.
3. It's 2 Tbs of EVOO.
4. It's 1 bunch of green onion, chopped.
5. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
6. It's 1 cup of matchstick carrots.
7. Prepare 1 cup of broccoli slaw mix.
8. It's 2 Tbs of sesame oil.
9. You need 2 Tbs of brown sugar.
10. You need 2 Tbs of lime juice.
11. Prepare 3 Tbs of soy sauce.
12. You need 1 of squirt sriracha.
13. Prepare 1/2 cup of dry roasted peanuts.
14. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro.

Vegetable oil - used for sautéing.; Brown sugar - to sweeten the sauce. This is added instead of the traditional palm sugar. This Chicken Pad Thai recipe has been bringing in rave reviews for years, let me tell you why. Minimal prep time: Just boil the noodles, cook the chicken, whisk together the sauce, and throw everything in a pan.

Chicken Pad Thai step by step

1. Cook noodles according to package directions, set aside.
2. Heat EVOO in large skillet, add diced chicken.
3. Cook chicken until almost done.
4. Add green onion and garlic, cook until soft.
5. Add carrot and broccoli slaw mix.
6. Mix oil, sugar, juice, sauce, and sriracha in small bowl.
7. Add sauce to pan once chicken is thoroughly cooked.
8. Add noodles.
9. Simmer a few minutes and mix thoroughly.
10. Remove from heat and garnish with cilantro and peanuts.
11. I like to add the broccoli slaw mix to get more veggies, making this an easy one-pot meal.

A delicious balance of sweet, sour and salty flavors complements rice noodles and chicken in this quick and easy pad thai. We trimmed calories and boosted flavor by cutting back on the sugar you'll find in many restaurant versions. As with any stir-fry, be sure to have all your ingredients prepped before you begin--the steps move quickly once the cooking starts. First prepare the rice noodles by bringing a large pot of water to a boil.; Add the rice noodles to the pot and remove the pot from the heat. Chicken Pad Thai was the first Pad Thai we ever made at home.