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Healthy Pad Thai (Chicken and Shrimp)

URL: https://www.staysnatched.com/healthy-pad-thai/

Ingredients

Pad Thai Sauce

  • cup brown sweetener
  • cup water
  • tablespoons tamarind paste
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Pad Thai

  • 8 oz rice noodles
  • ½ pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • ½ pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • to taste salt and pepper
  • 2-3 teaspoons peanut oil
  • ¼ cup chopped onions
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
  • ¼ cup chopped roasted peanuts
  • 2 eggs beaten

Garnish

  • to taste fresh lime wedges
  • to taste bean sprouts
  • to taste green onions
  • to taste crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. Cook the rice noodles according to package instructions, then drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. In a skillet or saucepan, combine all Pad Thai sauce ingredients and heat until the sweetener melts.
  3. Season the shrimp and chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat peanut oil and cook the shrimp for 3-4 minutes until pink, then remove.
  4. Cook the chicken in the same skillet for 5-6 minutes until fully cooked, then remove.
  5. Add more peanut oil if needed, then sauté onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Add the cooked noodles, Pad Thai sauce, bean sprouts, green onions, and half of the peanuts to the pan and stir to coat.
  7. Move the noodle mixture to the side and scramble the beaten eggs in the pan, then mix everything together.
  8. Add the cooked shrimp and chicken back to the pan, stir, and top with remaining peanuts and garnishes.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
443
Total fat
11g
Total carbohydrates
57g
Total protein
27g
Sodium
0mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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