4.6 from 87 votes
Chicken Pad Thai
Better than takeout and read in about 20 minutes
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 520 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 eggs
- 8 ounces rice noodles
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 3 green onions cut into 1 inch pieces
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts or roasted peanuts
- 4 Lime wedges
- ⅔ cup Pad Thai Sauce or as needed, see note for homemade
Instructions
- Prepare rice noodles according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the chicken to the pan and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is browned and cooked through. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds.
- Move the chicken mixture to one side of the pan and add the eggs to the empty side of the pan. Stir the eggs until scrambled and cooked through, approximately 3 minutes.
- Add the rice noodles and sauce to the pan, toss to coat evenly and cook 1 minute. Stir in the green onions and rest 1 minute. Add bean sprouts.
- Garnish with peanuts and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
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Notes
- Pad Thai Sauce We use a bottled sauce in this recipe to keep it as an easy weeknight meal. Some store bought sauces can be thick, if your sauce is too thick add a little bit of water.
- To punch up the flavor of a store bought sauce, add a little bit of fish sauce and/or fresh lime juice.
- For a homemade Pad Thai sauce, I love Jet Tila's homemade sauce recipe here (but I reduce the fish sauce by half). You will need fish sauce, tamarind paste, lime juice, rice vinegar & sugar.
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon sriracha (optional)
Nutrition Information
Calories
520
(26%)
Carbohydrates
68g
(23%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
154mg
(51%)
Sodium
859mg
(36%)
Potassium
715mg
(20%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
355IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
31.2mg
(35%)
Calcium
78mg
(8%)
Iron
2.3mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 520
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 520 | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 68g | 23% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 154mg | 51% |
| Sodium | 859mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 715mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 355IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 31.2mg | 35% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.