Quick Pad Thai

• Weekday Hassle Free Dinners
• Serves 2
• Prep 5 min
• Cook 15 min

I have had a fair share of this traditional Thai fried noodles whilst living in Thailand for three years. This recipe is simple using the ready made Pad Thai sauce (choose a good quality one), but captures all the key flavors of everyone's fav Thai dish.

Ingredients

• 1 jar (sachet) of Pad Thai sauce
• 1 packet of Pad Thai noodles
• 200 gm chicken breast
• 200 gm prawns
• 2 eggs
• 100 gm bean sprouts
• 1 sliced green onion
• 1 tas coarsley chopped peanuts
• 1 ts fish sauce
• 1 tas sweet chilli sauce
• 1 lime
• Peanut or olive oil
• coarsely chopped freshed coriander

Method

1. Heat oil on the wok. Cook sliced chicken breast. Set aside. Cook Prawns. Set aside.
2. Whisk the eggs. Cook eggs in the wok. Start breaking them up once set.
3. Cook noodles as per packet instructions.
4. Add chicken pieces and prawns back to the wok. Add the sauces, and coat the ingredients with the sauce. Add noodles to the wok. Stir well. Add a dash of fish sauce and sweet chilli sauce to balance the flavours.
5. Add spring onions and bean sprouts. Cook for one more minute, stirring well. Garnish with chopped peanuts and coriander. Serve with slices of lime.

Published 20 August 2015. All recipes