Steps to Make Pad Thai Lean Cuisine Bowls

Authentic Pad Thai

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Recipe Summary Authentic Pad Thai

Inspired by the pad thai at Thai Tom, this recipe features a tamarind paste, vinegar, sugar, and fish sauce mixture over perfectly stir-fried eggs, chicken breast, and rice noodles, garnished with peanuts, chives, and fresh bean sprouts.

Ingredients | Pad Thai Lean Cuisine Bowls

12 ounces dried rice noodles

½ cup white sugar

½ cup distilled white vinegar

¼ cup fish sauce

2 tablespoons tamarind paste

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, sliced into thin strips

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 ½ teaspoons garlic, minced

4 eggs, beaten

1 ½ tablespoons white sugar

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1 cup coarsely ground peanuts

2 cups bean sprouts

½ cup chopped fresh chives

1 tablespoon paprika, or to taste

1 lime, cut into wedges

Directions

Place rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with several inches of room temperature water; let soak for 30 to 60 minutes. Drain.

Whisk sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, and tamarind paste in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat.

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until chicken is cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil and minced garlic in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Stir in eggs; scramble until eggs are nearly cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add cooked chicken breast slices and rice noodles; stir to combine.

Stir in tamarind mixture, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, and salt; cook until noodles are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in peanuts; cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Garnish with bean sprouts, chives, paprika, and lime wedges.

Info | Pad Thai Lean Cuisine Bowls

prep: 15 mins cook: 15 mins additional: 30 mins total: 1 hr Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings

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