Chicken Pad Thai (easy)

September 29, 2013

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The other day I was looking for some food inspiration and flipped on an episode of Trisha Yearwood's show on Food Network (I forget the name of it). I have never watched her before but she had a friend on, who according to Trisha, makes the best pad thai. I love pad thai! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I could pull off a complex recipe like this. After watching her friend throw a few simple ingredients in a pan, I was in. It looked so simple. Off to the grocery store I w

4 oz packaged rice noodles (I bought an 8 oz pack and used half)

2 T canola oil
2 flattened chicken breasts, sliced thinly
½ tsp salt
1 egg
1 carrot, shred into strips
1 small head of broccoli, cut into florets
6 oz bean sprouts
8-10 chives, chopped
¼ C peanuts, chopped or crushed
3 tsp cornstarch
Sauce Ingredients:
3 T fish sauce
2 T sugar
3 T water
2 T rice vinegar
1 ½ T chili garlic sauce (found in Asian section)

Toss together chicken slices and cornstarch and set aside in a bowl. Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes. Prepare noodles – Boil a large pot of water. Add noodles. Turn off heat. Allow to soak 15 minutes...
See the full directions on my site

Nutritions

Calories
178

Sodium
848mg
35% DV

Fat
8g
12% DV

Protein
5g
10% DV

Carbs
20g
7% DV

Fiber
2g
8% DV