Extra Easy Pad Thai Style Chicken Recipes

CLASSIC CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• Soak rice noodles in a bowl of water for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine brown sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and tamarind paste in a bowl. Whisk well and set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add tofu. Cook chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 4 minutes.
• Add garlic and shrimp paste to the wok and stir well. Cook for 2 minutes, then add fish sauce mixture and drained noodles. Cook until the noodles are tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Push noodles to one side of the wok. Crack the eggs into the other side. Scramble until firm, about 3 minutes. Stir into the noodles. Serve with peanuts, bean sprouts, and lime wedges.

CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• Cook rice noodles according to package directions, drain, rinse under cold water; set aside.
• To a very large skillet at least 4 inches deep, add the oils (vegetable and/or olive oil may be substituted for the sesame and coconut oil), onion, and sauté the onion over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, or until onion is beginning to soften; stir intermittently.
• Add the chicken and cook for about 3 minutes, or until done; stir and flip nearly constantly to ensure even cooking. The chicken will cook very quickly if it's sliced sufficiently thin.
• Add the garlic, ginger, and cook for about 1 minute, or until fragrant; stir nearly constantly.
• Add the cabbage, carrots, soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice, stir to combine, cover skillet with a lid, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 3 minutes, or until cabbage wilts and softens. Remove lid and stir.
• Add the honey and stir to combine.
• Add the cooked noodles, turn off the heat, and stir well to combine.
• Add the scrambled egg, optional sriracha, and stir to combine.
• Evenly garnish with the green onions, peanuts, and serve.

EASY PAD THAI

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions., In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry pork in oil over high heat until lightly browned; remove and set aside. Add shallot to pan and cook until tender, about 1 minute; add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Make a well in the center of the onion mixture; add egg. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until egg is completely set. , Add the coleslaw mix, green onions, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, chili garlic sauce, lime juice and peanuts; heat through. Return pork to pan and heat through. Drain noodles; toss with pork mixture. Garnish with cilantro, additional peanuts, lime wedges and bean sprouts.

EXTRA-EASY PAD THAI-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until browned. Stir in eggs. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until eggs are firm.
• Stir in water, noodles with contents of seasoning packets and lime juice. Cover; cook 5 minutes, stirring once or twice to separate noodles.
• Stir to mix all ingredients; spoon onto serving plates. Sprinkle with onions, peanuts and cilantro.

CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• For the noodles: Cook the noodles according to the package instructions.
• For the sauce: Stir together the fish sauce, brown sugar, tamarind, sriracha and lime juice in a small bowl until well combined.
• For the stir fry: Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the tofu and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Push the tofu to the side, allowing the excess oil to drip down into the middle of the skillet. Add the chicken and shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is opaque and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Push to the side with the tofu, allowing the excess oil to drip down into the middle of the skillet. Add the beaten egg to the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally and chopping to break up, until cooked through, about 30 seconds. Push the egg to the side with the tofu and chicken. Add the peppers to the skillet and cook just to soften slightly, about 2 minutes. Add the noodles, bean sprouts, scallions and sauce to the skillet. Combine the tofu, chicken and egg into the ingredients and stir fry, coating the ingredients with the sauce, and simmer to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Pile the stir fry onto a serving plate and top with chopped peanuts and cilantro leaves. Serve immediately with lime wedges.

EASY CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the sugar, pepper, tamarind, Sriracha, fish sauce and chicken broth. Whisk until sugar has dissolved and set aside.
• In a large bowl combine sliced chicken, 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 3 tablespoons low-sodium tamari. Toss to coat and set off to the side.
• Heat a large pot of water to a boil. Once the water is at a full boil, drop in the noodles, stir and turn off the heat. Allow the noodles to soak for 5 to 8 minutes or until soft but still firm in the center. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Meanwhile heat a large wok or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the olive oil and garlic. Stir-fry for one minute before add the chicken in an even layer (working in batches if necessary). Cook for 5 minutes before flipping and cooking for 5 more minutes or until fully cooked. Add in the light green onion slices, cook for 30 seconds before adding the noodles, bean sprouts and sauce. Pour in the slurry and use two wooden spoons or spatulas to toss the ingredients together. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the sauce has thickened and noodles are perfectly tender.
• Serve immediately topping with the remaining dark green onion slices, torn cilantro, chopped peanuts, a squeeze of fresh lime and extra sriracha if you like it spicy!

EASY CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• Cook noodles as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook and stir chicken and garlic in dressing in wok or large skillet on high heat 5 min. or until chicken is done. Add egg; cook and stir 30 sec. or until egg is set.
• Add stir-fry sauce and peanut butter to chicken mixture; mix well.
• Drain noodles. Add to wok; toss to coat. Stir in sprouts and onions. Sprinkle with nuts.

JOE'S FUSION CHICKEN PAD THAI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Season chicken with salt and black pepper; set aside.
• Whisk sugar, cayenne pepper, white wine vinegar, fish sauce, and peanut butter together in a bowl.
• Coat the inside of a large skillet or wok with olive oil and place over high heat.
• Cook and stir chicken in the hot oil just until the meat is white outside but still pink inside, about 3 minutes.
• Remove chicken and set aside in a bowl.
• Lower the heat under the skillet to medium-low. Cook and stir garlic in the skillet until it becomes translucent, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Cook and stir eggs into garlic until loosely cooked, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Pour peanut sauce into the garlic and eggs, and stir to combine. Bring sauce to a simmer.
• Stir rice noodles into the boiling water. Cook until noodles are still slightly tough, about 5 minutes.
• Drain the noodles.
• Return chicken to the skillet with eggs and sauce. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, stirring frequently, 5 to 8 more minutes.
• Stir bean sprouts, rice noodles. and beef broth into the skillet. Bring to a simmer, and cook until noodles are tender and most of the broth has been absorbed, about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with green onions to serve..