Pad Thai
An Americanized version for sure......but SO DELICIOUS! And easy too! @mostdeliciouslife.com
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breast cut into small strips
- 2 Tablespoons Sriracha
- 1 medium lime, juiced *Or 2T bottled lime juice
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, minced or grated
- 3-4 shakes soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 Tablespoons oil
- ¾ cup carrots, grated
- 2 cups broccoli (or snow peas!) cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 bunch green onions sliced
- 1 16 ounce linguine noodles
Peanut Sauce
- 1 ½ cup chicken broth
- 9 heaping Tablespoons creamy Peanut butter
- 2-5 teaspoons Sriracha
- 4 ½ Tablespoons honey
- 9 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 Tablespoons ginger minced or grated
- 6-7 cloves garlic minced
Garnishes
- 1 cup peanuts chopped
- 1 bunch cilantro chopped
- 2 medium limes cut into wedges
- 1 cup bean sprouts
Instructions
- In medium bowl mix sriracha, lime juice, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, salt and pepper.
- Stir in cut up chicken.
- Heat oil in wok or large skillet.
- Saute chicken mixture in wok, stirring until chicken is no longer pink.
- Stir in carrots, green onions and broccoli. Stir fry over high heat until veggies are crisp-tender. Remove from heat.
- Cook the linguine according to package directions. Drain and toss with a little olive oil. Set aside.
- Prepare Peanut Sauce: In medium saucepan, combine all sauce ingredients. Stir over medium heat until sauce is heated through. It will thicken as it sits.
- Add noodles and sauce to the wok or skillet and combine with the chicken-veggie mixture. Mix well using tongs. *You may choose to not use all the sauce.
- Garnish with peanuts, cilantro and bean sprouts. Serve with lime wedges.