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Chicken and prawn pad Thai

Why splash out on takeaway pad Thai when you can make a healthier, tastier version at home with this high protein recipe?

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 200g rice stick noodles
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 chicken breast fillet, thinly sliced
  • 200g peeled raw prawns, tails removed
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
  • 1 bunch broccolini, cut into thirds
  • ¹⁄³ cup pad Thai stir-fry paste
  • 1 lemon, ½ juiced, ½ cut into wedges, to serve
  • 150g bean sprouts
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook noodles according to packet instructions. Drain and set aside.

    2 Heat half the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add chicken and prawns and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer to a bowl. Add egg to pan and cook, stirring to break up, for 1 minute or until set. Transfer to bowl with chicken and prawns.

    3 Heat remaining oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add capsicum and broccolini and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until almost tender. Add noodles and paste, tossing to combine. Return chicken, prawns and egg to pan. Add juice, two-thirds of the sprouts and two-thirds of the onion and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until heated through and combined.

    4 Divide among bowls. Top with remaining sprouts, onion and peanuts. Serve with lemon wedges.

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