Chicken pad Thai with peanuts and lime

This low-calorie, diary-free, diabetes-friendly chicken Pad Thai, is a healthier take this traditional Thai recipe. Ready in under 25 minutes, this noodle dish is ideal for lunch or dinner and has variations to make it vegetarian or gluten free.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins

Ingredients

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250g rice stick noodles
2 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice, plus lime wedges, to serve
1 teaspoon brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
2 teaspoons peanut oil
400g chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
1 medium brown onion, cut into thin wedges
1 large carrot, sliced
1 long red chilli, seeded, cut into thin strips
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 medium red capsicum, seeded, thinly sliced
200g green beans, sliced
1 ½ cups bean sprouts
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped unsalted peanuts, to garnish

Instructions

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1 Place noodles in a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to stand for 5 minutes; drain and set aside. Combine soy sauce, lime juice and sugar in a small bowl; set aside.

2 Heat half the peanut oil in a wok over high heat. Add chicken in two batches; cook for 2–3 minutes, or until golden-brown. Remove chicken from wok and set aside.

3 Gently fry onion, carrot, chilli and garlic in remaining peanut oil for 2 minutes. Add capsicum and green beans; stir-fry for 1 minute. Add reserved noodles and soy sauce; toss for 2 minutes, or until noodles are coated in sauce and heated through.

4 Return reserved chicken to wok with bean sprouts; cook for 1 minute to heat through.

5 Scatter chicken Pad Thai with peanuts and serve with a lime wedge.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free soy sauce.
Make it vegetarian: Use eggs or firm tofu instead of chicken.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 345 cal

Kilojoules 1450 kJ

Protein 29 g

Total fat 8 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 35 g

Sugar 9 g

Dietary fibre 5 g

Sodium 340 mg

Calcium 60 mg

Iron 2 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

First published: Nov 2016

One comment on Chicken pad Thai with peanuts and lime

25328623 September 13, 2021 at 11:25 pm #

I’m sorry to say, I really didn’t enjoy this. Perhaps I’m spoilt because I’ve been to Thailand, but I found this dish very bland. I added fish sauce, tamarind paste and lot more lime juice and it was still only just ok.

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