• prep: 20 min
  • cook: 20 min
  • total: 40 min
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  • Summary

    Homemade Pad Thai that is easy and delicious - no more wishing your local restaurant made it gluten and soy free, now you can make it at home!

    Ingredients

    • For sauce:
    • 6 tablespoons fresh lime and lemon juice (2 limes, 2 lemons)
    • 5 tablespoons sugar
    • 4 tablespoons fish sauce (I like Thai Kitchen brand)
    • 6 tablespoons spicy thai chili sauce (I like Thai Kitchen gluten free brand)
    • 3 tablespoons tamarind paste (health food stores or online)
    • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 1½ tablespoons organic chicken stock
    • 2 pinches red pepper flakes, or to taste
    • pinch of kosher salt, or to taste
    • For noodles:
    • 2 packages Pad Thai rice noodles (I like Annie Chun’s)
    • For Pad Thai:
    • 4 tablespoons sunflower or vegetable oil
    • 4 garlic cloves, minced
    • 4 shallots, finely diced
    • 2 pounds medium sized fresh shrimp, cleaned and deveined or 1 pound chicken, sliced into strips
    • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
    • 3 cups fresh mung bean sprouts
    • ? cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped (about ½ of a bunch)
    • 4 tablespoons roasted peanuts
    • 5 scallions, chopped, ends removed

    Instructions

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    Nutrition

    Nutritional Info
    ESHA
    • Servings Per Recipe: 6
    • Amount Per Serving
    • Calories: 600 % Daily Value *
    • Total Fat: 34 g 52.52%
    • Saturated Fat: 6 g 30.37%
    • Trans Fat: 0 g %
    • Cholesterol: 190 mg 63.41%
    • Sodium: 3571 mg 148.8%
    • Calcium: 110 mg 10.97%
    • Potassium: 465 mg 13.28%
    • Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
    • Iron: 4 mg 20.59%
    • Zinc: 0 mg 0%
    • Total Carbohydrate: 37 g %
    • Dietary Fiber: 4 g 14.69%
    • Sugar: 18 g
    • Protein: 40 g
    • Alcohol: 0 g
    • Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
    • Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 8 g
    • Vitamin A 33.16%
    • Vitamin C 47.91%
    • Vitamin D 7.32%
    • * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
    Diabetes Exchanges
    • Exchange - Fat5
    • Exchange - Fruit0
    • Exchange - NonFat Milk0
    • Exchange - Other Carbs1
    • Exchange - Starch1
    • Exchange - Vegetables1
    • Exchange - Lean Meat5
    • Exchange - Alcohol0
    MyPlate Info
    • MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
    • MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
    • MyPlate - Fruit0 c
    • MyPlate - Dairy0 c
    • MyPlate - Protein Total5 oz-eq

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