Pad Thai like the pros...kinda

Ok so I love Pad Thai, it has everything you need for a balanced meal and it tastes great!

You have noodles, veggies and whatever protein suits your fancy. We tried to rotate a good Pad Thai in our routine every couple weeks but found the sauce and noodle combo was expensive so we waited until everything went on sale.

Not anymore! Due to my new pinning ways I have found the secret to the Pad Thai sauce that tastes just as good as those greasy packages you get in the store but without all the grease and at a fraction of the cost! We also have gotten a cheaper brand of noodles that taste just as good and the bigger name and they go twice as far. Half of a package will feed us both for dinner and lunch plus one more portion left over so 5 healthy portions overall.

Pad Thai Sauce:

2 Tablespoons of Brown Sugar (I used agave syrup because we are trying to stay away from processed sugar as much as possible)

2 Tablespoons of Lime Juice

3 Tablespoons of Soya Sauce

½ Teaspoon of Sriracha **OPTIONAL** (I put in a tablespoon because we like it spicy)

And you are done! Make this first before you start prepping your veggies and protein so it has time to break down the sugar.

Our Pad Thai consists of:

2 Eggs - cook your eggs first and then set aside until the end

1 Red Pepper

½ Zucchini

1 Carrots

5 Mushrooms

½ Onion

2 Green Onions - cook the whites of the onion with the rest of the veggies and throw the greens in when you add your noodles.

2 Chicken breasts

½ Package of Noodles, soak the raw noodles in hot tap water for 20 mins and then throw in once the veggies and protein are cooked.

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