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Pad Thai (with Chicken or Shrimp)

Jaclyn — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:39:57 +0000

The best Pad Thai recipe! Deliciously flavorful, easy to make and perfectly satisfying. It's made with ingredients you can find at the regular grocery store and it's sure to leave you craving more!

What is Pad Thai?

Pad Thai is Thailands National dish and likely the most popular order at the majority of Thai restaurants here in the U.S.

It is a noodle stir fry dish traditionally made up of rice noodles, shrimp, tofu, eggs and a deeply flavored, sweet and sour sauce. The sauce is usually consists of ingredients such as fish sauce, tamarind paste, dried shrimp and palm sugar.

Is This Authentic Pad Thai?

I'll be the first to admit this is not the typical Pad Thai you'd find in Thailand. My version uses common ingredients found in the U.S. with a similar, and equally as delicious flavor to an authentic version.

So, you won't have to make a special trip to the Asian grocery store that may be 30 miles or more away from home.

In this Pad Thai you'll find tender pieces of chicken and lots of fresh vegetables and it's all tossed with the most crave-worthy sauce, and of course, finished with an abundance of crunchy peanuts.

You'll see based off of the reviews and comments this has been a reader favorite!

Rainbow Spring Roll Bowls with Shrimp or Chicken and Peanut Sauce

Jaclyn — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:00:59 +0000

These Spring Roll Bowls with Peanut Sauce are boasting with bright and rich flavors and a beautiful array of colors. Then add shrimp or chicken to the mix to make them that much more filling. After one bite you'll instantly fall in love with these bowls!

Colorful Spring Rolls in Bowl Form

I love to cook with the rainbow! When you've got this many colorful veggies you know it's got to be packed with vitamins and nutrients.

Then add a creamy peanut sauce to that blend and you know it's got to be good!

Spring Roll or is it a Summer Roll?

So I think technically these should maybe be called "Summer Roll Bowls" but spring or summer who will notice?

Spring rolls are generally served crispy and hot, usually deep fried and summer rolls include lots of fresh, raw veggies and are served cold.

But here we do have a bit of a blend, the noodles and protein are served hot and you get lots of crisp raw veggies. And I'm use to the name "spring rolls" because that's what they call them at the local Thai restaurants near me - but that must be an Americanized Thai/Vietnamese food thing.

But honestly what do I know? I'm no expert so feel free to enlighten me if I'm wrong on the differences :).