Most Basic Chicken Pad Thai

With the slippery noodles, signature sweet-savoury flavor, sprinkle of peanuts and tang from lime, this is Chicken Pad Thai is a favorite for more than a single reason!

Contrary to what some people may thing, this is a recipe that takes minimal prep time and very easy to find ingredients. Yes, "Chicken Pad Thai" might sound "fancy", but it's not hard to put together and the ingredients can be found almost anywhere nowadays.

This dish is also very easy to customize and substitute some of the ingredients, and we even tell you which ingredients you can swap including some suggestions.

Even if you want to make this a vegetarian plate, you absolutely can! We tell you how you can do this right below.

Ingredients

As we said before, these ingredients can be easily found at your local grocery store. Not wanting to make the trip?! No worries, they can be ordered online too!

• Flat rice noodles – You can find these in the asian section of most grocery stores.
• Boneless skinless chicken breast – Should be pounded to ½ inch thickness and chopped into bite-sized pieces.
• Sea salt – Table salt is also an option, but we recommend sea salt because it is usually less processed.
• Ground black pepper – For that final touch of seasoning! Make sure it’s still a high quality one for better results, both on the taste and its nutrition content.
• Eggs – Make sure they come from free range and pasture raised chicken.
• Bean sprouts – You're going to need one cup of bean sprouts for this recipe.
• Green onions – They should be sliced and you'll be using about a third of a cup.
• White onions – These should also be sliced and you'll need about a quarter of a cup.
• Cilantro – For flavoring purposes and you'll be using about a third of a cup and it should be roughly chopped.
• Peanuts – This is an optional ingredients, but gives it that final touch of look, feel and taste!
• Ketchup – Your favorite one should be okay, and you'll need just about a quarter of a cup. See the recipe notes for a good ketchup replacement if you prefer.
• Fish sauce – Should be easy to find in the asian section of most grocery stores or online.
• Sugar – Could be brown or white, but make sure is of high quality.
• Minced garlic – Major taste aid!
• Peanut butter – The peanuts are optional, but not the peanut butter because we want it to have the expected tasty result. You could make it yourself or buy a good one from your local grocery store or online.
• Lime – One single lime's juice is enough.
• Red pepper – About a half teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes will be needed.
• Soy sauce – It might not even be an asian dish without this!

Preparation

You can find the detailed preparation on the "Instructions" section of the recipe card below, but we wanted to give you an overview of what it looks like right here, so check it out...

1. Season the chicken with sea salt and black ground pepper to taste.
2. Ideally in a large wok (or pan), cook chicken over medium heat for about 7 minutes.
3. Whisk all sauce ingredients together and set aside.
4. Pour eggs over preheated wok (or pan) and let it fry for a minute.
5. Add the white onions and bean sprouts to the wok or pan.
6. Add the chicken and the sauce in the wok or pan.
7. Mix in the cooked noodles.
8. Toss to coat everything altogether.
9. Stir in green onions and cilantro.
10. Add peanuts.
11. Serve and enjoy!