Pad Thai
Pad Thai is ready in 25 minutes (20 hands-on) and has 732 kcal and 38 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $3.59. Prices from Walmart, 2026.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Hands-on
- 20 min
- Calories
- 732 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $3.59
Ingredients (Serves: 2)
- Rice noodles (dry)160 g
- Raw peeled prawns200 g
- Eggs110 g
- Roasted peanuts, unsalted40 g
- Carrots80 g
- Spring onion (scallion)40 g
- Fish sauce30 g
- Sugar16 g
- Lime30 g
- Garlic10 g
- Olive oil20 g
- Dried chili (optional)1 g
Method
Soak or cook the rice noodles as the packet says and drain them. Mix the fish sauce, sugar and half the lime juice.
Stir-fry the garlic and the grated carrot in the oil in a wok over high heat for 2 minutes, add the prawns and cook for 2 minutes.
Push everything aside, scramble the egg in the empty space, then add the noodles and the sauce and toss for 2 minutes.
Add the sliced scallion and serve with the chopped peanuts, the chili and the rest of the lime.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 732 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrates | 86 g |
| Sugars | 12 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
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