Authentic Pad Thai - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 12 ounces dried rice noodles
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, sliced into thin strips
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup coarsely ground peanuts
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon paprika, or to taste
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Place rice noodles in a large bowl and cover with several inches of room temperature water; let soak for 30 to 60 minutes. Drain.
- Whisk sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, and tamarind paste in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat.
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir until chicken is cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil and minced garlic in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Stir in eggs; scramble until eggs are nearly cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add cooked chicken breast slices and rice noodles; stir to combine.
- Stir in tamarind mixture, 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, and salt; cook until noodles are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in peanuts; cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Garnish with bean sprouts, chives, paprika, and lime wedges.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Nuts.
Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...
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