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Cheater Pad Thai
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Cheater Pad Thai

10 ingredients 10 min + 8 min 4 openrecipes
Cheater Pad Thai

Sometimes a cheater sauce is just the answer. The Asian aisle at my local grocery store has soo many bottles and jars of Asian sauces - sweet-sour, kung-pao, ginger-garlic. Most of the time, I tell...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

754
Calories
47g
Protein
34g
Fat
68g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 15 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Sriracha 1 tsp (5g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Bean not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Topping not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dry rice noodles (about 1/4" wide)
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil, divided
  • 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1/4 pound snow peas, sliced diagonally lengthwise
  • 8 ounces bean sprouts
  • one 8-ounce jar prepared Pad Thai sauce
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • optional toppings: Sriracha hot chili sauce, torn fresh cilantro, lime wedges, chopped peanuts

Directions

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By steamykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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