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A birds eye view of shrimp pad Thai recipe. The dish is prepared in a skillet which is resting atop a wooden cutting board.
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Zoodles Pad Thai

Zoodles pad Thai is a healthy spin on the classic Thai dish.  Enjoy all of the flavor with fewer carbs and no guilt.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Thai
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 275kcal
Author: Kadee & Desarae

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
  • 6 medium zucchini spiralized
  • ½ head of napa cabbage chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 3 eggs lightly scrambled
  • ¼ cup cilantro chopped
  • 1 bunch of green onions sliced
  • 1 pound medium shrimp peeled and deveined
  • ¼ cup of peanuts chopped

Sauce

  • 3 Tablespoon fish sauce
  • juice from one lime
  • 3 Tablespoon sugar
  • ½ Tablespoon garlic chili sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon peanut butter

Instructions

  • Start by spiralizing your zucchini.  I prefer to use the KitchenAid 5 Blake Spiralizer with Peel, Core and Slice attachment, but there are many tools out there that can turn your zucchini into strings.
  • Rough chop your Napa cabbage and cilantro, dice your green onions.
  • Prepare the sauce by combining lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, chili garlic sauce, and peanut butter in a medium sized bowl.  Whisk until combined.  Don't worry of the sauce isn't smooth - it will melt when we heat it.
  • Heat 2 tablespoon olive oil in a non-stick pan.
  • Add shrimp and cool until pinked and opaque.  This will only take a few minutes. Remove shrimp from the pan and set aside.
  • Add garlic to the pan and stir quickly until fragrant.
  • Add in Napa cabbage and do a quick stir.
  • Toss in your spiralized zucchini noodle.  Do another quick stir.
  • Move ingredients to the edges of the pan and pour in 4 slightly beaten eggs.  Do a quick scramble and toss with cabbage and zucchini.
  • Return shrimp to pan.
  • Pour in prepared sauce. Toss to coat and heat thru. Turn off heat.
  • Add peanuts.
  • Add cilantro and green onion.  Serve immediately.

Notes

How long does Zoodles Pad Thai Last?
Pad Thai and other popular takeout noodle dishes will generally last up to three days in the refrigerator. Due to heavy sauces that can contribute to a soggy texture, these dishes can sometimes taste bad before they actually go bad.
What's A good side dish for shrimp pad thai?
Try a Wonton Chicken Salad! Other great appetizers include pork egg rolls.
Is pad thai spicy?
It can be spicy but generally the heat will not be in your face like many other dishes. It is more like a background flavour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 272mg | Sodium: 1599mg | Potassium: 876mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 814IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 221mg | Iron: 3mg