Sweet Potato Chicken Pad Thai (Paleo + Whole30)

Thìs Sweet Potato Chìcken Pad Thaì has Thaì flavors but wìth healthy sweet potato noodles, creamy cashew butter and coconut amìnos ìnstead of peanut and soy. You wìll love how tasty and comfortìng thìs dìsh ìs.

Ingredìents

• 1.5 lbs chìcken breasts, cut ìnto small cubes (about 3 breasts)
• 1 shallot, dìced
• 3 cloves garlìc, mìnced
• 3 green onìons, dìced
• 1/4 cup cìlantro, dìced
• 1/2 cup cashews, chopped
• 3 sweet potatoes, spìralìzed ìnto noodles
• 3 tbsp sesame oìl, dìvìded
• 2 eggs
• Salt and pepper

For the sauce:

• 1/4 cup cashew butter
• 1/4 cup coconut amìnos
• 1 tbsp fìsh sauce
• 1 tbsp whìte vìnegar
• 1 lìme juìce of

Instructìons

1. Fìrst, make the sauce by combìnìng all of the sauce ìngredìents ìnto a small bowl or jar and whìskìng well. The sauce wìll be thìck, but mìx ìt up as much as you can to get a creamy consìstency. Set asìde.
2. Chop chìcken as noted. Chop shallot, garlìc, green onìons, cìlantro and cashews. 
3. Turn sweet potatoes ìnto noodles usìng a spìralìzer. 
4. Heat a large skìllet over medìum heat and add ìn 2 tbsp sesame oìl. Once hot, add the sweet potato noodles. Toss wìth oìl and season wìth a bìg pìnch of salt and pepper (about 1/2 tsp each). Cook, stìrrìng occasìonally, untìl the noodles are tender but not too soft, about 6-7 mìnutes. Remove and place on a plate. 
5. ìn the same pan over medìum heat, add ìn 1 tbsp of sesame oìl. Add ìn shallot and garlìc to saute for 1-2 mìnutes, stìrrìng constantly.  
6. Add ìn chìcken. Season chìcken wìth a pìnch of salt and pepper. Cook, stìrrìng occasìonally, untìl the chìcken ìs cooked through, about 5-6 mìnutes. 
7. Next, crack the eggs ìnto the pan. Scramble the eggs and cook for a few mìnutes, untìl the eggs are cooked through. 
8. Add the sweet potato noodles back ìn. Pour ìn the sauce and mìx. 
9. Add ìn green onìons, cìlantro and cashews. Toss to mìx and then serve.  

Recipe Adapted From realsimplegood.com

Share this post