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    Home » Recipes » Main Dish

    Shrimp and Vegetable Pad Thai

    Published: Aug 18, 2021 · Modified: Feb 25, 2022 by Nicole · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

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    This shrimp and vegetable Pad Thai is the absolute best and healthy too! It's super quick to make and comes together easily in one pan. It has peanuts, stir fry vegetables, shrimp, sprouts and yummy pad thai sauce. It tastes like street Pad Thai we got in Thailand. Our family spent a few years living on the island of Saipan. It's close to Asia, and we had the opportunity of having many Asian cultures on our little island, Thai being one of them. We ate a lot of Thai food, and enjoyed a couple of trips to Thailand too!

    vegetable pad thai on a plate

    Usually the only vegetables in pad Thai are bean sprouts and a small amount of shredded carrots- because of this, this recipe isn't technically "authentic". To make pad Thai sauce authentically, it takes a lot of fairly abstract ingredients like dried shrimp, sweet radish, garlic chives and fresh palm sugar. It can be a lot of work and pretty expensive to track down those ingredients! So we just buy a sauce, and it is the best pad thai sauce to buy. The one we buy is made in Thailand and has a great, authentic flavor. Look for it at your local Asian market, or try a different one. Chances are if it was made in Thailand and the label is in English as well as Thai, it's pretty good.

    shrimp vegetable pad thai

    Directions

    Heat oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Bring a pot of water to a boil and prepare rice noodles as directed on the box. Run shrimp under cold water and de-tail if needed. Add frozen stir fry vegetables, stir and cover. Let cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are hot and tender. This could take anywhere from 5-15 minutes. Meanwhile, rinse bean sprouts, slice chives/green onions and coarsely chop peanuts.

    shrimp vegetable pad thai

    When vegetables are hot and tender, stir in the shrimp, then stir in the pad Thai sauce. Stir for one minute or until heated through. Stir in rice noodles and serve! Top with bean sprouts, garlic chives/ green onions, and peanuts. Yum!

    shrimp vegetable pad thai

    Tips & Tricks

    Any kind of shrimp is fine! If you have raw shrimp, add it in just as the vegetables become unfrozen and allow to cook the rest the time with the veggies. This recipe is easily halved or even quartered, this is just the amounts for a full box of rice noodles.

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    shrimp vegetable pad thai

    Quick & Easy Shrimp and Vegetable Pad Thai


    ★★★★★

    5 from 2 reviews

    • Author: Nicole
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 8 servings 1x
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    Description

    Full of flavor and packed with vegetables, this pad Thai makes a great quick and easy meal.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 7oz box rice noodles
    • 2 Tablespoons sesame or avocado oil
    • 48 ounces stir fry vegetables
    • 16 oz frozen cooked shrimp, I used medium, but any size will work
    • ¾ cup pad Thai sauce like this one
    • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
    • ½ cup chopped peanuts
    • 4 garlic chives or green onions, sliced
    • bean sprouts

    Instructions

    1. Heat oil in a large skillet on medium heat.
    2. While that heats, begin to prepare rice noodles as directed on the box.
    3. Run shrimp under cold water and de-tail if needed.
    4. Add frozen stir fry vegetables to the hot skillet, stir and cover.
    5. Let cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are hot and tender. This could take anywhere from 5-15 minutes.
    6. Meanwhile, rinse bean sprouts, slice chives/green onions and coarsely chop peanuts.
    7. When vegetables are hot and tender, stir in the shrimp.
    8. Stir in the pad Thai sauce and chili flakes then stir for one minute or until heated through.
    9. Stir in rice noodles and serve!
    10. Top with bean sprouts, garlic chives/ green onions, and peanuts.
    11. Enjoy!

    Notes

    If using raw shrimp, add it in just as the vegetables become unfrozen and allow to cook the rest the time with the veggies.

    This recipe is easily halved or even quartered, this is just the amounts for a full box of rice noodles.

    Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. This makes FABULOUS leftovers.

    • Prep Time: 5
    • Cook Time: 15
    • Category: dinner
    • Method: Cooking
    • Cuisine: Thai

    Keywords: thai food, shrimp pad thai, street pad thai, vegetable pad thai, easy pad thai, pad thai recipe, phat thai, phad thai

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    1. JC

      September 09, 2021 at 10:13 am

      I was surprised how easy this was to make! It was very fast, and nice and healthy. The kids loved it too.

      ★★★★★

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    2. Nicole

      February 25, 2022 at 4:24 pm

      Ohhh this recipe took me straight back to Thailand and street pad Thai. We bought some authentic pad Thai sauce at our local Asian market and it did not disappoint! This was easy to make and quick too! Grateful for another quick healthy meal to add to my recipe collection!

      ★★★★★

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