Name: Pad Thai with Peanut Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (natural); 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp honey; 1/2 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp oil (avocado, EVOO or canola is fine); 1/2 tsp ginger (I used dried); Add water to thin as desired; 4 ounces brown rice noodles; 2 tbsp cooking oil (avocado or EVOO); 2 bell peppers, sliced; 1/2 cup bean sprouts, drained; Garnish: Lime, cilantro, scallions, sesame seeds, crushed peanuts or cashews; Optional to add 2 scrambled eggs; Additional protein options: Shrimp, tofu, chickpeas, chicken or beef

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This pad thai with peanut sauce is made with brown rice noodles, bean sprouts, pepper and scallions for an added crunch! The peanut sauce is so creamy and delicious, you'll want to double the batch.

a bowl of noodles with pad thai sauce and fork in it.

Happy 2020, friends! I hope everyone had a great holiday break and got some much needed R&R. I took a full week off from blogging and it felt incredible. I am pretty self-motivated, but sometimes when working from home you just get lazy or the laundry or house needs your attention more. In this case, my dog. Breslin is a baby in general, but now that I am home 5 days week, he is just flat out spoiled.

Anyways, back to the recipe: pad thai with peanut sauce! I had a hard time naming this dish because so many of you took umbrage to putting peanut sauce on pad thai! Didn't know there was a pad thai police! I've been eating it all week with various protein options like tofu, shrimp or chicken.

How to Make Pad Thai

Traditionally pad thai is composed of rice noodles, bean sprouts and a scrambled egg. But who doesn't love peanut sauce? I put peanut sauce on a lot of dishes, like these Thai peanut chicken meal prep bowls. I also just love stir fry in general, so this sauce is pretty much a go-to.

Brown rice noodles: You can use regular rice noodles, but brown rice noodles generally have more nutritional benefits. If gluten free, find the gluten free variety.
Bean sprouts: I found these in a can! I didn't even know they came in cans, but it was right in the international food aisle.
Scallions, peanuts, sesame seeds, cilantro and lime: Yes - all good things for a garnish. You don't necessarily have to have them all, but the more the merrier in my opinion.
Protein: So many options for protein here. You can do pan seared shrimp, chicken, beef, tofu or chickpeas.
Bell peppers: I used a yellow and red bell pepper in this pad thai with peanut sauce recipe. I sautéed it in some olive oil on medium/low heat until it was cooked throughly.

Ingredients for Peanut Sauce

Peanut butter: This is a given! Get that natural creamy stuff, not the processed artificial junk! It makes it easier to whisk together and is better for you!
Soy sauce: If you are gluten free, you can use coconut aminos. Otherwise, I choose low sodium soy sauce always.
Rice vinegar: Rice vinegar is a staple in so many stir fry recipes. It's pretty inexpensive, so I would recommend buying it and throwing it in any other stir fry as you wish!
Honey: Just a tablespoon for some added sweetness
Lime: A squeeze of lime always adds another layer of freshness to the dish.
Ginger: MY FAVORITE. You don't need too much here, just ½ tsp or so. Fresh or dried is fine. I used dried in mine!
Oil: I used avocado. EVOO would be okay, but avocado does not have much flavor to it so it doesn't add much except for texture to the sauce.
Water: To thin as needed!

A bowl of noodles with a fork and text above it.

I really hope you guys love this pad thai with peanut sauce recipe! Leave a comment/star rating below!