Pad Thai Recipe

I love some good Pad Thai take out and there is a place close to our house that has some really yummy Thai food! A few weeks back our friend Stacy made this delicious Pad Thai and since then I just HAD to have the recipe! I made it last week and my husband and I couldn't get enough of it!
Here is today's Delicious Dish Tuesday:

What you need:

• 1 pkg/box of Rice Noodles (I used the Thai Kitchen Stir Fry Rice Noodles)
• 1 lb. of chicken or meat of your choice (or omit if vegetarian)
• 3-4 eggs
• 1 pkg. extra firm tofu
• 1 medium bag of bean sprouts
• 1 bunch of green onion
• Sugar
• Vinegar (I chose the rice vinegar)
• Fish sauce
• Crushed peanuts
• Crushed red pepper (to taste)
• Olive oil

The prep:

• Cook the noodles according to the package. On the back of the box it states to cover the noodles with saran wrap if not using for a little bit. I drained my noodles once they were done and covered them but I also needed to rinse them lightly with some warm water since they got a little bit sticky.
• I had to crush my own peanuts because I could not find any in the store. I bought the Planters salted peanuts and put a little in at a time in a food chopper.
• Cut up your green onion, chicken and tofu.

Make it:

• This is made in batches.
• Heat some olive oil in a large stock pot and add approx. 1 cup of chicken.
• Cook the chicken through and then add one egg, handful of bean sprouts and a handful of tofu (or more if desired).
• Cook for another minute or two.
• Then add 3 Tbsp. of crushed peanuts, 1 Tbsp. of vinegar, 2 Tbsp. sugar, 2 Tbsp. fish sauce.
• Add pinch of green onion and a pinch of red pepper (or to taste, we liked adding more red pepper for a little bit spicier).
• Cook until heated through.
• Add to a large (oven safe) bowl or dish. Heat oven to a "keep warm temp" (I did 200 degrees) and repeat the process until everything is gone! I think I made about 3-4 batches. You can always get more ingredients if you have a larger crowd and make more batches! :) 
• Serve with lemon if desired.

Again, special thanks to my friend Stacy for this recipe!!

Linking up today (and every Tuesday!) with:

(Full Time Mama, Eat Drink & Be Mary, and Coping with Frugality)

 

(Martinis and Bikinis and Green Fashionista)

Do you have a favorite "take out copy cat" that you love to make at home?

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoy some goodness today!

Chicken Pot Pie

Comfort food: food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically any with a high sugar or other carbohydrate content and associated with childhood or home cooking. (Google)

This week I am posting one of my comfort foods: Chicken Pot Pie. I used to love when my mom would make these when I was younger and I have since developed my own take on the recipe.

What you need:

• 1/2-1 Tablespoon garlic powder
• seasoning salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1/3 cup cream cheese
• 2/3 cup Oikos greek yogurt, French Onion Dip
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 rotisserie chicken 
• 3/4 bag of mixed vegetables
• 1 can of diced potatoes (or fresh if you'd like)
• package of 2 deep dish pie crusts

(I used to make this with the Philadelphia garlic cooking cream but I could not find any of the cooking creams at Meijer today! :( )

Make it:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
• Shred chicken in to a large bowl.
• Add mixed vegetables, potatoes, cream cheese, French onion dip, broth and seasonings. Mix well.
• Lay tin foil on to a cookie sheet and place one of the pie crusts on there. Then place the mixture in to the pie crust. Being careful, separate the other crust from the pie tin and place on top of the first pie crust and mixture. Crust slits in crusts.
• Bake in oven for 30 minutes, or until crusts is golden brown.
• Enjoy!!!

Linking up with:

 
(Full Time Mama and Eat Drink & Be Mary)

 
(Martinis and Bikinis and Green Fashionista)

Thanks for stopping by!! Check out the link ups for more delicious recipes!! 

Weeknight One Pan Dinner

It's RECIPE TUESDAY TIME!!! :)
Weeknights get crazy, hectic, and down right busy! That's why this week I have a recipe that you throw all together and cook; not many steps and not much to think about! Today's recipe is going to be all about simplicity and ease! I hope that you like it! Again I am linking up for the Delicious Dish Tuesday and Tuesday's Recipe Swap (see links at end of post!).

Weeknight One Pan Dinner

(Recipe from Pinterest, adapted from here)

What you need:

• 3 sausages
• small onion
• approx. 5 small redskin potatoes (or whatever kind of potato you choose to use)
• 1-2 bell peppers
• 1/2 small jar banana peppers (or to taste)
• Parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• *optional seasonings: garlic powder, oregano, crushed red pepper-- to taste.

Make it:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut up sausages, bell pepper and onion. Dice up potatoes in to quarters. 
• Toss everything in to a casserole dish, drizzle with olive oil and seasonings. Mix well.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Enjoy!

I also like that this dish is so easy to add and delete to adjust to your family's tastes. You could add some red pepper, delete the banana peppers if that is not your thing. Or you could add small pepperonis or zucchini... really any veggies that your family enjoys!!

The Link ups:
 
(Full Time Mama and Eat Drink & Be Mary)

 
(Martinis and Bikinis and Green Fashionista)

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great week!