FODMAP Coconut Pad Thai
This is a super yummy recipe that I’m really happy with. The FODMAP modifications to this recipe actually compliment the flavour really nicely.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 709kcal
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1 can coconut milk (400ml) you want a can of it, as its thicker, don’t buy the stuff in a carton
- 1/3 cup nut butter (peanut, cashew, whatever you have) If your nut butter has high sugar content. (Skippy I'm calling you out!) do not add maple syrup.
- 1 tbsp soy sauce depending on your sensitivity you may want to go with gluten free soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce If you don’t have fish sauce you can sub in soy sauce but fish sauce is way better flavour
- 2 tbsp garlic infused oil
- 1/2 tbsp curry powder see our FODMAP recipe
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 lime
- 2 tbsp fresh basil fresh is always better but can sub dried if that’s all you have
Main Dish
- 3 breast boneless skinless chicken breast 3 medium breasts or 2 large ones (~16 ounces or 454g)
- 1 package Thinish rice noodles Use (~454g) of rice noodles
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 large bok choy
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (cashew) cashew is the best, but really any unsulted nut can be thrown in to a blender and ‘chopped’
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 limes cut into wedges Optional
Optional
- 1 tsp sriracha This is the green for most people.(1 tsp is a serving for 1 person) However if you don't know, are doing an elimination diet or are sensitive to fructose -> skip this ingredient. I love it but it works for me. Please skip it if you don't know about fructose bothering you.
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400f
- pre-heat water up in a large both (big enough for noodles to fit in) This is totally optional, but it’s a lot quicker to re-boil water than try and bring it to a boil. I like to pre-heat water but really it’s up to you.
- In a small sauce pot on low:Add coconut milk, nut butter, soy sauce, fish sauce, curry powder, maple syrup, juice from one lime, fresh basil. Stir each time you start a new instruction from now on.
- Quick Method: butterfly the chicken breasts. Lay breast flat, but your hand on top, turn knife level with counter and cut breast in half. You should end up with 2 wings of a raw chicken butterfly. (25min cook time)Lazy Method: Don’t cut the chicken (40 min cook time)
- Put chicken in oven, even if it’s not at 400f. Quick Method: You want the chicken to cook for 25 mins. Ask your (google assistant or siri) to start a timer.Lazy Method: You want the chicken to cook for 40 mins. Ask your (google assistant or siri) to start a timer.
- Put chicken on a cooking sheet, and a couple shakes of salt and pepper
- Turn off pre-heated water.
- Cut up pepper in to bite size pieces
- In a frying pan heat 1 tablespoon of garlic oil to medium-high (7/10)
- Cut bok choy into bite size pieces
- Cut green scallion tops up into small pieces (width of a pen)
- Place bok choy & pepper into frying pan, cook for about 5mins.
- Don’t forget to stir the coconut sauce!
- Turn pre-heat water back on. Once it comes to a boil throw in the noodles. It only takes 7 mins to over cook most rice noodles so check if your’s are done after 4mins.
- Drain noodles in the sink, using the lid of the pot or by using a strainer. Throw noodles back in the port. Immediately dress the noodles with a tables spoon of garlic oil. (Stir the oil into the noodles.)
- Chicken should be ready. Pour the chicken juices into the sauce.Chop up chicken into bite size pieces.
Assembly of dish
- There are two options, the perfectionist way and the easy way.
Perfectionist assembly.
- for each bowl:Combined a serving(or a 4th) of all the ingredients and toss it in a medium bowl. If you have guests over ask them if that looks like enough for them.Pour into a serving bowl, and top with salt and pepper. (Really essential it makes the dish a knock out.)Bonus ( Server with additional lime slices)Repeat 4 times. (You are personally serving everyone)This gives the best even mixture and makes people really think you are a chef. I feel like this is the better way but depends if you are feeling frisky or lazy.
Easy assembly
- Throw everything in 1 large pot, stir and server. This is easier but sometimes it can be harder to get a good mix of all of the ingredients in 1 bowl.Bonus ( Server with additional lime slices)
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25recipe | Sodium: 1040mg | Calcium: 281mg | Vitamin C: 151mg | Vitamin A: 10572IU | Sugar: 9g | Fiber: 6g | Potassium: 1651mg | Cholesterol: 113mg | Calories: 709kcal | Saturated Fat: 16g | Fat: 38g | Protein: 49g | Carbohydrates: 49g | Iron: 7mg
Didn’t use the fish sauce but it was still really good
Loved it
Absolutely delicious! I did add bean sprouts, shrimp and some homemade dried hot peppers. My husband and I, really liked it!
Doubled the recipe and made it with rice. Wli don’t really like nuts so I skipped that. It was super to taste!