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Healthy Pad Thai

Kaleena Martinez
A Healthy Pad Thai filled with flavor and Whole30 compliant 
5 from 1 vote
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Course Dinner

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Medium Spaghetti Squash
  • 1.5 lbs Chicken Breast
  • ½ Cup Shredded Carrots
  • 3 Stalks Green Onions
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • Cilantro optional for topping
  • Bean Sprouts optional for topping
  • Nuts optional for topping
  • Lime Wedge optional for topping

For the Sauce

  • ⅔ Cup Coconut Aminos
  • ½ teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 1 Lime juiced
  • ½ teaspoon Fish Sauce
  • ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Onion Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Ginger

Instructions
 

Cooking the Spaghetti Squash

  • Pre heat oven to 400°
  • Cut spaghetti squash in half length ways and clean out all the seeds
  • Spray the spaghetti squash with avocado oil spray or drizzle with olive oil and lightly season with salt and pepper
  • Place spaghetti squash cut side down on a cookie sheet
  • Bake at 400° for 40 minutes
  • When done, let cool and then use a fork to scrape the squash into spaghetti like noodles

Cooking the Chicken

  • While the spaghetti squash is cooking, cut the chicken breast into thin slices and season with salt and pepper
  • Add your favorite cooking oil to a pan and sauté chicken on medium heat till browned (about 6 minutes)
  • When chicken is cooked through, add the carrots and sauté for another 2-3 minutes
  • After sautéing carrots, push the chicken to the sides of the pan to create a hole in the center of the pan
  • To the hole in the center of the pan, add the egg and lightly scramble. Once scrambled combine egg with the chicken and carrots
  • Add all the sauce ingredients to a small bowl and whisk together
  • Add the sauce to the pan with the chicken, bring to a low boil and cook till it's thickened a bit (about 5 minutes)
  • Add in green onions
  • Add cooked spaghetti squash to individual bowls and top with chickenOptional toppings: bean sprouts, cilantro, nuts, lime wedge

*nutrition information is an approximate

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