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Ok ok, by loaded, I mean loaded with veggies, not some creamy/baconey sauce…but don’t leave yet, they are pretty freakin’ delicious noodles 🙂

I am in love with spiralized veggie noodles. My kids are in love with normal noodles. So, I decided to combine the two for our favourite make at home thai dish, to see how it would go. It went VERY well thank you!

Loaded Pad See Ew

I have tried raw veg noodles with the toddler a few times, and although she will try them (a rule that she actually listens too), they are just too crunchy for her to make a really good go of them. I feel for her. So, for this dish, I boiled the veg noodles up a bit with the regular rice noodles, giving them a similar texture. This meant they were not only eaten – but enjoyed! By everyone (even the 10 month old – although by now I am sure you realise he eats everything, so that’s not much of an accomplishment).

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This is a super quick and easy dish which will work great on a busy weeknight. I made this version with chicken, but it has worked just as well for me with some tofu or shrimp.

If you are into veggie smuggling then this is a great dish for you 🙂 Otherwise it’s just a great way to get more veg into your own diet, which can’t be a bad thing at all! This is obviously not a traditional Pad See Ew – I have not been able to find a Kecap Manis (the sauce traditionally used) I am happy with, so I have made do with ingredients I am happy to use. I think it turned out pretty darn good!

For a completely different take on spiralised veggies, check out my Leek Noodles with Hazelnut Oil and Crème Fraîche.

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Loaded Pad See Ew
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
This healthy spin on the traditional Pad See Ew sees your plate loaded with rice noodles and spiralised veggie noodles. It is fantastic for all the veggie smugglers out there, or even those just trying to cut back on the carbs, and get some more veggies into their diet.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 4 serves
Author: Whole Food Bellies
Ingredients
  • 100 g rice stick noodles
  • 1 large carrot spiralised into noodle shape
  • 1 large zucchini spiralised into noodle shape
  • 1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp tamari sodium reduced soy sauce
  • 2 tsp white cooking vinegar
  • 2 tsp coconut sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup chicken thigh cut into thin slices
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 cups Chinese broccoli leaves separated from stems (stems cut vertically into thin sticks)
Instructions
  1. Prepare noodles according to packet instructions. Add in the spiralised carrots and zucchini and cook with the noodles. Drain when ready.
  2. Combine the sauce ingredients (dark soy sauce, maple syrup, oyster sauce, tamari, vinegar, coconut sugar and water) and set aside
  3. Place wok on high heat. Add the oil and mince the garlic straight in. When the garlic starts to turn a golden colour, add the chicken and Chinese broccoli stems. Stir fry for a minute or so.
  4. Move the chicken and Chinese broccoli to the side, crack the egg in, and scramble. It will stick to the wok, this is fine.
  5. Add the noodles, the Chinese broccoli leaves and the sauce. Mix everything together to ensure the sauce coats everything. Once the leaves start to wilt, turn off the heat and serve.
  6. Enjoy! (I like mine with some chilli sauce, but that's up to you )
Recipe Notes
This is obviously not the traditional Pad See Ew - I have not been able to find a clean version of kecap manis, so I have made do with ingredients I am happy to use.

 

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  3. This looks delicious! Your comment “she will try them (a rule that she actually listens too)” made me laugh, whenever I watch kids who are picky eaters I make them take a “no thank you bite” saying that in order to decide they don’t want the food they have to take a bite BEFORE they can say “no thank you”! Works like a charm.

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    • A ‘no thank you bite’ – I LOVE it!! Most of the time, once they try, they realise they like it and are happy to keep going. My little one is two, so she is definitely trying to test the waters! She tries everything and has even started telling the 10 month old that he has to ‘try new food’ if he happens to reject something (which rarely happens as he is a food monster) 🙂

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  5. While I’m not entirely sure if I would like this (I’m not big on Asian food), I am thinking about giving it a try. I’ve recently discovered that I like veggies in place of pasta (zucchini lasagna was a hit last week!) and I’m looking to try new recipes. I need to get a spiralizer in order to convert veggies into noodles first though!

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    • I don’t think I have ever met anyone that doesn’t like Asian food 🙂 This recipe is fairly mild in flavour, so a good one if you want to try and ease yourself in! Oh and spiralizer’s are awesome!! I am totally addicted 🙂

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  8. YUM! Pad See Ew is my FAVORITE Thai dish! I seriously could eat if every day if I could. Thanks for the recipe; maybe I’ll be brave enough to try it!

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  12. I had never heard about Pad See Ew, but when I read the title in my head, I wondered “what could be ‘ewww'” about that? Lol, and as I see the recipe, nothing is! 😉 It sounds so delicious and such a great way to smuggle more veggies into a dish!

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  13. This looks so good!! I haven’t tried spiralized noodles yet, but I have been intrigued by them. I love that this mixes it with regular noodles as a nice way to get introduced to them :). I will add this to my must-try recipe list! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Mixing with the regular noodles definitely makes the veggie ones hard to spot – even my 2 year old couldn’t tell there were green things smuggled in 🙂 She loves carrot noodles though, so no smuggling needed there 🙂 You should def give spiralized noodles a go!!

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    • I needed something to give me the stickiness of kecap manis, and I initially tried honey, but i found the flavour of the maple syrup to be a lot more subtle, so I went with it 🙂

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