Curried Chicken and Veggie Pad Thai. A Gluten Free Pad Thai dish paired with curried chicken and veggies. You can’t go wrong with this pair! Delish!
One of my husband’s favorite dishes I’ve made (ever) is a gluten free and vegan mac and cheese with curried chickpeas. I am still shocked to this day that he requests that recipe, only because he’s a man, and he craves meat daily. Haha. But I don’t complain, it’s a great meal and I try to recreate it when I can.
Well, the past few weeks of traveling and racing for the Kiwi (my husband) have been a wee bit stressful and tiring. That being said, it was time for his favorite meal to cure things. Makes sense, right?
But this time around, I added in extra protein (chicken), veggies, and switched to a new pad Thai pasta to make it lower carb. Guess how it turned out?
Absolutely DELISH!
PrintCurried Chicken and Veggie Pad Thai {Gluten Free, Dairy Free}
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Description
Gluten Free Pad Thai Noodles paired with curried chicken and veggies. You can’t go wrong with this pair! Delish! Gluten free , quick to make, and healthy!
Ingredients
- 1 pack Gluten Free Rice Pasta or Zucchini Noodles
- (½ cup)- spicy or plain Almond or cashew Cheese (You can make your own or even just use nutritional yeast).
- 1 ½ cup sliced chicken breast (about 8 oz)
- 1 jar pimentos
- 1 cup peas or other veggie of choice
- ½ to 1 tablespoon curry and paprika combined
- garlic- 1 to 2 tsp.
- sea salt and black pepper- to taste
- olive oil or other oil of choice (2 tbsp.)
- almond milk (unsweetened)- ¼ to ½ cup
- Optional Topping – Chili flakes or sriracha
Instructions
- First, slice your chicken and coat them in 1 tbsp. oil and curry powder. Spread on a baking sheet and bake at 400F for about 15 minutes or you can grill or sauté in skillet until gold brown but not over cooked (crucial). Set aside. Then cook pasta according to the directions. This pasta only took about 4 minutes. Strain the water and add in the milk, cheese, oil, and seasoning. Stir on low until cheese starts to melt. Once its starts to melt, add in your chicken, cooked peas, and pimentos until all the cheese is melted and coated onto the pasta and chicken. Top with chili pepper flakes, sriracha, or any other spice you’d like!
- Serves 3-4
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
It actually paired quite nicely with my favorite bread to eat –> grain free garlic protein bread!
Happy Belly, Happy Husband, right? Or is it Happy Life, Happy Wife? Maybe both. Anyway, this recipe is definitely a keeper for years to come. So glad it’s simple to make too! Let me know if you give it a whirl!
What’s your favorite meal someone else makes for you?
Cheers,
LC
Athletic avocado
this looks so good! I def need to make it!
LCCotter
let me know if you do friend!
Nona Lim
Thanks so much Lindsey! Glad you and your husband enjoyed our pad thai noodles, everything looked delicious 🙂 all the best!
LCCotter
we will be eating this again for sure! i’ll have to try more of your noodles. CHeers!
Kay Bueno
So delicious.
I have a friend who makes vegan pancakes every time I come over. I love cake-y breakfast dishes, and the pancakes are so thick and moist, I can never resist. Amaaazing.
jobo
That sounds like when I had Miguel try tofu for the first time when I pressed and marinated it and I was shocked he liked it and actually requested it again! Because he too loves his meat and potatoes 😉 This looks soooooo good!!! I must make! And let’s see, I love when Miguel makes me his homemade soups from scratch that his mom showed him how to make 🙂 SO GOOD! (kale soup, tomato, carrot etc!)
Laura @losingrace
This looks amazing and thai food is pretty much my favorite! Can’t wait to try and make this, maybe Sunday night I’ll make some! 🙂
I love when my mom makes me home made soups. She is awesome at it and will make a bunch and freeze it and give it to me when she sees me next.
LCCotter
let me know how it turns out Laura!
Jody - Fit at 56
I’m hungry!!! 🙂 Looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arman @ thebigmansworld
OMG I am making this- I love pad Thai but always buy it take out style- the fact that it’s curried chicken style (here it’s more Soy sauce based)- genius.
Lauren
I LOVE pad thai 🙂
I hope the weeks get less stressful soon lady 🙂 xx
LCCotter
thank you friend. needed! <3 hope your new job and life is going well
Melanie @ Nutritious Eats
Looks tasty sista! I love Thai!!!!
LCCotter
me too! it’s the best! THAI love!
Giselle
Yum! I’m trying to get my hubby to try more curry foods. I don’t love them myself but there are quite a few I do like and this sounds like one I would for sure!
LCCotter
the curry is not too strong. Especially with the cheese and you can garlic. Let me know if you try this friend!
Abby @ BackAtSquareZero
I LOVE curry and pad Thai. This is win win.
LCCotter
i knew you’d appreciate this. 😉
Jennifer FIsher
mmmm, I’d eat that!
Favorite dish someone else makes for me — anything! One particular that comes to mind is a shrimp and grits recipe my dad makes!
LCCotter
well let me know when you dad comes in town! haha
Tara | treble in the kitchen
This looks so yummy! I think Brian and I would love it too!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Mmmmmmmmm! Looks and sounds so good!
Alysia @ Slim Sanity
This sounds delicious!!
LCCotter
i knew you’d love! spicy!
Lucie@FitSwissChick
Oh I love PadThai!! And this looks sooo good.
My Mom makes the best saffron ristotto. And on the weekends she bakes that braided butterbread – the BEST!!
LCCotter
can i come this weekend? 😉
Laura @ Mommy Run Fast
I was drooling over your instagram picture this morning! I love when my husband grills chicken and veggies with homemade guacamole… his always tastes better than mine!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
Since I do not eat meat, I am thinking this would be amazing with curried chickpeas!! Totally heading over to check out that mac and cheese recipe now too 😉
LCCotter
oh my gosh yes! i also made it with tempeh and sprouted tofu before
Kim
Yum – this looks good!! Hope it helps nourish both of y’all!
I like pretty much any dish that someone else makes for me.
LCCotter
ahh love that you are easy to please!
Erin @ Her Heartland Soul
Omg this sounds fabulous! I want to eat it right through the computer screen!
LCCotter
maybe it will work if you think real hard. haha
Livi @ Eat, Pray, Work It Out
This looks too good to be true! I <3 thai, and can't wait to eat this!!!
LCCotter
let me know if you try it!
Megan @ Skinny Fitalicious
Question for you….did you do whole 30 when you went through your gut healing? I’ve cut out all grains, pasta, dairy, sugar, etc. that combined with ACV and a digestive enzyme has helped tremendously. I’m wondering how and at what point to start introducing things back. It’s been two weeks for me so far.
Lindsay
Let’s email. I never did whole 30 for certain reasons. Too much restriction at once. I focused on low fodmap and more micronutrient dense foods for 90 days
Tiff @ Love, Sweat, & Beers
Oh boy, now you’ve got me wanting some pad thai… like now. 🙂
Shashi @ runninsrilankan
I LOVE LOVE LOVE cashew cheese! That stuff with curry/cumin is pure gold! I have been using it with veggies/pasta – but haven’t tried it with chicken! Loving the sound of this recipe lady!
LCCotter
oh we would get along well in the kitchen! hehe
She Rocks Fitness
Mom’s homemade meatballs and spaghetti with crispy Italian Bread on a cold winter night! It is the best and can never get enough of it! 🙂
Katie
I LOVE PAD THAI. (Caps necessary.)
LCCotter
the spicier the better, right?
Marcia
Yum! I may just make this tonight. I think I’ve got everything. I’ve got a meat a holic here too. ; )
Make something FOR me? You’re kidding, right?
LCCotter
haha i’ll come make it for you! <3
Holly @ EatGreatBEGreat
Oooh…this sounds fantastic! Pad Thai just so happens to be one of my favorite dishes! I’ve never made it myself before, but I look forward to giving it a try.
LCCotter
babies would like if you did. hehe
Heather (Where's the Beach)
I think Jason would live on mac n’ cheese if I let him. Is it a guy thing? Since Jason used to work in a French restaurant, when he decides to get creative in the kitchen, I let him have at it. He’s really a great cook when he decides to cook 😉
LCCotter
and he’s a pro at the grill. Has he grilled mac and cheese? LOL!
Nicole
I LOVE Thai food, although I can be quite picky about it.
Anything my mom cooks for me makes me happy 🙂 It’s always nice when the parents cook!
-Nicole
www.lungesandlace.com
LCCotter
oh that is nice! mama’s know best
Erin @ The Almond Eater
Yummmmm! This totally looks like a simple go-to meal. Isn’t it funny when men crave something other than meat, though? I’m like… wait really??! Ok!
LCCotter
i know, i’m totally perplexed when that happens. LOL!
misszippy
Wait? Other people can cook for me?! ; ) In our house, it’s always me, simply b/c I work from home so it makes it logical. But let me say that pad thai is my husband’s favorite so now I can make it for him!
LCCotter
not even mother’s day? shame shame haha
Jen
OH, how I miss mac and cheese. This looks like another must try recipe, for sure! When I ate gluten and dairy, my two favorites were my dad’s homemade pizza and biscuits and gravy. Now, my favorite might be his pea soup w/bacon – which happens to be gf + df 🙂
LCCotter
oh i need that recipe jen!
CARLA
someone else makes something for me?!:-)
#rimshot
xoxo
LCCotter
i’ll make when you move back to texas. 😉
Amanda @ .running with spoons.
I’m a crazy person for mac and cheese. There was a point in my late teenage years where I was going through a [blue] box a day. It’s probably a good thing that I learned you can make your own healthier version 😆
LCCotter
i still buy annie’s GF mac and cheese –> the blue box gets me every time. cheese powder and all. haha
Kierston
Love curry! I’d love if you made this for me hehe 😛
LCCotter
me too! xxoo
Tina Muir
This sounds amazing, exactly what I am craving right now….yes, even at 6:50am…….well, if I can’t have chocolate for breakfast that is? 😉 Love the combination here, and I am pinning this for later!
LCCotter
you can totally have this for breakfast! I would!
Michele @ paleorunningmomma
I have to say I missed Thai food a little! This looks so yummy 🙂
LCCotter
you should try this with the shiratake noodles or kelp noodles!! for sure. Ive done it before that way too.
Tara Newman
Oh MAN!! This looks awesome! John just drooled too. Going to have to put this on the meal plan for next week.
LCCotter
let me know if you do! seriously!
SuzLyfe (@suzlyfe)
I adore pad thai, but can’t usually have the restaurant versions because all of the added ish in there, so I had to come up with my own. Hadn’t taken the curry approach yet, but will definitely try it!
LCCotter
totally! and it’s hit or miss with those dishes when eatin out.
Maryea {happy healthy mama}
Ooh this one looks like a keeper! Gotta love a curry in a hurry. 😉
Jessie R Gipe
You sold me at the whole meat loving hubby being a fan of this dish!
LCCotter
you know it! haha