Keto Pad Thai

• servings: 2
• active time: 20 MINS

Ingredients

1 packet of Slendier slim pasta (konjac noodles)

180g chicken breast

1 small head broccoli *

1 small red capsicum

½ brown onion

½ inch ginger peeled and grated

2 garlic cloves

2 tbsp olive oil

2 green onions (optional - for garish)

10 almonds (for garnish)

3½ tsp chilli flakes

½ tsp pink salt

½ tsp black pepper

SAUCE INGREDIENTS:

3 tbsp almond butter

1 tbsp rice wine vinegar

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp tamari (gluten free soy sauce)

Juice of 1 small lime

1 tsp stevia

Directions

STEP 1

Prepare slendier noodles as per packet instructions and set aside.

STEP 2

Use paper towels to dry the tofu and cut into small cubes.

STEP 3

Whisk together the almond butter, fish sauce, rice vinegar, tamari, lime juice and stevia to make the sauce.

STEP 4

Coat tofu in half of the sauce and set aside.

STEP 5

Chop the broccoli, capsicum, garlic, onion and spring onions.

STEP 6

Heat olive oil in a large fry pan/wok.

STEP 7

Add onion, garlic and ginger to the pan and saute for 1-2 minutes.

STEP 8

Add broccoli capsicum and tofu to the pan, season with salt, pepper and chilli flakes. Saute until tofu is cooked through.

Add noodles and remaining sauce to the pan.

STEP 10

Toss the mix around for 2-3 minutes over the heat.

Taste and season with any extra of the sauces or salt and pepper. I also love to add garlic powder here!

STEP 11

Serve with chopped almonds and spring onions.

Notes

Feel free to swap tofu to chicken, beef or prawns!

Use your protein conversions table to help you with this to keep calories fairly consistent.

Slendier pasta is found in the health food aisles at Coles and Woolworths. Not in Australia? Search in the health food aisles of your supermarket for konjac noodles that contain only around 10-20 calories per serve! This is also in the glossary.