Easy Quinoa Pad Thai

These days, quinoa is well known as a sub-in for other grains, like rice, or starchy elements, like noodles. Cooking for Keeps created a visually stunning recipe for pad thai that uses quinoa in place of noodles. You still get the traditional pad thai toppings and flavors, like crunchy peanut and mellow tamarind paste.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

5 cups cooked quinoa

1 cup shredded carrots

1 cup bean sprouts

1 cup shredded napa cabbage

2 large garlic cloves minced

1 bunch green onions, sliced thinly and divided

2 tablespoons tamarind paste

4 tablespoons packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons water

1 tablespoon sriracha

1 egg

½ cup chopped peanuts

½ cup chopped cilantro

1 pound chicken sliced very thinly

Salt