15-30 min4 servingsall-natural peanut butter or almond butter

Pad Thai Stir-Fry

By Megan Gilmore

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4 servings

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15-30 min

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Easy

Pad Thai Stir-Fry
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Recipe Details

Course: Main Dishes

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 5 min

Cook Time: 17 min

Total Time: 15-30 min

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook, Sauté

Cuisine: American

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 oz. whole-wheat spaghetti
  • 4 cups water
  • 1/4 cup all-natural peanut butter or almond butter
  • 5 tbsp. soy sauce or tamari
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 tbsp. sriracha
  • 1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 head green or red cabbage, shredded
  • 1 large carrot, shredded
  • 1 red bell pepper, deseeded and chopped
  • 2 cups snow peas
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • Fresh cilantro, chopped, for garnish
  • Peanuts or almonds, chopped, for garnish
Pad thai is a popular street dish in Thailand that features noodles tossed in a spicy sauce with crushed peanuts. I rarely have the exotic ingredients required to make an authentic version of this dish at home, so I developed this recipe, which uses ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. To save time, prep your vegetables while the pasta is cooking.

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Break the spaghetti noodles in half and arrange them in the Instant Pot in a crisscross manner to help avoid clumping. Pour the water over the noodles. Secure the lid and move the steam release valve to Sealing. Manual or Pressure Cook on High Pressure for 2 minutes. While the noodles are cooking, in a bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, soy sauce, maple syrup, lime juice, Sriracha, ginger, and garlic and set aside.
  2. When the cooking cycle is complete, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then move the steam release valve to Venting to release any remaining pressure.
  3. When the floating valve drops, press Cancel and remove the lid. Drain the noodles through a colander, rinsing them with cold water to remove some starch and stop the cooking process. Rinse and dry the metal insert and return it to the Instant Pot.
  4. Press Sauté and pour the peanut sauce into the pot. Add the cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, and snow peas and stir well. Sauté until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the drained noodles and the green onions just until everything is heated through. (If the noodles stick together, rinse them again under cold water to unstick them before adding.)
  5. Serve the Pad Thai warm, with the cilantro and peanuts sprinkled over the top. This dish is best served right away, but you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 5 days. Use the Instant Pot’s sauté function to reheat, or serve the leftovers cold. Enjoy!

Notes

MAKE IT GLUTEN-FREE
Use tamari instead of soy sauce and replace the whole-wheat pasta with a gluten-free alternative, like brown rice spaghetti. Cook on high pressure for 0 minutes, then let the pressure naturally release for 8 minutes before draining.

About the chef

Megan Gilmore

Megan Gilmore

Megan Gilmore is a certified nutritionist consultant (CNC) and the creator behind the popular healthy living blog, Detoxinista.com. Though she wasn’t raised as a healthy eater, Megan credits her former junk food habits for helping her to create delicious and healthy recipes that satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. Megan has been featured in The Guardian, Dr. Oz’s Good Life Magazine, Shape, Clean Eating Magazine, Huffington Post, and has appeared on The 700 Club, KTLA, and The Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family.

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