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This low carb and grain-free recipe is better than takeout pad thai. Fresh cucumber noodles and bean sprouts blend with traditional Thai spices and chicken.



Thai food has always been my favorite takeout, and it was time I learned to make it myself with a healthy spin. Typically, I'm a curry and Thom Kha girl, but I do love an occasional Pad Thai, especially if it is as fresh as this recipe!

Better than take out Pad Thai- and Healthier too!

Here is my clean eating take on a take-out staple.

cucumber spirals instead of rice noodles

fish sauce and fresh ground sea salt instead of soy sauce

no tomatoes

few to no chilies to reduce the nightshades

all of the deliciousness!

I swear, this might actually be better than takeout! It was so fresh and so savory.





Adjusting to your own personal dietary needs

After a while, I learned I can handle some red chili flakes and added those in for spice. It's still fewer chilies than typical take out, and it works for me.



However, the red chili flakes are completely optional and the better than take out Pad Thai is delicious with or without them.

The best thing is this Pad Thai recipe is quick.

I was a little scared it would take me forever to make Pad Thai, but it takes less than 30 min from start to finish.

I barely had any time to take pictures during the meal prep because it went so fast! 🙂 And I can attest that it typically takes longer than that for delivery to arrive.

Next time I'm craving Thai food and thinking about dialing the local delivery man, I'll spend 30 minutes on this healthy and low carb version instead. My gut will thank me, and so will yours! 🙂