A Healthier Pad Thai

This recipe is chock full of healthy vegetables, protein and flavorful seasoning. 

Sauce Ingredients:

• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup peanut butter (For lower calories try Better'n Peanut Butter)
• 1 small can of tomato paste
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 cup water

Main Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. coconut oil (or vegetable oil)
• 5 cups chopped cabbage
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1/2 onion diced
• 1 cup of carrots cut into pieces
• 1/2 pound of shrimp
• 2 eggs
• package of rice noodles

Topping Ingredients:

• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 3 Tbsp. chopped peanuts
• 2 green onions chopped up
• 3 Tbsp. cilantro chopped up
• red pepper flakes

Preparation:

1. Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl and stir.
2. In a large frying pan or wok, heat the coconut oil and cook the onions until fragrant and soft.
3. Add carrots and cook for five minutes.
4. Add sauce, cabbage, and peppers and bring to a boil.  Lower heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes or until carrots are cooked.  Remove from heat.
5. In a separate skillet cook shrimp in a small amount of oil until heated through.
6. In a third skillet scramble the two eggs.
7. In a separate pot bring water to a boil and cook the rice noodles.  Noodles will cook quickly so check after two minutes and remove from heat before they become too soft.  Drain.
8. Put noodles into a bowl and ladle sauce over the noodles.  Top with shrimp, eggs, bean sprouts, cilantro, green onions and peanuts.  Sprinkle red pepper flakes on to your taste preference.
9. Bon Appétit!