Spicy Vegetable Pad Thai
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This Spicy Vegetable Pad Thai recipe is easy to make in just 15 minutes! It’s gluten free, vegetarian and given a spicy kick from the red curry paste, sriracha and sliced jalapeños!
I’m a huge fan of Thai food! I could seriously eat take-out Thai 5 nights a week! I’m lucky because we have some amazing Thai restaurants in San Diego.
Koon Thai, Bahn Thai and Kanda Thai are some of my favorites, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to make your favorite take-out food at home for fraction of the price and made in less time than it would take to drive and pick up your take-out.
This Spicy Vegetable Pad Thai, Thai Green Avocado Curry and Thai Peanut Chicken Noodles are some of my favorites to make at home! And if you’re wondering, how to make Thai peanut sauce, you have to check out my easy 10 Minute Thai Peanut Sauce Recipe. It’s my favorite!
Table of contents
‘Step by step instructions
- Make the pad thai sauce. In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, peanut butter, brown sugar, lime juice, sriracha and Thai red curry paste. Set aside.
- Cook the noodles. Bring a large pot of water to boil on the stove. Once boiling, add the pad thai noodles & boil for 3-4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Saute the vegetables. Add sesame oil to a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the onions, jalapeños and garlic. Cook in the sesame oil for 3-4 minutes, then push to the side of the skillet.
- Scramble the eggs. In the other half of the skillet, add the whisked eggs and scramble.
- Finish the dish. Add the cooked pad thai noodles and prepared pad thai sauce to the skillet. Toss everything together. Sprinkle cilantro, scallions and crushed peanuts on top and serve immediately.
The great thing about this Spicy Vegetable Pad Thai recipe is that you can totally make it your own! Adding more vegetables, chicken or shrimp to this recipe is simple, or keep it the way it is for a traditional, flavorful Thai noodle dish.
If adding more veggies, shrimp or chicken to the dish, simply saute those in a large skillet with the onions, jalapeños and garlic, then toss with the noodles and sauce. Easy breezy!
Frequently asked questions
- Is Pad Thai spicy? While I would give this dish a 6 on the Thai spicy scale of 1-10, you can definitely tone it down or spice it up by adding more or less jalapeños or Sriracha.
- Is it gluten free? The dish is gluten free, just make sure to use Tamari instead of traditional soy sauce when making the dish to keep it gluten free.
- Is it vegetarian? This pad thai recipe is vegetarian. Some red curry paste brands will contain shrimp, this Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste is available in the Asian section of most major grocery stores and on Amazon, and does not contain shrimp, making it vegetarian.
More easy vegetarian recipes
Looking for more easy vegetarian recipes made in 29 minutes or less? Check out these 5 favorites!
- Vegan Tacos with Grilled Veggies & Chimichurri
- The Best Veggie Burgers with Black Beans & Sweet Potatoes
- Buffalo Chickpea Vegan Buddha Bowl
- General Tso’s Vegetarian Noodle Stir Fry
- Three Cheese Baked Ziti
Pantry items used to make this recipe
- Tamari – gluten free soy sauce used to make this recipe gluten free
- Thai Red Curry Paste – vegetarian
- Sesame Oil
- Sriracha
- Pad Thai Rice Noodles
Don’t forget to pin this 15 Minute Pad Thai Recipe for later and when you make it, be sure to share a pic on Instagram and tag me @WhitneyBond or use the hashtag #WBRecipes!
Spicy Vegetable Pad Thai
Ingredients
- ¼ cup soy sauce, tamari for gluten free
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp lime juice, approximately 1 small lime
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 1 tbsp thai red curry paste
- 12 oz pad thai rice noodles
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 cup onion, thinly sliced
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro
- 2 tbsp scallions, chopped
- 2 tbsp peanuts, crushed
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, peanut butter, brown sugar, lime juice, sriracha and Thai red curry paste to make the pad thai sauce. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil on the stove. Once boiling, add the pad thai noodles & boil for 3-4 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- Add 1 tsp sesame oil to a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
- Sauté the onions, jalapeños and garlic in the sesame oil for 3-4 minutes, then push to the side of the skillet. In the other half of the skillet, add the whisked eggs and scramble.
- Add the cooked pad thai noodles and prepared pad thai sauce to the skillet. Toss everything together.
- Sprinkle the cilantro, scallions and crushed peanuts on top and serve immediately.
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31 Comments on “Spicy Vegetable Pad Thai”
I chose this recipe based on how tasty the photo looked and ..Wow! This was so so good! I added broccolini and carrots, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. Officially added to our ‘master dinner menu.’ Thank you Whitney!
Yay!! So glad you enjoyed it Beth! It’s definitely on our regular dinner menu at home too! Thanks for sharing!
Can I substitute green curry paste for the red? Seems like I should be able to do that. What do you think?
Yes, green curry paste is more mild, so it will just make the dish a little less spicy.
A easy Thai dish is great, lots of flavor and healthy.
Tried this recipe and just added some thinly sliced green bell pepper and shredded carrots – came out really yummy! Thank you for such an easy recipe.
Love to hear that! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh, I love the flavours of Thai food! And the fact that your pad thai takes just fifteen minutes ot make is a very big bonus! Who wants to spend hours in the kitchen in the summer? Thanks for posting this recipe!
Thai is one of the best cuisines, and Pad Thai has to be one of my favorites! This is absolutely stunning!
This sound so good and I love that it only takes 15 minutes!
This looks perfect for an easy, vegetarian weeknight meal!
Pad Thai is one of my absolute faves and my husband just recently got into it. This is gonna happen this week!
I’ve never tried rice noodles but it looks like they are very popular. This recipe looks delicious and I’m sure my hubby will love it)
This pad thai literally looks perfect!! One of my best friends orders this every time we go out to eat together, so I’m sending this recipe to her right now!
Rice noodles are my favorite gluten-free pasta substitute! I’ll have to admit, I haven’t tried many Thai recipes (what kind of foodie am I)?!? This looks like a great recipe to start with.
I love my pad thai extra spicy so this is perfect for me! I would probably add quite a bit of sriracha to mine! Also, beautiful pictures on this one!
I loooove Pad Thai! I especially enjoy lots of egg in mine, and yours looks perfect! And this one comes together so quickly – so great to have a recipe like this on hand 🙂
Pad Thai is one of my favorite dishes! Your recipe looks so delicious and easy, which is a win-win in my mind!! I can’t wait to try it!
I was skeptical to try this because it is completely different from the food we normally eat but OMG… this was delicious! I followed the directions perfectly and it was so good! Next time I would throw an extra egg in but otherwise awesome. And my picky vegetarian kids loved it too which was the biggest shocker of all.
Hi Laura, that is great to hear! I’m so glad that the whole family enjoyed it 🙂
Aw, Whitney! You sure were my “Bond girl”! I have been searching for a really good pad Thai recipe for YEARS! I just found your recipe yesterday and tried it tonight, My favorite Thai chef (affectionately called my Thai Mama) retired about 15 years ago and I’ve never been able to replicate her amazing pad Thai (Americanized for sure). This was as close as I’ve ever been able to get! I’ve tried crazy authentic recipes, with tamarind pulp, crushed dried shrimp, kefir lime leaves, and all that kind of stuff, and none have turned out tasty results like your easy recipe! I had to add chicken and a dash of fish sauce for my meat-eating husband, but what a simple addition to provide a satisfying and delicious meal. Thank you so much for sharing. Ditto on the Red Curry recipe. I will be sure to leave my rave review on that recipe as well. I’m SO HAPPY!!! Thank you!
Can’t wait to try this! And girl you need to try Thai 55 Kitchen and Thai Papaya, too!
Thanks girl! I’ll add those to my list & check them out soon, for sure!!
OOOh – I wish I had seen this post the other day. I made some gluten free, vegetarian pad thai. I just threw some stuff together, though. I didn’t use a recipe, just tried to recreate a recipe that I tasted once. It was just missing something, though. I’ll have to try yours.
Aw, yes definitely! Pad Thai is so delicious and this recipe is so simple, easy to whip up again soon 😉
Reblogged this on Vivacious Vixens and commented:
I’m too lazy to share a recipe of my own today, but littleopardbook tempted me with this delicious Spicy Vegge Pad Thai. Bonus for vegetarians!