Budget Meals: Vegetarian Rainbow Pad Thai

1/10/2020

Budget Meals: Vegetarian Rainbow Pad Thai

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This budget meal comes together quickly for a weeknight blast of tasty vegetable goodness.

 

The Recipe

2 tbs vegetable oil
1 medium onion
1 red pepper sliced
1 yellow pepper sliced
1 green pepper sliced
1 large carrot sliced
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup peanuts chopped
1/2 cup cilantro
1/4 cup basil leaves
1 cup bean shoots
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp white vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp chili paste (sambal oelek)
4oz Pad Thai rice noodles

Method

⋅ Add half the vegetable oil to pan
⋅ Add sliced onion and cook until translucent
⋅ Add sliced peppers and carrot, saute until soft
⋅ Set vegetables aside
⋅ Add 1 tsp oil to pan and cook beaten eggs
⋅ Set the cooked egg aside while you make the sauce in the same pan
⋅ Combine the fish sauce, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and chili paste in the pan
⋅ Stir until combined well
⋅ Add precooked Pad Thai noodles and toss in the hot sauce until coated
⋅ Return vegetables and egg to the pan, toss well
⋅ Turn off heat and add bean shoots, cilantro, basil and chopped peanuts.
⋅ Toss well and serve

Read more: Budget Meals: Black Bean And Butternut Squash Chili

The Finances

This meal came to:
$0.52 Onion
$1.91 Red pepper
$1.79 Yellow pepper
$0.83 Green pepper
$0.23 Carrot
$0.23 Eggs
$0.85 Peanuts chopped
$0.78 Cilantro
$0.49 Basil leaves
$1.79 Bean shoots
$0.14Fish sauce
$0.26 Chili paste (sambal oelek)
$5.78 Pad Thai rice noodles

From the pantry

Vegetable Oil
White Vinegar
Brown sugar
Soy Sauce

Grand Total $15.60

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