Mushroom Pad Thai
Aug 14, 2023
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.
This Pad Thai recipe comes together in just minutes, thanks to the Sizzling Sautés Thai Mushroom Kit from Monterey Mushrooms. It makes for a great lunch or for a quick and easy side dish or meal.
This recipe is brought to you by Monterey Mushrooms.
This Mushroom Pad Thai recipe starts with fresh ingredients including mushrooms, rice noodles, bell peppers, eggs, and bean sprouts all tossed together in a delicious pad Thai sauce included in the Sizzling Sautés™ kit.
Why We Love This Recipe
- 30 Minute Meal: from start to finish, this pad thai is perfect for busy weeknights.
- Easy: Prepare the rice noodles, slice a handful of vegetables for little prep work!
- Flavorful: The Monterey Mushrooms Sizzling Sauces Thai™ Mushroom Kit contains fresh mushrooms and a homemade thai sauce for convenience.
- All in One: Not to mention, everything is made in one skillet for easy cleanup!
What is Pad Thai?
Chances are you have pad Thai as takeout. However, you can make it at home with fresh ingredients. Pad Thai is a stir fry style dish that is made with rice noodles, peanuts, scrambled eggs, bean sprouts, and tossed together in a delicious Pad Thai sauce. It’s simply a comfort food in Thailand.
Variations
While the mushrooms are meaty and filling, you can also add:
- Protein: Feel free to add shrimp, steak or chicken to your pad thai.
- Vegan or Vegetarian: Use tofu and leave out the eggs.
- Peanut Butter: Feel free to use any variety of peanut butter to this dish in place of peanuts for a creamier texture and sauce.
Ingredients
- Monterey Mushrooms Sizzling Sautés™ Thai Mushroom Kit
- Dried goods: rice noodles, soy sauce, rice vinegar, roasted peanuts
- Fresh Produce: garlic, bean sprouts, bell pepper, green onions, cilantro, limes
How to Make Mushroom Pad Thai
Cook the Noodles: The first step is to bring a pot of water to a boil. Add in the rice noodles and cook until tender, about 7-10 minutes. Be sure to rinse the noodles under cold water.
Sauté The Vegetables: In a skillet or wok, sautee the Monterey Mushrooms with olive oil for 8-10 minutes, until tender. Remove the mushrooms, set aside in a bowl and mix with the Pad Thai Sauce. Add the mushrooms back into the skillet with 1-2 Tablespoons of olive oil. Next, toss with the slices of red bell pepper and garlic. Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes.
Then, push the garlic and pepper to the side. Add in the eggs and scramble. After the eggs are cooked through, add in the bean sprouts, rice noodles, peanuts, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Finally, toss until combined.
Serve: Plate the rice noodle mixture and top with the Monterey Mushrooms in Thai Sauce. Garnish with cilantro, green onions and lime wedges.
To Store and Reheat
Keep any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheat in a skillet or microwave in :30 second increments until heated through.
More Delicious Mushrooms Recipes
Why We Love Monterey Mushrooms
We are proud partners of Monterey Mushrooms. They are truly innovative and lead the way in the mushroom category. They don’t use any additives, supplements, or chemicals to manipulate the nutrition of their mushrooms.
Related: Podcast Episode 203: The Hottest Produce Item of 2022
DID YOU KNOW? Most farmed mushrooms are grown indoors. Monterey Mushrooms® teamed up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replicate vitamin D-rich sunlight post-harvest and create a full line of mushrooms that produce and retain 50% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin D per serving, even after cooking! Learn more here.
Introducing Sizzling Sautés™
Sizzling Sautés mushroom kits are recipe-ready, 13.5-ounce packages of sliced baby bellas that are high in vitamin D, with sauce packets that combine to make Sizzling Sautés an easy side dish, protein topper or meat replacement.
They are available in three flavors — Fajita, Teriyaki and Thai — the Sizzling Sautés mushroom kits were created to make cooking easier for shoppers’ busy lifestyles without sacrificing flavor and nutrition.
Monterey Mushrooms have taken care of the toughest part — slicing and spicing. All you have to do is follow the instructions on the package and enjoy the perfect side dish and/or meal replacement.
Mushroom Pad Thai
Ingredients
- 8 ounces flat rice noodles
- 3 Tablespoons oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 package 13.5 oz Monterey Mushrooms Sizzling Sautés™ Thai Mushroom Kit
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil optional
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup fresh bean sprouts sending Broccoli sprouts – these are not available fresh locally
- 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 3 green onions chopped
- 1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
- 1 TBSP soy sauce
- 1 TBSP rice vinegar
- 2 limes cut in quarters
- 1/2 cup Fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to package instructions.
- Warm a large saucepan or wok over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, if desired.
- Add mushrooms to the saucepan. Cook for about 10 minutes, until slightly tender. Remove from heat.
- Add the Thai sauce packet and stir until the mushrooms are evenly coated about 1-2 minutes. Set saucy mushrooms aside on a plate.
- Add a splash of olive oil to the same pan, and toss in the garlic and bell pepper.
- Push everything to the side of the pan. Add a little more oil and add the beaten eggs. Scramble the eggs, breaking them into small pieces with a spatula as they cook.
- Add noodles, soy sauce, vinegar, bean sprouts, and peanuts to the pan. Toss everything to combine.
- To assemble, serve each plate with a heap of the noodle mixture, top with saucy mushrooms, and garnish with green onions, cilantro, and lime wedges
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
