Name: ONE POT THAI NOODLES
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1/2 pound shrimp (peeled, deveined and tails removed); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 small onion (thinly sliced); 1 red pepper (julienned); 1 cup crimini mushrooms (sliced); 2 tsps sesame oil; 1 -2 tbsp ginger (minced); 2 cloves of garlic (minced); 1-2 tbsp thai red curry paste; 4 cups chicken stock; 1 can coconut milk; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tbsp coconut aminos or soy sauce; 1 lb linguine pasta; 3/4 cup green beans (cut in half); Juice of 1 lime; 2-3 scallions (green parts only, thinly sliced); 1/4 cup cilantro; 1/2 cup almonds (sliced); 10 leaves fresh basil (thinly sliced)

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Whip up this One Pot Thai noodles dish in a jiffy! Just a handful of ingredients and you'll be on your way to satisfying your Asian food cravings! In less than half an hour you'll have a delicious meal on the table.

One Pot Noodles are so easy! The cleanup is literally a few utensils and a pot. How's that for easy?

Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Easy to Make - It only takes less than half and hour from start to finish!
- Family Friendly - Everyone in the family will enjoy this! It's a great way to explore different flavors and spices.

How to Make It

First you'll want to season your shrimp with a little salt. Sear in oil on high heat for a minute, flip and cook 30 seconds more. Remove from pan, set aside.

Here's a Pro Tip:

Don't overcook the shrimp.

Color is key - The tell-tale sign of a cooked shrimp is when it turns from watery-looking and translucent to bright pink and white.

Plate of cooked shrimp next to pan and kitchen towel

Shrimp is a great lean protein. Try to get wild caught shrimp compared to farm raised. It's overall a better choice for you! If the shrimp aren’t wild-caught, making sure they’re raised sustainably and responsibly is important.

Plate of cooked shrimp and yellow towel in the background

First add some sesame oil into a saute onions, peppers and mushrooms in sesame oil for 2 minutes, scraping up any bits.

Ingredients in glass bowls including ginger, red bell pepper and onions, sliced mushrooms and a yellow towl

Then you'll add the ingredients that makes this dish all come together.

Add in garlic, ginger and curry paste, saute for 1 minute.

Here's another pro tip:

Not all curry paste is created equal. Some are spicier than others so if you want to hold the heat, use a little less!

Add in chicken stock, bring to a boil.

Bowl of stock, sauteed vegetables in a pan and yellow towel

Once chicken stock is boiling, add in coconut milk and honey, bring back to a boil.

Pot with coconut milk and seasonings, linguini pasta on the side with two small bowl of seasonings. Yellow towel as a decor

The coconut milk adds so much flavor and also is a great dairy free option for those with milk allergies.

Pot of coconut milk broth and vegetables next to yellow kitchen towel.

Cook for 8 minutes, then add in green beans.

Pot of noodles with green beans on top next to yellow kitchen towel

Finish cooking until noodles are done, add in shrimp, stir well and turn off heat. Residual heat from the noodles will warm shrimp and finish cooking if necessary. It should be fairly saucy still at this point.

Pot of shrimp noodles next to yellow towel

Add in lime juice, garnishes and adjust seasoning accordingly. Allow noodles to sit in the pot for 3-5 minutes so the sauce can thicken and coat the noodles nicely.

close up of lime and juicer over cooked noodles in a pot

Stir and top with more garnish if desired.

Cook's Tips:

Thai Paste - each paste is different. Some are spicier than others. If your family doesn't like spice look for
Same size shrimp - Try to make sure all of your shrimp are the same size so don't mix jumbo and medium shrimp together.
Spread them out in one layer - the only way to cook the shrimp evenly is to spread them out
The shrimp will stick to the pan at first, but once the exterior has seared it will naturally release.
Color is key - The tell-tale sign of a cooked shrimp is when it turns from watery-looking and translucent to bright pink and white.

FAQ:

How long will it keep in the fridge?
- You can happily keep them in the fridge for 3 days. It's best though to eat this fresh since you can often overcook shrimp easily.

Looking for more one pot easy dinner ideas? Try my One Pot Broccoli Rice and Chicken or One Pot Mushroom Pasta

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