• 4 cups water
• 3 cups fresh spinach leaves
• 1/2 pound snow peas, trimmed and cut in half crosswise
• 1 (5 3/4-ounce) package pad Thai noodles (wide rice stick noodles)
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots
• 2 teaspoons red curry paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk
• 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (about 1 pound)
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 4 small hot red chiles, seeded and chopped, or 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 7 lime wedges

Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add spinach and peas to pan; cook for 30 seconds.

Remove vegetables from pan with a slotted spoon; place in a large bowl. Add noodles to pan; cook 3 minutes. Drain; add noodles to spinach mixture in bowl.

Heat canola oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add shallots and the next 5 ingredients (through garlic) to pan; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add chicken broth to pan, and bring to a boil.

Add coconut milk to pan; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Add chicken, onions, sugar, and fish sauce to pan; cook for 2 minutes.

Pour chicken mixture over noodle mixture in bowl. Stir in cilantro and chiles. Serve with lime wedges.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 870 views