Thai-Style Chicken Street Noodles.
Heyyyyy youuuu guyyyssss!
We gotta talk about this meal that I am L.O.V.I.N.G.
But first, name that movie.
And second, did you have a wonderful weekend? It was kind of warm here! We dyed easter eggs. We wore bow ties. We ate TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OF CHOCOLATE.
Oh my gosh. The chocolate. It needs to end. I am over.it. I am done. I am done, I say.
Now please just remind me of that tonight at like 9:54PM. That seems to be my crashing moment.
But now, the meal. Nooooooodles. Noodly noodles.
These noodles are based on some of my favorites from noodlehead here in Pittsburgh, which is essentially my Thai food heaven. IT IS SO DELICIOUS.
So if I’m being real, I desperately wanted to recreate their Thai fried chicken street noodles. It’s my fave. FAVE.
I had it planned.
I was doing it!
The chicken would be fried and spicy and piled high on the noodles.
It would be crunchy and crispy and look just like this, but on noodles.
I made it once. It was a CHALLENGE. It took a lot of time; it wasn’t completely ideal for a weeknight meal. It was nearly impossible for me at the moment with a baby, but even without a baby, my go-to weeknight meals are fairly quick and easy and not dependent on a saucepot of scalding oil.
You know?
So. I tried the chicken a different way. A more weeknight-friendly way, busy life-friendly way, if you will. My inspiration was this chipotle chicken bowl. But also this crunchy Thai chicken salad! And the Thai chicken lettuce wraps in Seriously Delish. I mish mashed those recipes together and came out with something totally fabulous and worthy of a BIT of extra time on a random Tuesday night, but not a full two hours.
Also: Swim suits. Swim suits swim suits swim suits. No one wants to eat fried chicken and then have to walk through the swim suit aisle at Target (because, of course, it’s in the front of everything) to go buy shampoo, crackers, three cases of la croix, a floral notebook, thank you cards on clearance, polka dot paper straws, foaming hand soap and the newest flavor of burt’s bees lip balm.
(Sub in a spring scarf, sunglasses, a pig-shaped salt shaker and/or a cotton candy candle where applicable.)
I’m not going to go and say OMG these are super authentic and claim them to be perfect, but I will say that they taste like some of my favorite noodle dishes, heavy on the peanuts. Heavy on the peanuts, always. Heavy on the lime and cilantro and Thai basil too. Uh, plus? There is some green stuff in here!
And you don’t NEED chicken – you can do a mix of veggies or some shrimp or maybe some tofu.
Also, if you want to be best friends you definitely CAN fry that chicken. You’ll be my hero.
Thai Chicken Street Noodles
Ingredients
chicken
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts (thighs work too!)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
noodles
- 1 bunch of bok choy, greens sliced off
- 8 ounces brown rice noodles
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk, light or full-fat
- 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 green onions, sliced into thirds
- 1/3 cup freshly torn cilantro, plus more for topping
- 1/3 cup chopped peanuts, plus more for topping
- 2 tablespoons thai basil, chopped
- 3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- lime wedges for serving
Instructions
- The night before or an hour or two before making, marinate the chicken. Use a meat tenderizer to pound it out a bit and make the breasts slightly thinner. Season it with the salt and pepper, then whisk the remaining ingredients together. Pour them over the chicken and refrigerate until ready to use.
- If you’d like the bok choy greens to stay bright green, you can blanch them. This isn’t mandatory for the recipe to taste good, but it does make it prettier: bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the greens. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until they are bright green, then remove the greens with tongs and drop them into a boil of ice water.
- Cook the rice noodles according to their directions – usually about 5 minutes in boiling water. If the noodles finished before you’re ready to use them, keep them in cold water.
- Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat and add the chicken – do not add the excess marinade. Cook until deeply golden on both sides and cooked through, about 5 to 6 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and set it aside until ready to use. Using the same skillet, keep the heat low. Add in the coconut milk, chili sauce, vinegar, sugar and garlic, whisking to combine. Increase the heat to medium-low and cook until it thickens slightly, stirring, about 5 minutes. Add in the noodles, boy choy, green onions, cilantro and basil, tossing well with tongs to coat. Toss and toss over again! Slice or shred the chicken and add it in along with the peanuts. Drizzle with the toasted sesame oil. Toss again. Serve immediately with extra cilantro, peanuts and a lime wedge.
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83 Comments on “Thai-Style Chicken Street Noodles.”
Oooh I just love the looks of this! Going in a more weeknight-friendly, busy-life friendly direction is always a good idea. :)
Also,the bow tie picture is adorable! My 3 year old son REFUSED to wear the bow tie I bought for him for Easter. Or the adorable seersucker blazer. Seriously?! At least my 6 year old girl loves dressing fancy.
With the amount of chocolate I consumed and tempered this past month, this is sight for sore eyes. A chicken spicy noodle dish with all those peanuts!! I am in the mood for chicken and exclamation marks tonight :)
This actually looks like absolute heaven and I can’t wait to smash my face into this!
I am going to have to try this with tofu instead of chicken…we LOVE noodlehead too! :)
Yum!! gimme any food that I can use with chop sticks. I have been on a huge band wagon of rice noodles and chicken. I love playing around with different flavor dressings and marinades. These meals really can be so fresh and healthy when using the right ingredients. Happy Easter!
***eat with chopsticks lol
It’s gotta be Sloth from The Goonies, right?
Hopefully I’m right otherwise my comment is going to look a bit silly.
Anyway, I’ve never been a huge fan of Thai food (maybe I always order the wrong thing?) but this looks like something I could seriously dive into. I’m trying this soon with some chicken thighs that I need to use up!
Yes! The Goonies! I need to watch that again soon.
Your Thai pizza is one of my favorites to this day! Can’t wait to try this one!
I have been in a serious weekday dinner rut lately. I think these street noodles are going to help with that big time this week! Can’t wait to give this recipe a go!
I have to say…the Max in a bow tie picture was beyond adorable.You little bunny has to be one of the most photogenic babies I have ever seen. He is a natural and a perfect model for your wonderful photography. Thanks so much for being so generous in sharing him with all of your followers.
This is probably a stupid question, but can you marinate shrimp? I’ve never done it before so I’m wondering if the timing is the same? Obviously not planning on pounding it, but letting it sit in the marinade :)
I love all of your Thai food/noodle-y stuff! This one sounds delish, as usual. Also, totally overdid it on the chocolate this weekend too. :-| … time to detox
YESSSSS!!! That Goonies references TOPS (pun intended) this post.
I love noodles and peanuts and chicken and thai and the Goonies. Thank you for making my Monday!
I’m a total sucker for noodles everything right now. I even caved and bought some of those cheap ramen noodles, but this looks WAY better.
OH MY GOSH I ate so many jelly beans that it would be wrong for me to even say it out load. So swim suits and me and not friends right now. But I am friends with this noodle bowl. Ah-mazing!
That looks amazing. I love peanutty noodle dishes, so good! And the chicken looks completely fantastic! Pinned!
1) The Goonies and 2) YUM! This looks absolutely delish. I have been loving dishes like this lately, too! Trying this.
OMG this looks good, like loaded good, I can’t wait to try it!
After a rough day of school today, this looks like the perfect comfort food :)
I feel like this is the perfect moment to just say truffle shuffle. That’s all I can think of when debating which Target bikini to purchase. Ugh.
This recipe sounds absolutely delightful! Thanks for sharing! <3
This sounds so good! I am all about chicken recipes, and I will definitely fry it if I make it :)
One of the benefits of having adult children is there is no Easter candy! All my daughter wanted was a Starbuck’s giftcard!
Literally making this RIGHT now! Have had the chicken marinating and everything!! You totally pegged my mega craving for Thai food today.
OOH these noodles look amazing! Love. <3
Oh man, this is a dish that has to be made pronto! DELICIOUS!
Just made this for dinner! Loved it! Made it with chicken, but think tofu would be great too! Kids loved it, but followed by bringing their easter candy to the table afterwards (even teenagers love a good Easter basket!). Funny(?) part in assembling… Kinda set a rogue dry noodle on fire during… Didn’t realize I had dropped it as I dumped the noodles in the water. Real life. Ahhh….
ha! this made me giggle. i’m so glad you made it already and enjoyed it!
I am drooling over this! Max is absolutely precious, Jessica!
I love any kind of Asian inspired noodle dishes, and your lettuce wrap recipe from Seriously Delish is, well, delish, so these are most definitely going on my “to make” list! And seriously, could Max be any cuter?
This recipe looks delicious, chicken can be tricky sometimes, can’t wait to try this recipe.
This looks epic. I make pad thai quite a lot but this could become my new go-to noodle dish. Love the simple flavours and anything with chicken is hubby-approved!
Amazing flavors in this dish! I don’t blame you a bit for all the exclamation points ;) Love that you mashed up a bunch of your favorite dishes + made it easier to boot.
I want this Thai chicken street noodle and I want to taste it so soon but I am allergy of peanuts. What if I’ll take the peanuts out from the recipe? Or can you give me any alternative for peanuts?
you can totally leave the peanuts out!
Love, love, love the Goonies! Makes me what to stream it on Netflix this second. And this dish. Noodles and crunchy peanuts are the best!!
I seriously need all of this in my belly right now. :)
This sounds/looks amazing!! If thai basil isn’t available (I am not familiar with the taste), is there something that would be a close substitute? Thanks for sharing!
i would just leave it out! you can increase the cilantro amount if you like.
Mmmmmm sounds lovely — I seriously, can’t get enough noodles in my life!
This sounds sooooo soooo good! MUST try this STAT!
Yum! This looks so good! You are making me crave my lunch and its only 9 am!
This looks AHHH-mazing! And I’ve been needing something that looks good and is easy to steer me away from eating birthday cake, Tim Tams, and jam filled doughnut muffins for dinner again. But one of those is a protein, right? Right…
Oh my Lord, get in my belly!!! What an amazing dish!
Sorry, no comment on the recipe, but I wanted to tel you that I just borrowed your book from the Library! I want to make everything!!!!! The book is beautiful.
ahhh thanks vee!! please keep me posted on what you make. ;)
I’m always looking for good Thai dishes to make…adding this to the list!
Hi! Looks great, but quick question…what type of peanuts did you use? raw or roasted/salted? Thank you!
i used roasted and unsalted.
Made this last night, totally delish. I went for sriracha cause we had no sweet chilli sauce. We added a litlle more sugar and some lime juice to balance everything out. But man this is goning to be a favorite, the possibilities are endless…
so glad you liked it!
Noodly noodles with thai chicken deserve all of the exclamation points!!!!!!! Trying this one soon. With your bacon Manhattans… which have turned Charlie into a bacon lover (at last)!
I’m amazed at how perfect the chicken looks! Nice and spicy and juicy and a little blackened on the outside. YUM!
Danika Maia
http://www.danikamaia.com/healthy-garlic-lime-pork-stirfry/
Awesome Thai street food Jessica! Love all the cilantro, Thai basil, and peanuts in it!
I love this recipe. I love Thai food. This reminds me of the Pad Thai I order from our local Thai restaurant. I love quick and easy for our fast paced busy week. I was just wondering if you knew the nutritional value?
ooh, The GOONIES, was gonna be super disappointed if you didn’t refer to that movie in the post!
that looks amazing, i would love to try this out! What brand of Thai chili sauce would you recommend?
i usually use the trader joe’s brand, but i also have used the thai kitchen brand.
Thanks so much, I don’t have a Trader Joe’s near me so I’ll give Thai Kitchen a try.
In Asian fiod section! Can’t find anything called brown rice niodles!!!!! Heeeeelp!
regular rice noodles are fine!
I usually get brown rice noodles from the gluten free section, in case that helps.