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Quick & Easy Pad Woon Sen
Quick & Easy Pad Woon Sen is made with dry glass noodles, chicken thighs, and fish sauce.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Original yield
- Serves 2
- Ingredients
- 13 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Thai · Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Allow for marinating
Check the marinating step before planning the cooking.
2. Check the off-heat addition
Follow the instruction to take the pan off the heat before the finishing addition.
3. Prepare the first additions
Set out the ingredients needed for the first cooking step.
Get to know the ingredients
dry glass noodles (aka mung bean vermicelli noodles or bean thread noodles)
In the method: In a large bowl with dried mung bean noodles, add hot boiling water and let this soak for 1-2 minutes just until loosened and slightly softened.
skinless boneless chicken thighs (thinly sliced or sub with chicken breast)
In the method: Marinate sliced chicken thighs with chicken marinade ingredients as listed above.
Chinese broccoli (chopped into 1 inch pieces or sub with bok choy, yu choy or choy sum)
In the method: Marinate sliced chicken thighs with chicken marinade ingredients as listed above.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 2. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
Ingredient note
Source: 5.3 oz dry glass noodles (aka mung bean vermicelli noodles or bean thread noodles)Ingredient note
Source: 6 oz skinless boneless chicken thighs (thinly sliced or sub with chicken breast)Ingredient note
Source: 3 cups Chinese broccoli (chopped into 1 inch pieces or sub with bok choy, yu choy or choy sum)Ingredient note
Source: 2 large eggs (beaten)Ingredient note
Source: 2 tablespoon vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)Ingredient note
Source: 2 cloves garlic (minced)Ingredient note
Source: 2 teaspoon regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce); Source: 2 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)Ingredient note
Source: ¼ teaspoon white pepper (or black pepper); Source: 1/8 tsp white pepper (or black pepper)Ingredient note
Source: 2 teaspoon dark soy sauceIngredient note
Source: 1 tablespoon fish sauceIngredient note
Source: 1 teaspoon white sugar (or brown sugar)Ingredient note
Source: 1 large red chili pepper (chopped)Ingredient note
Source: ¼ cup white vinegar (or rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar)
How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Finish as directed
Enjoy!
A little more help as you go
Prepare the pan
Follow the pan-heating step before adding its ingredients.
Prepare the sauce mixture
Mix the sauce at its preparation step so it is ready when needed.
A few questions you might have
What should I prepare first?
Start with this step: Marinate sliced chicken thighs with chicken marinade ingredients as listed above.
Which preparation step should I plan for?
Check the marinating step before planning the cooking.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Fry garlic and marinated chicken until chicken is 75% cooked.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Follow the pan-heating step before adding its ingredients.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: christieathome.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.



