LillyPad Pad Thai

This dish by Karen has become a LillyPad favourite. Try it yourself for a great, guilt-free Thai inspired treat.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups zuchini noodles (spiral sliced)
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 1 cup green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 eggs, cooked in a thin scrambled layer and chopped
• 2 cups red pepper, thinly sliced or spiral sliced
• 2 tsp grapeseed oil
• 1/4 cup of coconut aminos or soy sauce
• 2-3 garlic cloves, grated
• cilantro, bunch
• cayenne to taste
• 1 inch piece of ginger, grated
• lime juice
• 1 packet stevia (optional)
• 1 Tbsp Walden Farms peanut butter (optional)
• thai pepper (optional garnish)

Directions:

1. Combine the coconut animos/soy sauce, garlic, half the cilantro, cayenne, ginger, lime juice, stevia, and peanut butter in a blender / magic bullet. Taste it and season appropriately until you like the flavor. 
2. Heat a large non-stick skillet or wok on med-high. Add the grapeseed  oil to it and make sure to coat the pan.
3. Add bean sprouts, red pepper and zucchini. Stir fry for  1-2 minutes while stirring consistently.
4. Add the sauce and stir for 2 minutes until heated through and ingredients are coated.
5. Add the cooked eggs and gently mix in.
6. Garnish with green onion, cilantro and/or thai peppers.

Low-carb Vietnamese style Pho

This LillyPad adapted Vietnamese Beef-Noodle Soup is a wonderful warm option to add some variety to your soup choices.

LillyPad Pho

Ingredients:

• 1 cup beef stock
• 2 star anise pods
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 package Miracle Noodle Angel Hair - rinsed
• 3/4 cup bean sprouts
• 1/2 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup bok choy, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup green onion for garnish
• (optional) add lime juice, fresh cilantro, hot thai chilies to taste

Directions:

1. Heat the beef broth along with the anise, ginger, and onion powder, to a simmer in a soup pot for 20 minutes.
2. Add the fish sauce, and soy sauce. Simmer for 5 more minutes.
3. Ladle the hot soup into a serving bowl and add noodles, bean sprouts, mushrooms, and bok choy. 
4. Garnish with green onion and serve.

Optional
For additional protein, add thinly sliced beef that has been browned.