chef-boyar-deak. : pad thai spaghetti squash.

thai food is one of my favorite ethnic foods. unfortunately, there aren't many options around here, and even then i am not certain what goes into every dish. i have been super craving pad thai, so i began researching some recipes and found a few that seemed interesting. of course i had to doctor up them and create my own. one of my healthy substitutes is to use spaghetti squash instead of rice noodles.

(makes 2 servings)
- 2 cups spaghetti squash

- 4 ounces chicken breast
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp peanut just great stuff (aka PB2 see here)
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 5 garlic cloves
- zest & juice from 1 lime
- small handful chopped green onions
- 1/4 yellow onion
- 6 mushrooms
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 egg whites
- 1 tsp white pepper
- crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

to prepare this delish dish begin by cooking your spaghetti squash. if you don't know or remember how, refer to here). while that cooked for 45 minutes, i began to prep everything else. i cleaned and chopped my onion, green onion, and mushrooms. i grated my ginger root and garlic cloves. and chopped up my 4 ounces of chicken breast. make thin, long strips of chicken for this dish. (is you are vegetarian, go without the chicken & it will still be delicious!). then, prepare the sauce. this is done by mixing the ginger, garlic, rice wine vinegar, PB2, low sodium soy sauce, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice, and white pepper. taste to see if it is to your liking. i have an electric wok which i love & that i used for this recipes. i began by lightly coating it with pam, then adding my onions and chicken. cook until fully cooked & add mushrooms and bean sprouts. let cook with lid for a few minutes. then add sauce, stir, cover and let simmer for 2-4 minutes. dish up, top with green onions & enjoy! i promise you that this is a delicious, healthy alternative to thai food and will curb your cravings.