ThaiDinnerLunchEasy
Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao)
Aziz SaifuddinAdded April 5, 2026
A classic Thai stir-fried noodle dish with chicken, fresh basil, and a savory-sweet sauce with a spicy kick from Thai chillies.
Cook
20 min
Total
20 min
Servings
2
Nutrition per serving
Calories
588
Protein
22g
Carbs
89g
Fat
16g
Ingredients
2 servings
- 200 g dried rice noodles
- 2 Tbsp oil (peanut, vegetable or canola)
- 3 large cloves garlic, minced
- 2 birds eye chilli or Thai chillies
- ½ onion
- 200 g chicken
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 2 green onions
- 1 cup basil
- 3 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1½ Tbsp light soy sauce
- 1½ Tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp water
Instructions
- 1
Prepare noodles per packet directions.
- 2
Mix sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.
- 3
Heat oil in a wok or large heavy based skillet over high heat.
- 4
Add garlic and chilli and cook for 10 seconds.
- 5
Add onion and cook for 1 minute.
- 6
Add chicken and fish sauce, and fry until cooked, around 2 minutes.
- 7
Add green onion, noodles and sauce and cook for 1 minute until sauce reduces and coats the noodles.
- 8
Remove from heat and immediately add basil, toss until just wilted then serve immediately.