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Instant Pot Pad Thai

This Instant Pot Pad Thai is absolutely delicious and despite the lengthy list of ingredients, simple to make.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword Instant Pot Pad Thai
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 542kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 T olive oil or vegetable oil
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 T ground ginger
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce or fish sauce
  • 1/2 cup jarred pad thai sauce
  • 1 T Chili Garlic Sauce optional
  • 1 T peanut butter
  • 32 oz water
  • 14 oz rice noodles
  • sliced carrots optional
  • 1/2 each red and yellow pepper sliced, optional
  • 4 green onions sliced
  • 1/3 cup chopped peanuts
  • 1/3 cup fresh chopped cilantro

Instructions

  • To make the Instant Pot Pad Thai Noodles you'll follow these directions:
  • Wash and cut the veggies that you want to have in your Pad Thai noodles
  • Gather ingredients so they are within an arms reach
  • Turn your Instant Pot on to Sauté function
  • Add oil to the Instant Pot, followed by minced garlic, and ginger
  • Saute for a couple minutes, and then turn sauté function off
  • Add all other Pad Thai sauce ingredients including soy sauce, jarred Pad Thai sauce, chili garlic sauce, and peanut butter.
  • Give that a good stir and add any veggies you wish to add.
  • Rinse rice noodles in a strainer
  • Add rice noodles to the Instant Pot and pour hot water over noodles
  • Add Instant Pot lid, turn valve to sealing. Turn Instant Pot to high pressure for two minutes.
  • When the Instant Pot is finished, turn the valve to venting (be careful for steam)
  • Open Instant Pot, give the mixture a stir and wait for the remaining liquid to be absorbed into the noodles.
  • Serve Pad Thai with cilantro, chopped peanuts, and green onions.
  • Enjoy!