Pad See Ew

Name: Pad See Ew
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 6oz/180g rice stick noodles; 2 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tsp soy sauce; 2 tsp white vinegar; 2 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp water; 2 tbsp peanut oil; 2 cloves garlic; 1 cup Chicken; 1 Egg; 4 cups Chinese broccoli

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Chicken recipe with Thai flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 45 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 23 min total

6oz/180g Rice Stick Noodles
2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
2 tsp Soy Sauce
2 tsp White Vinegar
2 tsp Sugar
2 tbsp Water
2 tbsp Peanut Oil
2 cloves Garlic
1 cup Chicken
1 Egg
4 cups Chinese Broccoli

Step-by-step instructions

Mix Sauce in small bowl.
Mince garlic into wok with oil. Place over high heat, when hot, add chicken and Chinese broccoli stems, cook until chicken is light golden.
Push to the side of the wok, crack egg in and scramble. Don't worry if it sticks to the bottom of the wok - it will char and which adds authentic flavour.
Add noodles, Chinese broccoli leaves and sauce. Gently mix together until the noodles are stained dark and leaves are wilted. Serve immediately!

Why this works on a weeknight

Pad See Ew genuinely fits a 30-minute weeknight window, which is why it earned a spot in our Stir-Fry collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Pad See Ew actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

Filed under 🥢 Stir-Fry Chicken Thai ⚡ 30-Min Dinner Pasta