17 Easy Thai Recipes That Will Make You Re-think Takeout

Sawadee Ka! Hello!

Do you love Thai food as much as I do? Yeah!! *virtual high-five*  Here is a round-up featuring 17 super easy Thai recipes that are perfect for even the busiest of weeknights.  These recipes are easier than ordering take-out. Which one will you try first?

EASY GREEN CURRY WITH CHICKEN

This is my version of comfort food. A bowl of delicious green curry over steamed rice. Yumm! One great feature about green curry is that you can add just about any kind of vegetable to it. Whatever is in season, or whatever vegetable you have in your fridge. You’ll be surprised at how easy it is to make.

Check out the recipe here: Easy Green Curry With Chicken

THAI ICED TEA

It’s so hard to have Thai food without a tall glass of cold Thai Iced Tea. It pairs especially well with spicy dishes. Now you can make your Thai Iced Tea at home for a fraction of the cost!

Check out the recipe here: How to Make Thai Iced Tea

Bonus tip: Kick things up a notch and make Thai Tea Ice Cream!

MANGO AND STICKY RICE

Fruit with rice?? Sounds weird, but it tastes heavenly. This is not the plain steamed white rice that we see every day. This is a special sticky glutinous rice that is coated in rich coconut milk and sugar. Perfect for dessert.

Check out the recipe here: Mango and Sticky Rice

THAI RAW MANGO SALAD

This dish has all of the flavors we love in Thai food: spicy, sweet, sour, salty, and savory. The perfect appetizer for a Thai meal. Monika from Sinamon Tales walks us through how to put together this flavorful dish.

Check out the recipe here: Thai Raw Mango Salad

15-MINUTE THAI FRIED RICE

Seriously! Look how gorgeous this Thai Fried Rice is! Molly from Easy Cooking With Molly shares her secret on putting this dish together in only 15 minutes! Quick and simple but full of flavor!

Click here for the recipe: 15-Minute Thai Fried Rice

15-MINUTE THAI RED PRAWN CURRY

Here is another quick 15-minute recipe. This one is from Bintu at Recipes From a Pantry. Prawns, spinach and herbs simmered with chickpeas in a Thai coconut curry sauce. Yum! Most of these ingredients can be frozen so you can always have them handy. The perfect go-to meal!

Check out the recipe here: 15-Minute Thai Red Prawn Curry

SATAY WITH SPICY PEANUT SAUCE

Satay was one of my favorite meals as a kid (and still is today!) Kathy from Lemon Blossoms knocks it out of the park with her Satay With Spicy Peanut Sauce recipe. Savory, sweet, spicy and creamy. Yum!

Check out the recipe here: Satay With Spicy Peanut Sauce

SPICY THAI BASIL CHICKEN

Everybody loves chicken lettuce wraps. Liza from Salu-Salo gives this dish a Thai touch by using ingredients like fish sauce, Thai chili, basil and lime juice. Ready in 30 minutes tops!

Check out the recipe here: Spicy Thai Basil Chicken

EASY CHICKEN PAD THAI

Mmmm I love Pad Thai! Who doesn’t?? Lindsay from The Lean Green Bean has a super simple Chicken Pad Thai recipe that you can put together in only 20 minutes! Boom!

Check out the recipe here: Easy Chicken Pad Thai

THAI BEEF SALAD

Tangy, spicy and refreshing! Healthy, too! This recipe by Erin at Platings and Pairings features a secret ingredient topping that adds a nice crunch. Can you guess what it is??

Check it out here: Thai Beef Salad

PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

This dish is full of flavor and texture. Curry powder and turmeric powder are what makes this fried rice so crazy tasty. My favorite part is biting in to the sweet raisin and pineapple chunks in between each bite. Delicious!

Check out the recipe here: Pineapple Fried Rice

PAD KEE MAO (THAI DRUNKEN NOODLES)

A super delicious and versatile dish. Add your favorite ingredients and make it yours. Fox Valley Foodie shares this amazing recipe with us. The ingredients are not hard to find so you can easily keep them on hand to enjoy this dish as often as you’d like! Yesss!!

Check out the recipe here: Pad Kee Mao (Thai Drunken Noodles)

ONE-PAN SPICY THAI PEANUT CHICKEN

If you love Chicken Satay, you will LOVE this dish! Helen from Scrummy Lane walks us through putting this dish together from start to finish. Spoiler alert: It’s ridiculously simple and delicious!

Check out the recipe here: One-Pan Spicy Thai Peanut Chicken

THAI BASIL PORK STIR-FRY (PAD GA PRAO)

Here’s another delicious recipe from Helen at Scrummy Lane! This is one of my favorite Thai dishes. My favorite part is the fried egg on the top. For most South-East Asian dishes, a fried egg is usually cooked over high heat in a wok with lots of oil. This allows the sides to get crispy. This adds so much texture to the dish. Amazing!

Check out the recipe here: Thai Basil Pork Stir-Fry (Pad Ga Prao)

SPICY THAI CURRY NOODLE SOUP

There’s something magical about noodles in a curry soup. Most of the time, it takes at least a couple of hours for the flavors to really develop in the broth. However, Kathleen from Hapa Nom shows us how we can prepare this delicious Spicy Thai Curry Noodle Soup in only 40 minutes!

Check out the recipe here: Spicy Thai Curry Noodle Soup

VEGAN THAI COCONUT SOUP

This soup by Melissa at Cilantro and Citronella is the vegetarian version of Tom Kha Gai. This is the epitome of Thai flavors – sour, sweet, salty and spicy. And…it just takes 15 minutes to put together! Yasss!!!

Check out the recipe here: Vegan Thai Coconut Soup

I hope you have enjoyed this Thai food round-up as much as I have enjoyed putting it together. Hopefully, this has inspired you to try cooking Thai food at home; or even better, organize your own Thai food party! Have each guest cook one item and you have yourself one fantastic Thai food feast.

Cheers!

~Char