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Pad Thai: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on rice noodles and eggs. Some add king prawns or peanuts.

Start with Damo (Damian Hu)’s versionSee all 3 side by side

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 26 October 2026.

Pad Thai Meal Prep by Damo (Damian Hu), a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Damo (Damian Hu)’s. A quick and protein-packed Pad Thai that’s perfect for busy weeknights. The savory noodles mingle with tender chicken, fluffy eggs, and fresh herbs for a satisfying, flavorful meal.

Pad Thai Meal Prep from Damo (Damian Hu)’s Instagram video

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Pad Thai Meal Prep

Recipe from Damo (Damian Hu), from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 35 min
  • Serves 7
  • 4 ingredients

The only one of the 3 with green herbs.

Ingredients

  • 7chicken
  • 200 grice noodles
  • 7eggs
  • a handfulgreen herbs

How it goes

  1. Heat a pan and cook the chicken pieces until browned.

  2. Add the scrambled eggs to the pan and stir until fully cooked.

  3. Add the rice noodles to the pan and toss to combine with the chicken and eggs.

  4. Season to taste and transfer the mixture into individual meal prep containers.

  5. Top each container with chopped green herbs before sealing.

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All 3, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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10 min or less · 7 or fewer11 to 29 min · 8 or 930 min or more · 10 or more

3 pad Thai recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Damo (Damian Hu)’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Pad Thai Meal PrepDamo (Damian Hu) · make this one first35 min74Not clear from the stepsgreen herbs
Easy Pad ThaiJohn Gregory-Smith30 min216Not clear from the stepsking prawns, red onion, firm tofu and roasted peanuts
Chicken Pad ThaiBlake Menard25 min415Not clear from the stepspeanuts, carrots, tamarind paste and soy sauce

What they share.

  • All 3use rice noodles.
  • All 3use egg.
  • 2 of 3use chicken. John Gregory-Smith’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use garlic. Damo (Damian Hu)’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use chili flakes. Damo (Damian Hu)’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 3use bean sprouts. Damo (Damian Hu)’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Damo (Damian Hu) is the only one to use green herbs. John Gregory-Smith is the only one to use king prawns, red onion, firm tofu and roasted peanuts. Blake Menard is the only one to use peanuts, carrots, tamarind paste and soy sauce.

  • Time and list length

    Blake Menard takes the least time (25 min); Damo (Damian Hu) the most (35 min). Damo (Damian Hu) uses the shortest ingredient list (4); John Gregory-Smith the longest (16).

All 3, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 26 October 2026.

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