Quick meal ideas for moms on the go

(NC) – Whether you are carting the kids to soccer tryouts or band practice, when it comes to preparing weekday meals, time is usually limited. For many families on the go, home-cooked meals have been replaced with take-out menus and drive-through windows. But with a few basic ingredients and flavourful sauces, busy moms can whip up tasty family favourites with time to spare.

Consider trying the Vegetable Pad Thai recipe below with VH Pad Thai Sauce, a quick and delicious meal idea for hectic households.

Vegetable Pad Thai with Snow Peas
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• PAM Cooking Spray
• 2 cups (500 mL) onions, finely slivered
• 4 cups (1 L) napa cabbage, finely sliced
• 2 cups (500 mL) red pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup (250 mL) carrots, peeled and finely sliced
• 2 cups (500 mL) snow peas
• 1 bottle (355 mL) VH Pad Thai sauce
• ½ package Pad Thai noodles (prepared as directed on package)

Directions:
Spray a large pan with cooking spray.

Over medium-high, sauté onions, cabbage, red pepper, carrots and snow peas until tender, about 12 minutes.

Add VH Pad Thai sauce and noodles to pan and toss until heated through. To avoid noodles from sticking to the pan turn off heat while tossing with sauce.

Additional recipes ideas are available online at www.vhsauces.com To view hands-on recipe demonstrations or to watch new episodes of VH’s new webseries Life Unjarred, visit www.lifeunjarred.com.

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