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Quick and Easy One-Pot Pancit

By Erika in Dinner

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One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this recipe makes a lot, so you can have leftovers too. Pancit is delicious and it’s even kid-approved!

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too! this idea now...

I was first introduced to Pancit a few years ago by my best friend. She is Filipino and has shared many delicious Filipino recipes.

That’s a big deal for me because I grew up with casseroles and classic “American” dishes with little to no seasoning and spices. I rarely used garlic and if I did it was garlic powder (usually from the dollar store. Yes I cringe at that thought now too.)

Allie taught me how to take advantage of the many flavors out there. I now use garlic, herbs, and spices often and liberally.

Back to our Pancit dinner – first, let’s talk pronunciation.

It looks like “Pan-cit” but the correct pronunciation is “Pun-cit.”

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

So what is Pancit?

Pancit is a simple dish made with rice noodles. (You can find them in the Asian food section of your store.) They are thin and soften and cook quickly.

There’s also chicken, shrimp, cabbage, carrots, garlic, and spices in Pancit. Some people like to add pork or additional veggies like snap peas, beans, even broccoli.

While Pancit might sound fancy and ethnic, it’s really very simple.

As an added bonus, the rice noodles are delicious and naturally gluten-free, so if you avoid gluten like my family, this is a perfect gluten-free dinner.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

My whole family loves Pancit; we have since Allie first made it for us on Thanksgiving day in 2011.

And yes, my kids love Pancit too. They can be very picky, but whenever I make Pancit, they gobble it up and ask for more.
I even had to stop a couple of them from taking Pancit as leftovers for lunch because I wanted to save it for dinner. (That almost NEVER happens!)

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

One of the reasons why I love One-Pot Pancit is because it can be made in 30 minutes or less. It’s a perfect easy dinner for a busy weeknight. And one batch makes a LOT, so you can have leftovers the next night or two.

I’ve never frozen Pancit (because we do love it and have no problem eating it 2-3 nights in a row), but I have heard it does freeze well.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

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How to Make Pancit:

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb chicken thighs or breast, cut into small pieces
  • ½ lb shrimp, tails removed and deveined
  • oil for sauteing (I use coconut or avocado oil)
  • 1 cup diced onion (use frozen for simpler prep)
  • 1-2 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 3-4 shredded carrots
  • 1 medium green cabbage, shredded
  • 1 pkg (14-16 oz) rice noodles
  • ¼ cup (or more) coconut aminos or soy sauce to your preference
  • 1 -2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce (can omit and use additional salt)
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • black pepper to taste
  • lemon juice

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

Begin by opening up your package of rice noodles. Break the noodles in half or cut them with sharp scissors. This is a simple step I’ve learned that makes the long Pancit noodles a little shorter and easier to stir later. Place the rice noodles in a large pot or bowl and fill them with cold water. They will soften in the water while you work.

Heat the oil in a large Wok or pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and diced onion.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

Saute for about 5-8 minutes or until the meat is cooked through. Add 1 tablespoon (or more to your taste) of minced garlic and cook for another minute.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

Remove the chicken mixture from the heat and set it aside in a separate bowl.

Add a little more oil to your pan and add the chopped cabbage and carrots.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

I am not the best chopper as you can see by my somewhat large bits of cabbage, but it still tastes good. 🙂

Cook until the veggies are tender, about 4-5 minutes.One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

Now it’s time to cook the shrimp. If you have pre-cooked shrimp, you can simply add them to the veggies and cook for a couple of minutes until heated.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

If your shrimp is not pre-cooked, remove the veggie mixture from the pan to the chicken and cook the shrimp by itself until pink.

Now drain the rice noodles and add to the shrimp in the pan, along with the cabbage and chicken.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

Add the coconut aminos or soy sauce (you can add more if you prefer. I typically use ½ cup coconut aminos, but you may prefer less), 1 cup of chicken broth, and fish sauce. Mix together. It will hard to stir because the whole mixture is very dense.

You may add up to 1 more cup of chicken broth if the Pancit seems dry. I have found that this varies depending on the rice noodles and how much vegetable is in your Pancit. I try to make sure there is some liquid in the bottom of the pan as the rice noodles will soak it up.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

Season with sea salt (I use around 2 tsp) and pepper (I use 2 tsp – Pancit tastes GREAT with pepper!)

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!Sprinkle with fresh lemon juice…

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

…and serve your delicious One-Pot Pancit!One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

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One-Pot Pancit

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  • Author: Erika Bragdon
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 8-10 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 lb chicken thighs or breast, cut into small pieces
  • ½ lb shrimp, tails removed and deveined
  • oil for sauteing (I use coconut or avocado oil)
  • 1 cup diced onion (use frozen for simpler prep)
  • 1–2 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 3–4 shredded carrots
  • 1 medium green cabbage, shredded
  • 1 pkg (14-16 oz) rice noodles
  • ¼ cup (or more) coconut aminos or soy sauce to your preference
  • 1 –2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce (can omit and use additional salt)
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • black pepper to taste
  • lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Break or cut the rice noodles in half and soak in cold water in a large pan while you are working.
  2. Heat the oil over medium heat and add the chicken and minced onions. Saute for 5-8 minutes or until the meat is cooked. Add 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or more if you love garlic) and cook for another minute. Remove the chicken mixture from the heat and set aside in a separate bowl.
  3. Add a little more oil to your pan along with the chopped cabbage and carrots. Cook until the veggies are tender.
  4. If you have pre-cooked shrimp, you can simply add them to the veggies and cook for a couple minutes until heated. If your shrimp is not pre-cooked, remove the veggie mixture from the pan to the chicken and cook the shrimp by itself until pink.
  5. Now drain the rice noodles and add to the shrimp in the pan, along with the cabbage and chicken.
  6. Add the coconut aminos or soy sauce (you can add more if you prefer. I typically use ½ cup coconut aminos, but you may prefer less), 1 cup of chicken broth, and fish sauce. Mix together. It will hard to stir because the whole mixture is very dense.
  7. You may add up to 1 more cup of chicken broth if the pancit seems dry. I have found that this varies depending on the rice noodles and how much vegetable is in your Pancit. I try to make sure there is some liquid in the bottom of the pan as the rice noodles will soak it up.
  8. Season with sea salt (I use around 2 tsp) and pepper (I use 2 tsp – Pancit tastes GREAT with pepper!)
  9. Sprinkle with fresh lemon juice and serve.

One-Pot Pancit is a quick and easy rice noodle dinner the whole family will love. With chicken, shrimp, and vegetables, this delicious recipe is gluten-free and kid-approved too!

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    Filed Under: Dinner, Recipes Tagged With: dairy-free, gluten-freePublished on March 20, 2017

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    About Erika

    Erika Bragdon is a second-generation homeschooling mom with 3 kids at home and 1 in college. She lives in the beautiful hills of New Hampshire on a small farm and loves writing, baking, nature, and sharing flower essences and more natural solutions with moms.

    Comments

    1. Vanessa says

      August 13, 2018 at 6:04 pm

      I just made this and it is amazing. My husband (who is Filipino) will be the real judge tonight. But I thought it tasted very similar to his family’s cooking. The vegetables I added were: cabbage, carrots, zucchini, green beans, celery and the onion and garlic. It took a long to make due to all the prep. Maybe it would have been faster if I didn’t add all the extra ingredients, but I don’t think there is any way I could have it on the table in 30 minutes unless I was only cooking.

      Reply
      • Nora says

        October 4, 2018 at 11:12 am

        When I’m pressed for time or just feeling lazy I buy cole slaw mix in place of the cabbage and carrots. It has a bit of red cabbage in it, but it’s basically just shredded cabbage and carrot anyway.

        Reply
        • Erika says

          October 10, 2018 at 11:29 am

          Great tip, Nora. I’m definitely going to try that next time I make pancit. Thank you!

          Reply
    2. Rose says

      October 25, 2018 at 9:36 am

      I am Filipino who loves “pancit bihon” (rice noodles) and this is exactly how you make it. I’m glad you and your family love it!

      Reply
    3. Patti says

      January 20, 2019 at 5:55 pm

      I have everything to make pancit, except a wok. What do you suggest I can use instead?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        January 22, 2019 at 11:05 am

        Do you have a big pot? I am actually getting rid of my Wok because I don’t like to have a ton of clutter in my kitchen and I use my large soup stock pot for this.

        Reply
    4. debra says

      February 25, 2019 at 6:44 pm

      can i substitute bean threads? i would think any asian noodle would do?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        March 5, 2019 at 8:41 am

        I’ve never heard of bean threads, but if it’s an actual noodle, then I would think it should be fine.

        Reply

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