This is a sponsored post. All opinions about Thrive® Culinary Algae Oil, Earth Fare and my delicious and easy to make 30 Minute Vegetarian Spicy Thai Noodles are 100% mine. This post contains affiliate links and/or images. I am from the south. We cook with a lot of butter and fry a lot of food in cooking oil. Then we pour gravy over it! Not the healthiest diet.
As I have gotten older, I have realized the importance of healthy changes in my lifestyle, including being more active and mindful of what I eat. I’ve found that making these changes to my diet is easier than getting myself to the gym!
Also, getting the family involved makes mindful eating a breeze! As my husband and I lead by example, our kids are following in our footsteps! I love having Caitlin in the kitchen as my sous chef! She is a tremendous help and is becoming quite the cook!
Making simple swaps in cooking is an effortless way to make your diet healthier. I found I could make a difference in my healthy fat intake by not cooking with butter and traditional cooking oils. I was so excited to discover Thrive® Culinary Algae Oil at my local Earth Fare! Thrive® is a simple swap I can use to replace sources of saturated fat in my diet, including the butter and other oils I had been using. For my readers who can’t make it to Earth Fare, you can also purchase Thrive® on Amazon!
Thrive® Algae Oil is a delicious and easy way to get more good fat and it fits perfectly into my heart healthy diet! Thrive® is an everyday cooking oil made from algae that brings goodness to your heart, your kitchen, and the planet. I love that Thrive® elevates the way I prepare and cook my favorite recipes, like my 30 Minute Vegetarian Spicy Thai Noodles recipe.
We have really fallen in love with Thrive® Algae Oil! I use it in any recipe that calls for cooking with oil or butter. I use it on my eggs in the morning, in my salad dressings and of course, my 30 Minute Vegetarian Spicy Thai Noodles recipe! Since it has a light, neutral taste, allowing the natural flavors of your food shine through, you can use it for searing, roasting, marinating, sautéing, and baking desserts.
We have had fun incorporating Thrive® Algae Oil into our cooking! I was impressed that, with 13g per serving, Thrive® contains the highest level of monounsaturated fat (MUFAs)– one of the good fats –of all cooking oils! I was happy with my switch to Thrive®, which contains 90% MUFAs, since previously I had been using olive oil, which has 70% MUFAs. Also, Thrive® has a high smoke point of up to 485 degrees, meaning it does not burn when you cook with it!
I couldn’t imagine my 30 Minute Vegetarian Spicy Thai Noodles recipe could be tastier. But with Thrive® Algae Oil, you can feel good about going for seconds since it contains the highest level of good fat and lowest level of saturated fat compared to any other cooking oil in your kitchen.
See how I used Thrive® Algae Oil in my 30 Minute Vegetarian Spicy Thai Noodles recipe in the video slideshow above!
To make my 30 Minute Vegetarian Spicy Thai Noodles recipe, you need:
- 1 pound linguine
- 3 TBS Thrive® Algae Oil, divided
- 1/2 cup vegan egg substitute
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 6 oz mushrooms cleaned and sliced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 orange, yellow, red and/or green bell pepper sliced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 2-3 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup cashews, halved
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
Cook linguine according to package directions, adding 1 tablespoon of Thrive® Algae Oil.
In a medium bowl combine vegetable broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, sriracha, ginger and chili paste; whisk well to combine; set aside.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon Thrive® Algae Oil over medium heat. Add egg substitute and red pepper flakes. Scramble egg mixture and set aside with pasta.
Add garlic, peppers and onions. Cook an additional 2 minutes, or until veggies have softened. Set aside with pasta and eggs.
In skillet, add cooked noodles, eggs. Pour sauce over noodles, eggs, mushrooms and veggies and toss. Cook over medium low for 2 minutes, or until mixture is heated.
Ingredients
- 1 pound linguine
- 2 TBS Thrive® Algae Oil
- 1/2 cup vegan egg substitute
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 6 oz mushrooms cleaned and sliced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 orange bell pepper sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 2-3 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup cashews, halved
- 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, finely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- For Spicy Thai Sauce:
- 3/4 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce
- 1 tsp red chili paste
- 1 tsp ginger minced
Instructions
- Cook linguine according to package directions, adding 1 tablespoon of Thrive® Algae Oil.
- In a medium bowl combine vegetable broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, sriracha, ginger and chili paste; whisk well to combine; set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon Thrive® Algae Oil over over medium heat. Add egg substitute and red pepper flakes. Scramble egg mixture and set aside with pasta.
- In same skillet, add Thrive® oil and add mushrooms. Cook 4-5 minutes, or until browned. Add garlic, peppers and onions. Cook an additional 2 minutes, or until veggies have softened. Set aside with pasta and eggs.
- In skillet, add cooked noodles, eggs. Pour sauce over noddles, eggs, mushrooms and veggies and toss. Cook over medium low for 2 minutes, or until mixture is heated.
- Add to large serving bowl, top with cashews and green onion.
- Serve immediately.

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This looks delicious! I am from the South too so I know what you mean. I am going to check out Thrive!
I love easy meal ideas like this. We get SO busy on school nights and there is just no time to cook! I can’t wait to try this.
I’d love to start replacing butter and unhealthy oils with algae oil. This recipe looks so good!
Now this sounds like such a full of flavour yet so easy to prepare meal, I am going to have to give it a whirl myself, I wonder what my other half would think of it.
Ooo this looks delicious. I love spicy things so I’d enjoy this. I’ll be trying this out soon!
That looks so good! I’m not a vegetarian, but I do love a good vegetarian dish. This one looks perfect!
I’ve never had Thai food! Ever! I’d be interested in trying this Thai noodle recipe!
Hi Kelly, This looks amazing! I love spicy thai noodle dishes and can’t wait to try this. Have you ever tried using rice noodles instead of the linguine? I’ve never cooked with Algae oil but it sounds so healthful.
Love that even though it’s a vegetarian option it still looks like it would be really good! You also can’t beat the fact that it only takes 30 minutes; with three kids the less time it takes to make the better!
I would love to try Algae oil. I try to give and use the best oil when I cook. Those noodles look so good and healthy.
I love Thai food, but I have never tried making it myself. This looks like it would be pretty simple so I will have to try it out!
My mouth was watering just reading the description! I will have to look into buying Thrive Algae oil! We use a lot of olive oil and it’s getting old!
I just heard about Algae oil the other day. This recipe looks so delicious. I am excited to make it for my vegetarian Sister in law.
I am always looking for fast meals to make. I love that it is vegetarian. I am looking forward to giving this recipe a try.
I always feel so much better in general when I eat healthier, so I try to eat well most of the time. I love how colourful this dish is!
Ooooh you are speaking my language! And I totally love all the photos. Looks delicious.
This recipe looks and sounds really good! I love that it is vegetarian which is the eating style I would love to get into!
I love Thai flavors. This recipes looks complete and I like how easy it came together.
I love that this soup it only 30 minutes. Seems like a quick and delicious dinner idea… and now that fall is here, it seems like a perfect time to try this new soup recipe!
That’s such a good realization. Being healthy is usually 70% of what we eat and just 30% of our exercise. It’s really good that you’re using healthier ingredients for cooking. This recipe looks SO good!
Wow. That looks so delicious! I am excited to try this recipe, love the colors and attractive dish.
I love easy meals. I haven’t seen Thrive in my area.
Oh first of all LOVE LOVE that this is vegetarian and also like the spicy addition at the end. YUMMM. All the veggies and the color. So into this disk
I’ve never heard of algae oil. But I’m always looking for new ways to cook healthier for my family. Sounds like it tastes good too. This recipe looks very tasty.
I’ve never heard of Thrive® Culinary Algae Oil. Will be checking it out. Yummy recipe.
It can be hard to stay healthy AND be an example all at once. Good you guy guys trying so hard!
What a great dish for Meatless Monday’s! I think my kids might even eat this if I just tune down the spicy. Personally, I love spicy.
Looks like it came out great! Never heard of Algae oil before, will check it out.
This looks so delicious! My son loves noodles for dinner! This is a must-try!
This sounds so tasty!! I love thai noodles and prefer my stir frys with vegetables – can’t wait to try
I’ve been doing my best to get back into shape as well and it’s awesome that you shared this recipe! It’s really important to eat healthier and to make healthier choices as well. It’s going to do so much for our body!
I want to make this. I will have to got get most of it but I want it. I have not heard of Thrive® Algae Oil. before. I will have to find it. Thank you for the recipe.
oH this looks delicious! I have never heard of that oil before.
I’m not a vegetarian but I do try to skip meat at least twice a week and this dish looks like something I should consider. I like Thai but never tried to cook any so this should be fun.
Vegan sounds really good as I am a vegetarian… Those pictures looks delicious and would love to try this recipe… Cravings right now 😀
This meal looks delicious! I have not used algae oil before. I must give it a try.
YUM this looks so delicious! I will have to try making this, love that it is vegan-friendly!
This looks tasty. I enjoy bringing in different cultures of food into our house. Thanks for sharing.
I’m not a fan of spicy foods, but I am honestly thrilled to find out about this Thrive Algae Oil. I’m always looking for healthy and natural alternatives.
WOW! It looks great!
I can’t do spicy, so often my hubby has to do without many of his favorite meals. To show how awesome a wife I can be (when I want to), I will surprise him with a bowl of this tonight.
I have never tried algae oil but you have sold me on it. Your noodles look so good right about now–checking to see if we have the ingredients in the fridge now
It can be so difficult to do everything that you want to do and changing exercising habits can be really hard given time constraints. I will have to check out the Thrive product as that looks so cool and I have heard such good things about it from other people.
This looks delicious. I’m not really a cook but I would probably choose this meal if offered at a restaurant. Thank you for sharing.
Algae oil… sounds interesting! Never knew such a product existed. Be right back, creating pasta recipes in my head using algae oil…
I like Thai food and noodles are my real comfort food besties. Never heard of Thrive products but I’m always looking for healthy cooking oil options.Love the sauce you stirred up, it’s such an exotic yet simple meal.
These noodles look delicious. My mother in law is vegetarian and I’m sure she would love this dish.
I just got a spiralizer and would use zucchini for the noodles. Flavors would be good.
My son just became a vegetarian within the last couple months. He has been looking for ways to get the good fats he needs so I will have to share this post with him. I would love to try making this recipe too for the vegetarian spicy Thai noodles. Thanks for sharing the information and the recipe.
Yum! This meal look super flavorful and I’m loving all of the color!
This sounds amazing. However this is NOT. I repeat NOT vegetarian. It has chicken broth as an ingredien . Please do not fees this to ANY vegetarian.
What a delicious and simple recipe! I haven’t had spicy noodles in so long! Totally want to try making this soon.
This sounds like such a fun and simple recipe! I love that it’s easy enough for kids to help prepare it. Thanks for sharing.
As we are ramping into the fall sports season, I am all about simple, healthy meals. This looks like a real winner!
I’m from the northeast and I can tell you we use a lot of butter and oil too. We need a way to eat healthier as we get older. I’m going to order some of this.
I love the fresh ingredients you used! This looks so delicious and flavorful!
I’m not huge on spicy foods, but this looks so good! I’ll definitely have to try and attempt this one! Thanks for sharing!
This is the first time I’ve heard of Thrive Algae Oil, and I’m glad to find out about it. I’d love to try it with this recipe, it looks amazing! And it is fun to have a helper in the kitchen, and the kids seem to like the food more when they participated!
I love the sound of this, I love Thai food, especially veggie dishes, and I love a bit of spice. Amazing.
Wow! Never thought you could make a good recipe made out of few ingredients. That’s superb!
Yum! That looks both delish and healthy! I love Earth Fare though don’t live near them but I have visited their stores on visits both to Charlotte, NC and Knoxville, TN and it’s always a good experience!
I love noodles and I’m vegetarian, so this recipe is going in my cooking book ASAP. The steps are really easy and I agree with you about the importance of changes in the diet…the healtiest the better, right?
YUM! This looks amazing and definitely up my husband’s alley. He loves a good asian inspired dish.
This looks amazing! A dish I would make for my family. I also am excited to learn of the thrive algae oil.
First i heard about algae oil (we always use olive oil) , very interesting.
Your Thai noodle recipe looks delicious!
A good meal for a cool fall day.
Looks so delicious! I am not a big noodle person but I am sure my husband is going to love this dish . I am going to make it for him this weekend for sure . Thank you for sharing.
This looks like something we would enjoy! I love stir fry type foods. I hadn’t heard of algae oil before this.
My personal recipe book used to be full of just wonderful, tasty and fattening food. Now I’m putting in recipes like this one. As we get older we can’t get away with continuing to eat so unhealthy. Thanks for some good ideas for a new recipe and for ways to change my existing recipes.
I’ve slowly upped my heat quotient over the years so your recipe appealed to me. Then I saw that you used algae oil! What?! I love being introduced to new things!
I’m planning on making this on Sunday when I have some time.
This looks so awesome I need to make this..I love spicy dishes and the spicier the better 🙂
I always think these recipes are so hard to make. Some do require a lot of ingredients. Great review, I’m going to try to make it,
Oh wow.. This look’s so amazing. I bet it tastes just as good as it looks. I know what I will be making tomorrow. Thanks so much..
I like how colorful and flavorful this recipe is.
I’m not a vegetarian but those Spicy Thai Noodles look delicious. I would definitely give them a try. Besides I love Thai food. I also find it interesting that this was made with a cooking oil made of Algae. I’d like to give the oil a try also.
This looks pretty easy to make I wanna try this
I always love your recipes. You cook all the things I want to eat but don’t take the time to cook. I wish you lived closer, you could have a part time job by cooking for me occasionally.