Chicken Lo Mein Recipe
This chicken lo mein recipe is better than takeout! Chicken, vegetables and noodles are stir-fried in a delicious lo mein sauce for an easy, healthy and filling dinner.
Servings: 8 Servings
Cost: $10
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breasts
- 8 ounces dry lo mein noodles
- 3 Tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ onion finely sliced
- 2 bell peppers finely sliced
- 2 carrots cut into thin matchsticks
- 4 cups broccoli (about 2 medium crowns)
Lo mein sauce
- 6 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 6 Tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Make the lo mein sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk together sauce ingredients. Set aside.
Marinate the chicken
- Slice chicken in thin strips, 1” long.
- Place in a shallow bowl. Add 3 TBS lo mein sauce.
- Stir and marinate the chicken for 30-60 minutes at room temperature, or up to 6 hours in the refrigerator.
- Stir and marinate the chicken for 30-60 minutes at room temperature, or up to 6 hours in the refrigerator.
- Stir and marinate the chicken for 30-60 minutes at room temperature, or up to 6 hours in the refrigerator.
Cook the noodles
- Cook the lo mein noodles according to package instructions.
- Drain but do not rinse.
Cook the chicken
- Remove chicken from marinade, transfer to a colander and strain off excess marinade.
- Cook in a skillet with 1 TBS sesame oil over high heat, stirring constantly until it is no longer pink inside and has browned nicely on the outside (about 10 minutes).
Cook the lo mein
- Heat 1 TBS sesame oil in a large fry pan or wok.
- Add onion, garlic and carrots and cook on over high heat until onion is soft (2-5 minutes)
- Add the rest of the vegetables and additional 1 TBS sesame oil.
- Cover and cook until the vegetables browned and soft, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
- Then, add the cooked noodles and chicken and the remaining sauce and stir to combine.
- Cook until the noodles just begin to brown, stirring occasionally.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
- Lo mein noodles. My favorite are the already-cooked stir fry noodles . I find them at my local grocery store in the "Asian Foods" aisle (near the soy sauce, etc.) and use the both packs which is a total of 14 oz of noodles. You can also use 4 oz dry lo mein noodles, ramen noodles, or udon noodles, and cook them according to the package instructions.
- Sesame oil. Peanut oil, olive oil, or avocado oil are acceptable replacements for sesame oil. Be warned, the dish will lack the authentic take-out flavor without sesame oil but it will still be delicious.
- Minced Garlic. freshly minced or jarred (my preference) garlic both work well.
- Carrots. I prefer whole carrots chopped finely for the best taste. You can purchase shredded carrots to cut out the chopping step (which is time consuming).
- Broccoli. If you don't prefer broccoli, you can substitute it with your favorite vegetable.
- Soy Sauce. regular or low sodium soy sauce both work great.
- Hoisin Sauce. No substitute here, this is a must-have ingredient.
- Ground Ginger. Fresh minced ginger can be used in place of ground.
- Honey. brown sugar is an easy substitute for honey.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 1030mg | Potassium: 517mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3771IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg