Ditch the takeout menu and make your own Chinese chicken lo mein at home! Made with juicy chicken, crunchy veggies and a fragrant ginger-soy sauce, you will love this 15-minute dinner recipe.
We love eating Asian food of all kinds from Vietnamese pho to Japanese ginger salad dressing to Korean beef BBQ. While we love getting Chinese takeout or delivery, I prefer cooking it at home so that I can control the quality of ingredients and boost nutrition.
When we do order out, my youngest loves getting the noodle dishes so I decided to create one of his favorite Chinese takeout dishes at home: chicken lo mein.
To start, simply heat oil in a hot pan or wok then stir around a little ginger, garlic, and chile paste until fragrant. Be careful not to burn the garlic – you can never go back from burned garlic. Want to keep the dish mild? Skip the chili paste. Want to make it spicy? Double or triple the amount. The world is your oyster.
Next, slice up whatever veggies you have on hand or are in season. We had bell peppers and snow peas on hand but you can use anything from asparagus to green beans to broccoli. Only have frozen? That’s fine. This dish is easy peasy.
Once you’ve browned the chicken, toss in the veggies and saute until crisp-tender.
When sauteeing the veggies, chicken, and noodles, you’ll drizzle in soy sauce, hoisin, and sesame oil. Since sesame oil is super fragrant, a little goes a long way. Right before serving, I suggest topping with minced scallions if you have them on hand. Cilantro is great too!
Once you realize how easy it is to make homemade Chinese food at home, you’ll never look back. A few other favorite Chinese recipes I suggest you try at home include the following:
- Crispy Oven Baked Egg Rolls
- Chicken Fried Rice
- Beef and Asparagus Stir Fry
- Egg Drop Soup
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Chicken Lo Mein
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cook the linguine or Chinese egg noodles according to package instructions; set aside.8 ounces linguine or Chinese egg noodles
- Pre-heat a large wok or deep skillet over high heat and add the oil. Saute ginger, garlic and chile paste until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Toss in chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute until chicken is golden brown, about 5-7 minutes; remove chicken from pan and set aside.3 tablespoons ginger, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon chili garlic paste, 1 pound chicken breasts, 1 tablespoon canola oil
- In the same hot pan, add peppers and snow peas plus a pinch of salt and pepper. Saute until crisp-tender, about 3-4 minutes. Return chicken to pan along with cooked pasta.1 red bell pepper, 2 cups snow peas
- Drizzle in soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin and sesame oil. Saute until pasta, chicken and veggies are evenly coated, about 2-3 minutes. Serve with scallions on top.1 red bell pepper, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons Nakano Natural Rice Vinegar, 1 tablespoon hoisin, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, scallions, salt and pepper
Nutrition
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