Chicken Lo Mein
Let’s just start by talking about the sauce you will be making for this take-out style dish. It is Uh-Maz-Ing! Totally delicious and really easy to prepare! Feel free to mix up and swap the veggies for ones you like. I used some broccoli rabe and sliced orange peppers. You may prefer some snap peas or more traditional lo Mein veggies! You can also cheat a bit and use leftover chicken that has already been cooked and throw it right into the pan! I have done this with extra chicken off the grill and it is fabulous! If you want extra sauce, you can double the sauce recipe below. The sauce does a great job coating every noodle and piece of chicken!
You may need:
A Wok
Chicken Lo Mein
Ingredients
Sauce (Double it for extra sauce, if you like!)
- ¼ cup Tamari or soy sauce
- ¼ cup oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 1½ Tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup chicken broth
Lo Mein
- 10 ounces dry spaghetti or homemade noodles
- 2 T. oil
- 2 chicken breasts and 3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (or use what you have on hand)
- 1 bunch broccoli rabe, leaves removed
- 1 orange pepper, sliced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 scallions, sliced
- chives, chopped for garnish if desired
- In a large bowl, whisk your sauce ingredients together until well combined and set aside.
- Cook the noodles/spaghetti according to package, Drain and set aside as well.
- In a large non stick saute pan/wok, heat 1 tablespoon oil on medium high-heat.
- Add chicken and sprinkle salt and pepper, mix and cook until browned on both sides, roughly 5 minutes or so, set aside.
- Add remaining oil to same pan/wok, add in the garlic and ginger and cook for about 45 seconds, then add in the red peppers, carrots, spinach & snow peas, then cook and additional 2 minutes, until tender.
- Add in your drained noodles and the cooked chicken back into the same pan.
- Pour the sauce over noodles and toss WELL using tongs, making sure its completely coated.
- Turn the heat to a high temp to allow sauce to heat up and properly thicken
- feel free to add more water slowly if sauce is too thick.
- Toss again once more and sprinkle with green onions - serve immediately
- ENJOY!
Instructions
Sauce
- Mix all ingredients together and set aside.
Lo Mein
- Cook noodles and drain.
- Heat a skillet or wok and add 1 T. oil.
- Throw in the chicken (salt/pepper if desired) to brown and then remove to a plate and slice.
- Heat the other T. of oil and add the onions.
- Add the peppers, broccoli, scallions and garlic and cook a few minutes to soften everything.
- Add the pasta to the pot.
- Pour on the sauce and let it cook, tossing with tongs to coat everything.
- The sauce will thicken.
- At this point, slowly add water to thin the sauce a bit, as needed.
- Top with chives.
Adapted from My Incredible Recipes
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