Chicken Chow Mein – This chicken chow mein recipe is made with thin soft noodles like Panda Express stir-fried with vegetables that can be made in just 20 minutes.

What is Chow Mein?

Chow mein is a classic Chinese dish made with fried egg noodles, meat (usually chicken), onions, celery and soy sauce is always present.

People generally like to make it with more vegetables like broccoli, peppers, carrots, onion or ginger, the more you will add the better it tastes.

Difference between Chow Mein and Lo Mein

But don’t be mistaken guys! Chow mein is always made with noodles that are cooked first and then fried before other meats and vegetables are added to the noodles whereas the lo mein is not fried first, and is added at the end of the stir-frying process of vegetables and meats. This makes the chicken lo mein more flavorful because you will not get that fried flavor of spices and seasonings whereas in chicken chow mein you will get that fried soy sauce flavor at the end.

How to Make Chicken Chow Mein?

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cooking Time: 20 Minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients Required

• 3 Chicken breasts cut into chunks
• 1 Green Pepper cut into slices
• 1 Red Pepper cut into slices
• 4 nests Egg Noodles
• 1 tsp Fresh Ginger Minced
• 1 tsp Garlic Minced
• 1 large Brown Onions sliced
• 1 small tin Beansprouts
• 1/2 tsp Chinese Five Spice
• 1 bunch spring onions chopped finely
• 3 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
• 1 large Carrot Cut into slim batons
• 150 g Mange Tout Chopped in half
• 1 small tin Water Chestnuts about 200g
• 1 tsp Granulated Sweetener or granulated sweetener
• 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
• 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar or the juice of a lime
• Cooking Spray

Directions

1. Heat up a wok and spray with the cooking spray: fry the ginger, onion, carrots, and garlic for 1- 2 minutes until fragrant.
2. Now add in the chicken breast and stir fry for 5-6 minutes on high until begins to brown
3. Add in the oyster sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, black pepper, sweetener, and Chinese five-spice and continue to cook the chicken on high for another 4-5 minutes.
4. Cook the noodles as per the instructions on the packet. Drain and set aside
5. Add the peppers, spring onions, mange tout, and water chestnuts and simmer for another 3-5 minutes depending on how crunchy you like your veggies.
6. Stir through the noodles and beansprouts and serve hot!