This Chicken and Vegetable Lo Mein is extremely versatile, hugely flavorful, and better than any takeout! Make it meatless and add any of your favorite veggies for your perfect weeknight meal!
Prep Time: 20 minutesmins
Cook Time: 20 minutesmins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
Oil for cooking
16ouncesfresh Chinese long egg noodles, shaped similarly to spaghetti OR dry Italian linguine/spaghetti noodles
8ouncesbaby bella or button mushrooms, or 4 oz dried Shiitake mushrooms, soaked in hot water until fully softened, thinly sliced
Optional: thinly sliced scallions for garnish
Instructions
In a large, heavy pot, bring well-salted water to a boil. Cook noodles just until al dente, according to package. Do not overcook. Drain, rinse with cold water in a colander, and toss with 3 TB sesame oil. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine uncooked chicken, 1 TB oyster sauce, sugar, ginger, 1 TB rice cooking wine, 1 TB soy sauce, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp white pepper. Mix well.
In a large wok or large frying pan, add 2 TB cooking oil over medium-high heat. When oil is very hot, stir fry the marinated chicken until almost cooked through. Add sliced mushrooms to the chicken. Stir fry until cooked through, but not overcooked. Transfer chicken/mushroom mixture to a bowl.
In same wok/pan, add 2 TB cooking oil on medium-high until hot. Add minced garlic and sliced Napa cabbage, with 1/4 cup water and 1/8 tsp salt. Cover and stir occasionally about 7 minutes or until cabbage is soft and wilted. Transfer to bowl with chicken-mushroom mixture.
In same wok/pan, add 2 TB cooking oil on medium-high until hot. Add cooked noodles, 2 TB cooking wine, 2 TB soy sauce, and 2 TB oyster sauce. Stir well. Add pinches of salt and white pepper to taste.
Add back the chicken/mushroom mixture, Napa cabbage, and all their juices to the wok of noodles. Stir and cook on medium high until lo mein mixture is fully heated through. Serve warm, with sliced scallions as garnish.
Notes
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