Easy Chicken Lo Mein

Tonight for dinner I decided to create a dish that would creatively transform my leftovers or vegetables that were just about to go bad. In my refrigerator I had some leftover rotisserie chicken, in my vegetable basket there were 3 peppers starting to wrinkle, and I also had a half used onion from a few days ago. This was the perfect melody of ingredients to create one of my favorite Chinese dishes – Lo Mein! The recipe below is by no means the authentic way to make Chicken Lo Mein, but it is my personal take on the dish, with flavors that will taste like takeout, but at home. Enjoy!

Easy Chicken Lo Mein

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This dish is very easy and quick to make for dinner. If you do not have a wok at home, no need to worry. You can use a cast iron dish such as a dutch oven and still have the same great results!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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Lo Mein Sauce

• 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
• 1/3 cup Oyster Sauce
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 2 tsp Sesame Oil
• 1 tsp Honey
• 2 tsp Corn Starch

Lo Mein Dish

• 2 Bell Peppers – Red, Yellow, Orange or Green
• 1/2 Onion
• 1 Small Bok Choy, bottom removed
• 3 Green Onion Stems
• 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
• 1 tsp Fresh Minced Ginger
• 1/2 lb Chicken Breast
• 8 oz Egg Noodles – Spaghetti is a good substitute
• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• Sesame Seeds (optional) used as a garnish

Instructions

 

Prepare Noodles

• Bring to boil 1 pot of water. Cook noodles 1 minute less than package instructions, since the noodles will continue to cook in the stir fry. Once cooked, drain and set aside per package instructions.

Prepare Sauce

• Take a small bowl and whisk together chicken broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and corn starch. Set sauce aside.

Prepare Stir Fry

• Stir frying moves very quickly. So I recommend cleaning and pre-chopping all of your vegetables in advance to have ready for the stir fry; also known as "mise en place". Start by thinly slicing the bell peppers. Roughly chop an onion and bok choy. Mince garlic and ginger, and slice the green onions at an angle. Set all vegetables aside. Chop chicken to desired size and set aside.
• Take a wok, enameled cast iron dish or large skillet and heat 3 tbsp of vegetable oil over high heat. Once oil begins to lightly smoke, stir in garlic and ginger.
• Once garlic and ginger are fragrant, add chopped chicken and soy sauce to the pan. Continue to stir until chicken is cooked. If you are using leftover chicken, continue to stir until chicken absorbs soy sauce.
• Add bell peppers, onions, and bok choy. Cook until tender (1-2 minutes). Once vegetables are tender, add cooked noodles, and toss to combine ingredients. Lastly, pour in the lo mein sauce mixture and continue to stir until the sauce thickens. Once the sauce begins to thicken, turn off the heat, continue stirring until sauce blends well with cooked ingredients. Serve and garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy!

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