5.0 from 18 votes
Quick & Easy Chicken Chow Mein
Chewy chow mein noodles fried with tender chicken with crisp vegetables in a savoury sauce. This quick and easy chicken chow mein is restaurant quality, saving you money on takeout! A great meal for the family!
Prep Time
23 mins
Cook Time
23 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 612 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 lb Chow Mein noodles fresh kind
- 1 lb skinless boneless chicken thighs thinly sliced
- 2 cups mung bean sprouts washed and strained, or soy bean sprouts
- 2 cups cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 cup celery thinly sliced
- 1 cup carrot julienned
- 2 green onion chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil or any neutral tasting oil
Noodle Sauce
- 2 tablespoon Regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine or Dry Sherry wine or chicken stock
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon white granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper or black pepper
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch or potato starch
- 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- ½ cup chicken stock low-sodium
Chicken Marinade
- 2 teaspoon Regular soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch or potato starch
- 2 teaspoon water cold
Instructions
- Marinate sliced chicken with marinade ingredients as listed above for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine noodle sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- In a large bowl or large pan, soak chow mein noodles in hot boiling water for 10-15 seconds or JUST until loosened. Strain the noodles.
- Heat 1 teaspoon or 5 ml vegetable oil on medium-high heat. Fry chicken until 75% cooked.
- Then toss in carrots, celery, cabbage and fry until softened. Push everything to the side of the pan.
- Add remaining vegetable oil into the empty space. Toss in noodles with noodle sauce. Stir fry until noodles are coated in sauce, about 30 seconds. Toss in bean sprouts and green onions. Fry for 10 seconds. Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
612kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
77g
(26%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
90mg
(30%)
Sodium
1747mg
(73%)
Potassium
510mg
(15%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
4523IU
(90%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 612
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 612kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 77g | 26% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 90mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 1747mg | 73% |
| Potassium | 510mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 4523IU | 90% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.