Easy Chicken Chow Mein is the favorite you can make at home in minutes! Tender chicken, fresh veggies and chow mein noodles are tossed in a savory sauce that tastes better than your local Chinese restaurant.
Easy Mongolian Beef, Shrimp Stir Fry and rice go perfectly with this easy recipe for a fantastic takeout buffet at home!
What is Chow Mein?
The name “chow mein” means stir-fried noodles, chow being “stir fry” and mein meaning noodles. This recipe is a soft noodle dish that contains stir-fried chicken and vegetables which are then tossed with fried noodles.
You can easily modify this chow mein recipe by replacing the chicken with pork, beef or tofu and mixing up the vegetables however you like!
How Do You Make Chicken Chow Mein?
This easy Chicken Chow Mein recipe takes less than 30 minutes to make and most of the time is spent cutting up the chow mein ingredients. Be sure to have everything chopped and ready to go before you begin cooking because everything cooks super fast once you get going.
- Cook and drain noodles and set aside.
- Whisk together the soy sauce, honey, rice wine, oyster sauce, and sesame oil and set aside.
- Cook chicken until cooked through. Add veggies and cook until cooked crisp tender. Stir all the ingredients with noodles and sauce, cooking until the sauce has thickened.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onions. Serve immediately.
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- ½ cup julienned carrots
- ½ cup chopped snowpeas
- 1 cup shredded green cabbage
- 6 ounces chow mein noodles or other thin egg noodles like ramen, cooked according to package directions.
- 1 cup sliced green onions
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Chow Mein Sauce
- ¼ cup less sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons rice wine Chinese cooking wine, or chicken stock
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a stir fry pan or deep skillet over high heat.
- Add the garlic to the oil and cook for 1 minute being sure not to burn the garlic.
- Stir in the chicken and cook, stirring frequently, until almost cooked through. (approx. 4-5 minutes)
- Push the chicken to the sides of the pan and add the vegetables to the center of the pan. Cook the vegetables until crisp, tender. (approx. 2-3 minutes).
- Stir all the ingredients together in the pan to combine. Add the noodles and the Chow Mein Sauce. Toss to combine.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Chow Mein Sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, oyster sauce, rice wine and sesame oil.
- Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dinner
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Last night we barbequed two teeny boneless pork chops. There was some left. So I used this recipe using pork rather than chicken. It was absolutely delicious. For a great many years, I have had a policy to never throw food away, turn it into another meal. I will leave out the honey next time, it was a bit too sweet. Now those two teeny pork chops have turned into one supper-time meal and a good bit of leftovers. Many thanks!
Sandy, that sounds delicious. Repurposing leftovers like that is such a smart and satisfying way to cook, especially when it turns into a whole new meal. Thanks you for sharing.
Very tasty. I do a lot of stir frys & this sauce was tasty. I doubled the sauce since family prefers lots of sauce. Used frozen ramen noodles. Definitely a keeper.
Real crowd pleaser, tastes amazing!
Another great recipe. Thank you so much for it.
So glad you loved it Paul!