Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · Chicken Chow Mein
One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 79 for noodle texture among the lo mein recipes we compared. 21 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 15% | 4% |
| protein add | 242% | 100% |
| aromatics | 89% | 24% |
| vegetables and beans | 82% | 111% |
| sweetener | 52% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons canola oil |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 454 g | 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite sized pieces) |
| 64 g | 1/2 cup julienned carrots |
| 1/2 cup chopped snowpeas | |
| 90 g | 1 cup shredded green cabbage |
| 170 g | 6 ounces chow mein noodles (or other thin egg noodles like ramen, cooked according to package directions.) |
| 160 g | 1 cup sliced green onions |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons sesame seeds |
| 64 g | 1/4 cup less sodium soy sauce |
| 64 g | 3 tablespoons honey |
| 34 g | 2 tablespoons oyster sauce |
| 17 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine (Chinese cooking wine, or chicken stock) |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“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 wi” — a cook, 5.0★
“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.” — a cook, 5.0★