20 Minute Chicken Lo Mein
This lo mein is basically everything but the kitchen sink. It combines whatever you have in the house at the time to make a quick, filling dish.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 chicken breasts cubed
- ¼ t salt
- ¼ t pepper
- ½ t garlic powder
- ½ T sesame seeds
- 3 T vegetable oil
Lo Mein
- 1 package noodles My favorites to use are udon noodles or standard lo mein noodles but when I'm in a pinch I use spaghetti noodles or 2 packages of ramen noodles.
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- your favorite vegetables
- 1 T gochujang or a spicy Asian alternative such as sriracha, garlic chili paste, etc.
- 1 T honey
- 2 T soy sayce
- ½ T rice wine optional
Instructions
- Pre-cook whatever noodles you're using.
- Combine your cubed chicken, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and sesame seeds.
- In a small bowl, combine the gochujang, honey, soy sauce, and rice wine.
- Heat vegetable oil in a wok or a pan and add chicken. Cook for 5-7 minutes, or until lightly golden. Set aside.
- In the same wok or pan, add the other 2 T of vegetable oil and garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add your vegetables and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add your chicken and noodles.
- Add the sauce you made earlier. Mix it thoroughly together into the rest of the ingredients. Cook for 1 additional minute.
Notes
Omit the chicken to make this a vegetarian dish!