This easy chicken chow mein recipe is full of seasoned chicken, veggies and noodles, all tossed together in a savory sauce. It’s so much better than take out!
When I’m craving Chinese food, I make this chicken chow mein along with veggie fried rice and homemade egg rolls. It’s all the great flavors of your favorite restaurant, but in the comfort of your own home.
Are you tired of all my Asian food recipes? I hope not! After we talk about this chicken chow mein I promise to take a little break from all the stir fries. That being said, this easy chow mein is definitely worth making!
How do you make chicken chow mein?
My kids actually aren’t huge fans of Chinese food, the exception being chicken chow mein. It’s by far their favorite, they can’t resist all those long noodles! Luckily they like my homemade version just as well as the restaurant style chow mein. So let’s talk about how to make chicken chow mein. Saute chicken and vegetables until golden brown. Add chow mein noodles and shredded cabbage, then toss with a sauce that contains honey, soy sauce and sesame oil. Add green onions and serve!
Tips for chicken chow mein
- You probably already have most of the ingredients for this recipe except for the chow mein noodles. I found dried chow mein noodles in the ethnic aisle of my grocery store, they come in 6 ounce packages and cook very quickly.
- If you can’t find chow mein noodles, refrigerated yaki soba noodles are a great substitute, I use them in my shrimp chow mein recipe, and as a bonus you don’t even have to boil them!
- I use a mandoline to cut my vegetables thin so that they cook quickly.
This chicken chow mein is so easy to make, and I love that it’s easy to customize too. You can add more veggies like bell peppers or mushrooms, use chicken thighs instead of breasts, or even add other protein like shrimp or beef. My local Chinese restaurant makes a ten ingredient chow mein that’s loaded with every type of add-in you can imagine, maybe I’ll try making that one at home next time.
The next time you’re about to pick up the phone and call for take out, hang up and make your own chicken chow mein instead! It’s done in about the time it would take you to drive to the restaurant to pick up your order, so keep a package of chow mein noodles in the pantry for when the craving strikes.
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Chicken Chow Mein
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
- 6 ounces dry chow mein noodles
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
- 1/2 cup shredded or julienned carrots
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup shredded cabbage
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup sliced green onion tops (only the dark green part)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil; add the chow mein noodles and cook according to package instructions.
- Preheat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
- Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
- Add the onions, carrots and celery to the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes or until just softened.
- Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the noodles to the pan, along with the cabbage. Toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey and sesame oil. Pour the soy sauce mixture into the pan.
- Stir until sauce evenly coats the noodles. Add the green onion tops and cook for 1-2 more minutes, until green onions and cabbage are wilted. Serve immediately.
Tracie says
My daughter and I made this recipe. It was way to salty for us, what would u recommend to cut down on the salt? Other than that it was easy to cook and presented really nicely
Sara says
You can use low sodium soy sauce!
Karla says
Yum! My hubby asked we put this recipe into the rotation. We are on a gluten free diet and I used vermicelli noodles. Sooo good!!! Thank you for sharing.
Theresa says
This dinner was just what we needed to switch things up a little. I used red bell pepper because I did not have celery. Both kids and hubby loved it. Thank you for the recipe!!
Gail Scott says
Did this with top ramen noodles and a bag of coleslaw mix it came out great thank you
Sherry says
I make this and add water chestnuts, mushrooms,babycorn cayenne pepper ( for a.little spice), red and green bell peppers. Its so absolutely amazing!!!
Morningstar Dake says
Can I use beef instead of chicken
Sara says
Yes that’s fine!
Mayorga says
Is there a specific honey I should buy?
Sara says
I just use regular clover honey!
Susan says
‘‘This was great… made it with rice noodles . I had no cabbage so I shredded spinach leaves. Yum … definitely will make again.
Sara says
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
Vanessa says
Maid this with low mein noodles as that is what my store had. I also made the big mistake of draining my noodles and not putting in cold water. Even With the big mistake it tasted fabulous! My family loved it, mushy noodles and all!
Mary says
Where can you find chow me in noodles? I’ve seen ramen and the crunchy chow mein noodles but that’s it.
Sara says
In the ethnic foods section of my grocery store. If you can’t find the dried noodles, you can look for fresh noodles (ramen, lo mein, chow mein) in the refrigerated area in the produce section.
Kim says
I can’t find any noodles except the dry chow main noodles that go in a salad
Sara says
You can substitute a thin pasta like spaghetti or a different type of Asian noodle like yakisoba noodles which are found in the refrigerated section in the produce area.
Greg says
I love the Chow Mein recipe! It would be fun to make good Chow Mein at home.
Amy says
When the noodles are cooked do you remove Them from the water while you wait for the rest to be ready?
Sara says
Yes, that’s correct!
Kathy says
I love water chestnuts in it too.
Marcelle Bellemare says
J’aimerais avoir la recette en français Merci