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chow mein with chicken
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5 from 6 votes

Chow mein with chicken

Delicious and easy weeknight meal. This kid friendly Chinese take away classic is even quicker, better and way healthier made at home.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: beansprouts, chicken, noodles, pepper
Servings: 3
Calories: 405kcal
Author: Tonje
Cost: Cheap

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast fillets
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 300 g beansprouts
  • 2 spring onions
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 5 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 150 g egg noodles 2 packs of ramen noodles

Instructions

Make the noodles

  • Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain and leave on the side until the stir fry is ready.

Make the sauce

  • In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch and soy sauce until combined
  • Add oyster sauce, rice vinegar and sesame oil. Stir to combine and leave while making the stir fry.

Make the stir fry

  • Prepare the vegetables and chicken before you start making the stir fry. Thinly slice chicken and peppers, chop spring onions and finely dice the garlic cloves.
  • Notice before you continue: the stir fry process only takes about 10 minutes. A stir fry is cooked in very hot oil over very high heat while continuously stirring. Do not leave the wok, or you risk burning the food. Make sure that you have the noodles, sauce, vegetables and chicken ready before you start.
  • Heat a small amount of oil in a wok or saute pan on very high heat. Make sure that it's really hot before continuing.
  • Add the chicken and garlic. Stir fry for a minute until the chicken has slightly browned on the outside. Remember to keep stirring - this is essential to a stir fry to prevent burning.
  • Add peppers and spring onions and cook for a minute until they start to soften.
  • Then, add the beansprouts and keep stirring the wok.
  • After a few minutes, the beansprouts will start to soften. At this point, add the noodles and the sauce, stir to combine and keep stirring over the heat for a few more minutes.
  • The stir fry is done when the beansprouts are sufficiently softened. Plate up, and it's ready to serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 2275mg | Potassium: 719mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1396IU | Vitamin C: 67mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 3mg