Panda Express Chow Mein Made Easy: A Delicious Homemade Twist
This easy Panda Express Chow Mein is a savory dish with chewy noodles, crunchy vegetables, and a delicious homemade sauce, all ready in just 15 minutes!
Equipment
- large pan
- Colander
- small bowl
Ingredients
Noodles and Vegetables
- 1 lb chow mein noodles fresh kind
- 2 cups cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 cup celery sliced
- 1 small onion sliced
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Noodle Sauce
- 2 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 0.5 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon oyster sauce or vegetarian stir fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 0.25 cup chicken stock low-sodium, or cold water
- 0.5 tablespoon cornstarch or potato starch
Instructions
Preparation
- In a small bowl, combine the noodle sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- Then bring a large pan filled halfway with water to boil on medium-high heat. Blanch chow mein noodles for 20-30 seconds or until loosened.
- Next strain the noodles in a colander and set aside. Do not rinse off with water.
- Then heat 1 tablespoon or 15 ml vegetable oil in a large pan. Fry onions, cabbage and celery until softened, about 1 minute.
- Next push the veggies to the side of the pan. Add remaining oil into empty space and add noodles and sauce.
- Lastly toss everything together until noodles are coated in sauce. Remove off heat and enjoy!
Notes
A great side dish that beats takeout and saves you money.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 478kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 10gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 870mgPotassium: 400mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 200IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg
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