Chicken Chow Mein

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This easy Chicken Chow Mein recipe is way better than takeout! Learn how to make this quick and delicious meal at home using strips of chicken, snow peas, carrots, bean sprouts, lo mein noodles, and a quick sauce.

Chicken Chow Mein is perfect for any night of the week. It is really simple to prepare and you can vary the vegetables to suit your family’s tastes. I have added snow peas per Princess Cassi’s request. You can add shiitake mushrooms, red bell pepper, cabbage, or whatever vegetables that you have on hand.

Chicken Chow Mein ingredients

Chow Mein Sauce –

• Soy Sauce or Tamari mixed with cornstarch, oyster sauce, mirin or Chinese cooking wine, sugar (brown or granulated), white pepper, and sesame oil.

Chicken Chow Mein –

• Minced garlic and fresh ginger cooked in light peanut, canola, or safflower oil.
• Snow peas, shredded carrots, green onions, and bean sprouts.
• Lo Mein Noodles or Chow Mein Noodles. They are uncooked and separated into bundles with paper bands. They are not the crunchy chow mein noodles used in Asian salads!
• Chicken thighs or breasts cut into thin strips.
• Water to thin the sauce if needed.
• Optional toppings – toasted sesame seeds, diced green onions, crushed red pepper flakes.

Be sure to check out the detailed printable recipe card below

👩🏻‍🍳 How to make Chicken Chow Mein

Sauce:

Whisk the cornstarch and soy sauce together in a small bowl, then mix in the oyster sauce, Mirin/Chinese cooking wine, sugar, sesame oil, and white pepper. Set aside.

Chicken:

Place the strips of chicken in a bowl. Add one tablespoon of sauce and toss to coat. Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.

Noodles:

Cook noodles in boiling water according to package directions (mine said 5 to 6 minutes). Rinse with cold water, drain, and set aside.

Directions:

Heat wok or large skillet over HIGH heat. Add the garlic and ginger and stir fry for 10 to 15 seconds until fragrant – do not let them burn.

Add the chicken and stir-fry until lightly browned not not fully cooked, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Next, add the snow peas, shredded carrots, and white parts of the green onions. (and mushrooms if using). Cook until crisp tender, about 1 to 2 minutes.

Add the noodles, bean sprouts, tops of the green onions, sauce, (and water if needed). Toss to coat and stir fry for one minute, until the bean sprouts start to wilt.

Remove from heat and serve immediately.

🔷 Recipes Notes & Tips

• If you like your food spicy, add some chili pepper flakes or sriracha sauce to give it a kick. Our Sagittarius friends are fire signs, so they like things hot and spicy!

🍜 Chicken Chow Mein vs Lo Mein

These two terms seem to be interchangeable with the most notable difference being that Lo Mein is a saucy dish and Chow Mein is drier without a lot of sauce.

🥣 Tools used to create this recipe

You can see the rest of my favorite kitchen tools and gadgets here in my Amazon Affiliate Page. I earn a small commission when you purchase through my links, at no cost to you, so I can keep bringing you more delicious recipes!

• I have an older version of this Wok that I have been using for almost 30 years!
• I have had these Bamboo Stir-fry Spatulas for the same amount of time, LOL
• You may have noticed this Mini Whisk that I always use for mixing sauces and gravies, it’s awesome!
• Chefs Knife & Cutting Board
• Mixing Bowl
• Box Grater for the carrots
• Garlic Rocker
• Organic Lo Mein Noodles – you can also find them at your local grocery store or Asian market.

🥡 More delicious Chinese takeout recipes

• Lychee Martini
• Paper Wrapped Chicken
• Crispy Pork Wontons
• Crab Rangoons
• Chinese Orange Chicken
• Mongolian Beef
• Pork Lo Mein
• Almond Cookies

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Enjoy!!