Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · Chicken Chow Mein Casserole
One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 79 for noodle texture among the lo mein recipes we compared. 11 cooks on www.thecountrycook.net rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 9% | 4% |
| protein add | 73% | 100% |
| dairy | 105% | 0% |
| aromatics | 17% | 24% |
| vegetables and beans | 42% | 111% |
| sweetener | 0% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 43 g | 3 Tablespoons salted butter |
| 80 g | 2 stalks celery, finely diced |
| 75 g | 1/2 onion, finely diced |
| 122 g | 2 carrots, finely diced |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic, minced |
| 2 Tablespoons diced pimentos | |
| 227 g | 8 ounce can water chestnuts, drained and roughly chopped |
| 298 g | 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup |
| 298 g | 10.5 ounce can chicken and rice soup |
| 206 g | 1/2 can milk ((just use one of the soup cans for measurement)) |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons pepper |
| 11 g | 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce |
| 350 g | 2 1/2 cups cooked, diced chicken ((about one whole rotisserie chicken)) |
| 90 g | 1 cup chow mein noodles |
| 90 g | 1 cup chow mein noodles |
| sliced green onions |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.thecountrycook.net — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Love, love, love this one!! Tastes just like my mom used to make. I also added some red pepper flakes because we like things with a little spice (but that is just our personal preference) I wouldn't change a thing!” — a cook, 5.0★
“Taste is good!” — a cook, 5.0★