Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · Chicken Chow Mein with the Best Chow Mein Sa
One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured
from natashaskitchen.com
It ranks #1 of 79 for noodle texture among the lo mein recipes we compared. 1,224 cooks on natashaskitchen.com 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 | 12% | 4% |
| protein add | 133% | 100% |
| aromatics | 24% | 24% |
| vegetables and beans | 74% | 111% |
| sweetener | 24% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb chicken breast (boneless, skinless) |
| 41 g | 3 Tbsp oil |
| 340 g | 12 oz chow mein noodles ((uncooked noodles)) |
| 180 g | 2 cups cabbage |
| 61 g | 1 large carrot (julienned) |
| 75 g | 1/2 batch green onions |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves |
| 68 g | 4 Tbsp oyster sauce (or added to taste*) |
| 48 g | 3 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce |
| 41 g | 3 Tbsp light sesame oil ((not toasted)) |
| 120 g | 1/2 cup chicken broth |
| 10 g | 1 Tbsp corn starch |
| 12 g | 1 Tbsp granulated sugar |
Method: 6 steps, published by natashaskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Just made this for the first time tonight. It’s so good and I can’t wait until my boyfriend gets home so I can show it off. Im grateful for the notes you’ve added at the bottom bc for some reason 12 oz of uncooked chow mein noodles was wayyyy more than 1lb coo” — a cook, 5.0★
“Well, that sure was a lot of hype about this dish. I thought surely it can’t be THAT good. Well….it was! I followed the recipe exactly and it was as good if not better than Chinese carry out. I did the prepping late morning so it all came together in about 2” — a cook, 5.0★