Chicken Lo Mein the EASY Way

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.

	this recipe	typical
fat	4%	4%
protein add	1058%	100%
aromatics	47%	24%
vegetables and beans	104%	111%
acid	4%	0%
sweetener	15%	12%

Where it stands out

• #1 of 79 for noodle texture
• #2 of 79 for sauce body
• #78 of 79 for brightness
• #78 of 79 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

48 g	3 tablespoons soy sauce
34 g	2 tablespoons oyster sauce
8 g	1 tablespoon minced garlic
15 g	1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar or distilled white vinegar
17 g	1 tablespoon ketchup
4 g	2 teaspoons chopped ginger
4 g	1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
340 g	12 ounces Chinese Lo Mein noodles or linguine pasta (I used linguine cooked until barely al dente)
3600 g	2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
14 g	1 tablespoon vegetable oil
150 g	1 large onion
192 g	1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
70 g	1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
91 g	1 cup broccoli florets (steamed until just barely tender (they will cook longer in the stir-fry))
	Unsalted dry-roasted peanut halves (optional)

Method: 4 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“One of my all time favorite recipes on this site, I’ve been making it for years. A few changes I’ve made over the years: I use a full pound of fettuccine (we like a lot of noodles) and I triple the sauce. I stir fry the chicken first and remove it and the vegg” — a cook, 5.0★

“I, too, have the Desperation Dinners cookbook(s) and love them. I made this recipe today with some leftover cooked pork and a random selection of vegetables. So tasty and so easy and the stir fry sauce is easily adapted to one's taste.” — a cook, 5.0★