Grammy's Kitchen · Lo Mein · Veggie Lo Mein
One of 79 lo mein recipes we measured
from www.skinnytaste.com
It ranks #1 of 79 for brightness among the lo mein recipes we compared. 70 cooks on www.skinnytaste.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 79.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 0% | 4% |
| protein add | 0% | 100% |
| aromatics | 4% | 24% |
| vegetables and beans | 344% | 111% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| sweetener | 9% | 12% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 227 g | 8 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive or avocado oil |
| 99 g | 1 3.5-ounce package shiitake mushrooms (stemmed and thinly sliced) |
| 120 g | 1 red bell pepper (seeded and thinly sliced) |
| 128 g | 1 cup grated carrots |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 273 g | 3 cups chopped broccoli florets |
| 145 g | 1 cup snow peas |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt (plus more to taste) |
| Sliced green onions (for garnish) | |
| 85 g | 1/3 cup reduced-sodium tamari (reduced-sodium soy sauce, or coconut aminos) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger |
| 21 g | 1 tablespoon honey (or pure maple syrup to make it vegan) |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil |
| 2 teaspoons sriracha |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.skinnytaste.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I. LOVED. THIS. Perfectly light and fresh dinner that I’m going to repeat the first chance I get. I made a few slight changes: 1. I added some salad shrimp I had in the freezer for protein. 2. I ran out of regular toasted sesame oil, but had some with red chil” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this earlier in the week. It was late, I had none of the fresh veggies but... still a 5 star. I used a bag of frozen sugar snap pea stir fry mix and a bag of frozen broccoli. I also threw in some frozen precooked shrimp. The sauce is what brings it ” — a cook, 5.0★