Panda Express Chow Mein Copycat
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Tastes just like Panda Express except it takes just minutes to whip up and tastes a million times better!
I love recreating take-out recipes at home. You know exactly what’s going into your dish, and the homemade version is ALWAYS better without a doubt. And this Panda Express copycat is no exception. Best of all, you can make this in less than 20 minutes! How easy is that?
I kid you not. This is one of the easiest recipes I have ever made. It requires such few ingredients and this recipe is practically foolproof. And there really is no comparison to Panda Express because it’s just that much better. We didn’t even have a main dish to pair this with but we still devoured this on its own like there was no tomorrow!
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WHAT IS YAKI-SOBA?
Yaki-Soba is ramen-style noodles and can be found in the refrigerated aisle of your local grocery store.
Panda Express Chow Mein Copycat
Ingredients
- 2 (5.6-ounce) packages refrigerated Yaki-Soba, seasoning sauce packets discarded*
- ¼ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 ribs celery, sliced diagonally
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling water, add Yaki-Soba until loosened, about 1-2 minutes; drain well.
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar, ginger and white pepper; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and celery, and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in cabbage until heated through, about 1 minute.
- Stir in Yaki-Soba and soy sauce mixture until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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Glad to see everyone post the different noodle options since those listed in the recipe were not available here.
Would you be able to provide nutritional information, including calories?
Looks delicious!
Can you please suggest a substitute for yakisoba noodles? We do not have these types of noodles in our town. Would dried lo mein work? Other options? Thank you!
I’ve made this with spaghetti noodles, ramen noodles, whatever I need to use up. Sometimes I even use the yaki soba noodles, haha.
We made it for dinner. We didn’t have white pepper or fresh ginger, so we used black (we forgot to 1/2 it!!) and powdered ginger (probably should have used less too) and it came out super spicy! It was still delicious and quick (it was ready before the egg rolls!). We will definitely make it again, just with the right ingredients. Thank you!!!
I had the same problem. Looked two different times. All kinds of refrigerated noodles, but not these.
Hi! I made the Express Chow Mein from your cookbook ( just bought it), and it was SO, so good.
I added fresh broccoli and shredded chicken breast to bulk it up more for a main course, and it was just delicious. My picky 11 year old son had thirds!… That doesn’t happen too often. Thanks so much!
I cant wait to make this
Made for dinner adding about a pound of cubed chicken breast. I coated the cubes in potato starch & fried in the wok first to season it, THEN added the veggies to sauté to get up all that chicken flavor. Added the cabbage last, sautéed up to wilt some, covered the wok so the cabbage would soften. Added my pre-soaked, hot, yaki noodles & gave all a quick tossing with another shake of soy sauce, dash of sesame oil and topped with some green onions. I’ve never had Panda Express anything but this recipe turned out ‘damned delicious’!!
Soo awesome! We found this recipe in the cookbook. In the book, it looks like the sauce is doubled. We actually added a couple more cloves of garlic because we love garlic. Also added some chicken and veggies. Garnished with green onion and sesame seeds. We will definitely add this to the rotation!
My daughter always orders this at Panda…said she likes it better. This was so delicious. We will be making this many more times!!
Delicious and hubby gave it a thumbs up. I cooked the vegetables longer as hubby is not a fan of crunchy veggies. I also added chicken. I used the Ramen noodles from Costco. Great flavor. Will probably make more sauce next time.
Thank you for a delicious awesome recipe. I made it last night and ate the rest of it this evening. I will look forward to making this a couple of times a month, I think. It was easy to make and truly a healthy and elicious dinner. Again, many thanks.
Larry
Lovely, but would use sesame oil to add true Asian flavor.
Sounds tasty but to make it even healthier, I would swap out the sugar and soy sauce. I’d replace them with coconut aminos which to me tastes a lot like soy.
so good, used thin spaghetti and added fresh shrimp to it.
I used thin spaghetti noodles because that’s what I had and it turned out great!
This was very, very good. I did it as written but did a little less ginger (although I love it) as others had said it was a bit strong. Very good, I will make it again. Thanks!
Very tasty recipe to add into our dinner rotation! Husband and two year old loved it . I tripled the sauce recipe and added tofu
Super simple and yummy – yes better than Panda Express because I know exactly what’s gone into it! Was able to bring an element of Panda Express on our dining table as we are currently a 20 hour flight away to the nearest PE (Hawaii) :)!
This is my favorite Asian noodle dish. I added bbq pork and made it a complete meal.
Delicious and easy! I used packaged coleslaw and still tasted amazing. I would probably use a little less ginger next time, but that’s just me.
Make this often! Love it! Can’t remember if it tastes like Panda Express or not, we haven’t eaten there in over a year. I use the “Wel Pac” brand chow mein noodles from Target. They work great! I do cut back on the ginger and garlic just a little.