Easy Lo Mein
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The easiest lo mein you will ever make in 15 minutes from start to finish. It is so much quicker, tastier and healthier than take-out!
Back when I had a day job, I had this boss who was obsessed with the lo mein from the restaurant across the street. She’d have me order it at least 3 times a week, and I would get so excited because she would always pass along a plate for me to share.
But since blogging became a full-time gig, I find myself longing for that lo mein almost daily.
Those long noodles chockfull of all those fresh veggies… How it was always so perfect with a side of potstickers. And general tso’s chicken. And monoglian beef… Sorry. I digress.
But surely enough, there’s a homemade lo mein version that can be made in just 15 minutes from start to finish with ingredients you already have on hand.
Best of all, you can clean out the fridge with all kinds of lingering veggies and you can also add in your favorite proteins!
Plus, this definitely hits the spot when you’re craving Chinese take-out, except this version is a million times quicker and tastier. You can’t beat that!
Easy Lo Mein
Ingredients
- 8 ounces lo mein egg noodles*
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned
- 1 carrot, julienned
- ½ cup snow peas
- 3 cups baby spinach
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce, or more, to taste
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon Sriracha, or more, to taste
Equipment
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, ginger and Sriracha; set aside.
- In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles according to package instructions; drain well.
- Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic, mushrooms, bell pepper and carrot. Cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in snow peas and spinach until the spinach has wilted, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in egg noodles and soy sauce mixture, and gently toss to combine.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
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I came across this recipe a couple of years ago and I’ve made it so many times! It’s so easily adaptable. I always play around with the veg that I add and sometimes I add chicken or beef, and honey to the sauce (instead of sugar). It’s so so delicious. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you Crystal!
I made this for supper expecting it would be so good and it was horrible. So disappointing
Hello dinner! My family is going to devour this!
Has anyone doubled the amount of sauce? It doesn’t seem like quite enough for all the ingredients?
I made this last night – doubled the ingredients – tripled the sauce. It was a starchy flavorless dish. Don’t know what I did wrong, but with the cost of the veggies and the specialty eggs noodles I won’t be make it again 🙁
The problem was that you doubled the ingredients and tripled the sauce, and now the ratio of taste and ingredients are off. (Now the ratio is 2:1/2) If your going to double the ingredients, do at least 2 or 4 servings of sauce depending how salty you want it. Hope this helps.
This was absolutely delish and easy. I made it twice this week!
Thank you for the recipe. I will try it with broccoli.
Can I use THAI Kitchen stir-fry rice noodles in this?? I only have frozen spinach one 1 onion and a sad bag of stir-fry veggies. Also the only ginger I have is in those frozen cubes too. Oh well I will let you know how it goes.
Yes, you can absolutely use stir-fry noodles. Let me know how the other substitutions work out! 🙂
I will be trying thus lovee lo mein but i have a question if I don’t have sesame oil can I use something in place of it?
You can omit!
I don’t have ginger, can I leave it out?
Yes, you can omit.
Easy and full of flavor. This going to quickly become a favorite.
Damn tasty and simple! I doubled the sriracha and ginger because I love spicy food and added som broccoli because it needed to be eaten. Both me and my boyfriend loved it and it was definitely better than takeaway.
This was yummy and easy to make! However I doubled the sauce and the ginger taste was a little too much for me.
I made this last night without any modifications. It was perfect. Great dish!
THIS IS DAMNDELICIOUS!! Almost every time I fall in love with a recipe it has come from your blog! Either we have similar tastes or you are just a fantastic cook. Or maybe both. Thank you!
Perfect! Used as a base to make my own “house special” lo mein with beef and chicken and it turned out sooo good! Definitely a keeper!
Tried it today. It was simple, easy to cook and yet delicious!! Hubby loved it and so did I 🙂
Chungah! You are a genius! This recipe was the BOMB and was certainly DAMN DELICIOUS! I left the noodles in water for too long so it got a little too soft but the flavor is so good. Only difference was I added sliced skirt steak. Thanks Again for Sharing!
I am new to cooking Asian dishes and have tried your LoMein I added shrimp,chicken, and pork, I have also tried your beef and broccoli as well with chicken, your egg roll, fruitty pebble cup cakes and your sweish meatballs. Everthing is so good and your recipes are easy to follow. Not bad in 1 weeks time! Thank you for giving me back the enjoyment of cooking. My husband is happy as well. Can’t wait to try more.
Yummy! Had to use frozen stir fry veggies as I had no fresh, but the sauce was very tasty! I also doubled the sauce as we like more. Can’t wait to try with fresh veggies!!!
Big fan of damndelicious.net – I have a few go to recipes from the website and I received the cookbook for Christmas and often refer to that as well. Made this dish tonight and it turned out great. I ended up doubling the sauce, and I was glad that I did because it was looking a little dry when I put in the initial portion that the recipe called for. Overall a great dish that my S/O and I have both said will have to be made again!