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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Made this last night and we enjoyed it very much! I did grate a little fresh ginger over the veggies when they were cooking. The only thing I added. Really good and yes 15 minutes.
Sat here eating these noodles for lunch now and they’re delicious!
Drooling. And pinning. And then going back to drooling.
Can’t wait to try out this recipe for dinner tonight. I am thinking of adding some shrimp or chicken. It looks oh so good.. I love the richness of the sauce, anything with ginger and soy and I am a huge fan!
So good! Great, easy recipe! : )
Made this tonight with udon noodles. Definitely a hit!
This looks amazing, and I can’t believe it only takes 15 minutes! I’ve never used lo-mein egg noodles, but I am about to order some now so that I can try this – yum!
DO YOU HAVE LIKE A YOUTUBE ACCOUNT OR SOMETHING WHERE YOU POST YOUR COOKING VIDEOS?
Hali, unfortunately I do not do videos, only food photography 🙂
THIS TASTE GOOD. I MADE THIS AND THE ORANGE CHICKEN 😀 IT SO YUMMY. YOUR A GOOD COOK. AND A GOOD PICTER-PERSON. THANKS FOR THE RECIPIE 😀
*picture-person
Love all the colorful veggies, this is a must make!
Looks simple enough! I’ll have to keep this in mind the next time I’ve got a bunch of assorted veggies to use up. In fact, I’m already craving this right now…
Looks delicious but I can’t eat noodles. Can I make a request for some fall/winter salads? I print out a lot of your recipes and they have become our house favourite.
I will try my very best!
you could spiralize some zucchini to use instead of the pasta 🙂
Also have and use a spiralizer, and would use it for this recipe too, but, absolutely love lo mein noodles! Sometimes you just got to have your pasta. But using 8oz of them, and adding up to 8oz of the zucchini or some other spiralized vegetable, and adding more protein, and perhaps doubling the other ingredients would give you enough to feed a couple/few people perhaps.
Use a spiralizer to make noodles out of squashes, carrots, and other hard veggies, and use them as noodles, and proceed with the recipe.. i use it in a number of pasta type dishes.
try spaghetti squash instead. I have used it b-4 and it is just as good as noodles
My girlfriend can’t eat noodles like this either, I would try Rice noodles!!!
I LOVE LO MEIN. I’m going to have to try this 🙂
Sarah
Midwest Darling
I’m trying this! My favorite dish, and I know it will be good because I love, love, love your recipes! Thank you.
I am making this tonight, thanks for the inspiration.
Will be making this week!. Beautiful shots, as always!
Yummy! Thank you.
Mmmm this sounds so good, and that sauce, yum! Thanks so much for the recipe 😀 I hope you are having a great weekend so far! x
When I was in college I used to go to this little hole in the wall restaurant with the BEST lo mein. Yours looks better! I would love a plate of this! Love that you put mushrooms and snow peas in it!
This recipe is delicious! Much better than takeout! This is the second time I’ve made it and both times it worked well. The only thing I changed from the recipe was the cooking time in the air fryer. He heats the hot air fryer for 10-12 minutes and just shakes the basket halfway. Crispy and not overcooked. thank you for the recipe
I want to slurp up a big bowl of these noodles right now. They look so delicious!
I have done this recipe before and ALWAYS come back to it. I added chopped Chinese egg plant, and a mixture of baby kale, spinach and broccolini. I also added hosing sauce. I am truly grateful for the quick and flavorful recipe.