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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Very Good! I added 10 oz of chicken, used whole wheat spaghetti, and doubled the sauce. I don’t like really spicy so I used half the amount of Siracusa and it was perfect!
Hi,
What are snow peas? Are they the same as sugar snap peas?
Thank you!
Snow peas are the flat pods with very tiny peas inside. Sugar snap are the fatter pods with rounder peas,that, as the name suggests are sweeter
I made this with ramen noodles (without the seasoning packets of course) and it was delicious! I didn’t have spinach or snow peas but it was perfect without.
It was great nice & tasty I just put a little to much Suraci sauce on it
This was absolutely delicious!!! It tasted so much better than I had expected. I cook for my parents and younger siblings and they were very impressed. I also added ground pork, doubled the sauce, and added more vegetables. Thank you for the recipe and I subscribed for the recipes!
This is a really great recipe, I did however need to double the sauce. The first time I made it my noodles we not coated enough. I mix it up with the veg depending on what I have. The flavors are great, I don’t change the sauce recipe itself, just make twice as much.
This has become an absolute staple in our household. 4 year eats his vegetables like a champ when they’re this tasty!!
It was… OK. I MIGHT make it again. I couldn’t get the sauce quite right, and I used the cassorole egg noodles without the mushrooms. I rated it a four because it was still good. My whole family ate it without a problem.
Doubled the sauce. Used what I had: stir fry noodles (14.5 oz), water chestnuts instead of pea pods, white mushrooms instead of shiitake. It was a big hit! Saved to my FIVE STAR Pinterest board. Will definitely make again, only more next time!
Finally a great lo Mein recipe. I used sliced baby boy Choy instead of snow peas and spinach since that’s what I had on hand. I can’t do spicy so I skipped the sriracha in the sauce and also tripled the sauce for the amount I made. Love it , love it, love it! Thank you.
This is so delicious that it has become a 2-3 times per month staple in my household! I have to leave out onions and garlic but it is still delicious.
And this tastes way better than the take out stuff.
I use a bag of fresh stir fry veggies + chicken + noodles and voila!
And I triple the amount of sauce called for.
I used asparagus, red onion, a yellow pepper, and mushrooms for the veggies, but followed the rest of the recipe faithfully for a get-together with friends. Every single person wanted the recipe. If you prep everything ahead of time, it takes no time to prepare. Just thinking about making this makes my mouth water!
This was a major hit with my family! Only had spaghetti noodles available and used those. Added diced chicken thighs (cooked w/olive oil, garlic, and soy sauce). Doubled the sauce because we like our stuff saucy. Turned out amazing. I hate the taste of the preservatives in bottled sauces. This was sooooooooo much better. Thank you for sharing!
First sound out of my 3 year old’s mouth was “Mmmmmmmm!” Great recipe. I didn’t add sriracha in the sauce and made only the noodles for her and she loved it. I’ll be adding veggies and sriracha for us though! Thanks for posting this recipe.
I’m sorry I forgot to enter the rating!
Always loved lo mein dishes, first place to hit at chinese buffet. I’ve made this dish before but always cheated with store bought stir fry sauce. Your sauce was better. Love your recipe m M M ☺️
5 stats definatly!!
This turned out really well, but I think the sauce had way too strong of a ginger flavor for me. Next time, I’ll be cutting the amount of ginger in half.
Very good. I had to add more sauce. I used less than 8oz of noodles. Ratios seemed slightly off. But was still good!
This recipe turned out amazing and was so easy, I took many peoples advice and tripled the recipe for the sauce and it was perfect, does anyone have a non spicy alternative to the sriracha if I make this for my non-spice loving family members or has anyone tried not even adding it?
This receipt was easy and delicious. Made some chicken thighs with sweet and sour sauce. It was a hit with my family.
Easiest. Best. Most delicious lo mein I’ve ever had! It was so quick to whip up since I had everything I needed at home! My boyfriend and I are vegetarian and are always looking for flavorful dishes and this was a HIT!
Amazing flavor and super easy, totally a go to recipe! Makes you never want the takeout again after making this!