Slow Cooker Lo Mein
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Skip delivery and try this veggie-packed takeout favorite for a healthy dinnertime meal that is easy to make right in your crockpot!
I know. It’s Friday night. All you want to do is change into sweats and order take-out.
Except it’s bikini season in like 2 months.
So let’s save the calorie-ridden takeout dishes and make this instead – a veggie-loaded favorite made right in your slow cooker.
You can let it all cook through while you’re at work, and when it’s time to serve, simply boil your noodles. That’s it!
Spaghetti noodles can also be swapped out with your favorite type of pasta – fettuccine, ramen, udon – it’s completely up to you.
And with Reynolds slow cooker liners, clean up has never been any quicker.
See, isn’t that easier than ordering takeout?
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Slow Cooker Lo Mein
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless pork shoulder
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 cup snow peas
- 1 5-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 1 pound spaghetti
For the sauce
- ⅓ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoons sambal oelek, ground fresh chile paste, or more, to taste
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- LINE a slow cooker with a Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liner. Open slow cooker liner and place it inside a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker bowl. Fit liner snugly against the bottom and sides of bowl; pull top of liner over rim of bowl.
- WHISK together soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar, sambal oelek, oyster sauce, ginger and sesame oil in the slow cooker. Add pork shoulder, then cover and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
- REMOVE pork shoulder from the slow cooker and shred the meat before returning to the pot with the juices. Stir in broccoli, carrots, celery, snow peas and chestnuts. Cover and cook on high heat for 15-30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
- COOK pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
- SERVE pasta immediately, topped with pork mixture.
Notes
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Yum! Can’t wait to try this. But please don’t cook in plastic!
Do you think this could be frozen- noodles and all- for quick lunches?
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
Yes! You actually can freeze this. I would suggest using a steam basket to reheat though,
Tried this today but I think the timing is off…after less than 2 hours on High my meat is overcooked and dry. I added more liquid and hope it works out, but I am expecting to need to cook the veggies longer than 15-20 mins.
I am amazed the veggies will cook that quickly in a slow cooker. 15 -20 minutes for carrots and broccoli?
Will try this for the quarterly get-togethers with my group of friends. We all love Chinese food.
Hi Chunga,
I cannot wait to make this recipe, I think my 4 year old will love this. Would I be able to make this recipe in a wok or a deep pan instead of the slow cooker? Thanks 🙂
Yes, absolutely.
The calories seemed really high to be based on the ingredient list so I put it into the recipe converter on MyFitnessPal and came up with something more in-line with what would be expected and indeed far less than takeout
Calories 375
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16 g 24 %
Saturated Fat 1 g 7 %
Monounsaturated Fat 7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 67 mg 22 %
Sodium 728 mg 30 %
Potassium 458 mg 13 %
Total Carbohydrate 34 g 11 %
Dietary Fiber 2 g 8 %
Sugars 9 g
Protein 24 g
How many servings in the recipe?
This recipe yields 6 servings.
I made this yesterday using a pork butt (Boston Butt.). It cooked beautifully following the recipe.
The Sambal oelek sounds so foreign but you’ll recognize it the minute you see it in the Asian isle at your grocery store.
I doubled everything, cooking the vegetables on the night I was to use this meal.
Excellent meal!
Hi there! I so excited to make this! Just wondering if I could use a bone in pork shoulder and just remove the bone when I take the meat out to shred? I have one in the freezer I have been waiting to use.
Thanks!
Yes, absolutely!
Is it possible to leave out the chili paste altogether? I totally forgot to get some at the store. 🙁
Yes, you can omit or you can substitute with Sriracha.
Sooo goood!!!!…had too add a little bit of water for the sauce…and use some linguini pasta…but it was amazzzzbaaaallllllllsssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You mention the sambal oelek. I haven’t seen that name. Is it the same as the asian chili garlic paste?
Yes, that is correct.
This was really really yummy! My husband and I loved it! I just kinda went to town with vegetable and noodle portions and it ended up making 9 servings worth of food! It’s perfect for easy work lunches and our busy schedules.
I suggest putting a little hoisin sauce into it when you mix in the noodles (my noodles had tasted oddly bland next to the incredibly rich pork). So good!!
Your meals are so great and we are always really satisfied with them. I wish my dinners looked as pretty as yours though 🙂
Hello,
How would I adjust the cooking time and recipe in general if I don’t wish to use meat?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
So if I use chicken instead of pork, how long would you cook it for?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment.
Looks so good! Can zoodles be used instead of pasta?
Yes, absolutely.
Made this tonight… After 45 minutes the vegetables were still raw. I would cook the vegetables separate or double the amount of sauce.
I tend to partially cook the vegies in the microwave.
I am making this tonight with boneless skinless chicken breasts. I really wish I doubled the sauce mixture. After shredding the meat and putting back in slow cooker, it absorbed all the sauce not leaving any for the rest of the ingredients. It tastes great though! I still need to cook the veggies and Udon noodles.
Chung-Ah, I still LOVE your recipes!
Hi. The recipe says to cook on high heat 15-30 minutes after the vegetables are added. My slow cooker is a triple duty model. I can slow cook, bake, or use as a stove top. So, does the high mean slow cooker high, or stove top high?
Slow cooker high would be best.
I made this tonight- it’s amazing! The whole family loves it!