Chicken Lo Mein

Name: Chicken Lo Mein
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes: 4 servings
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons minced garlic; ½ cup (60 g) sliced onion; 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger; Chopped green onions, for garnish; fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 cups (345 g) loosely packed baby spinach or chopped spinach; 2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (¾ to 1 pound/450 g), cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces; 1 cup (60 g) sliced fresh mushrooms such as button, shiitake or cremini; ½ cup (60 g) carrot cut in matchsticks; 1 cup (120 g) snow peas, halved; 4 tablespoons oyster sauce, divided; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2¼ cups (540 ml) low-sodium chicken stock or water; 8 ounces (200 g) dried lo mein noodles

Preparation info

Makes:
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals

By Patricia Tanumihardja

Published 2020

About

You can usually find wheat noodles labeled “lo mein” at the grocery store. If you can’t find them, my recipe tester Kay has a brilliant idea: look for Asian wheat or egg noodles that have a similar cook time of 5 to 6 minutes. Or use linguine and cook for 8 minutes on HIGH.

Ingredients

2 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts (¾ to 1 pound/450 g

Asia
China
Noodles

Method

Mix the chicken with 1 tablespoon oyster sauce.
Select SAUTÉ and set to MEDIUM/NORMAL. Add the oil. When the pot is hot, add the garlic, ginger and onion and stir and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the chicken and stir and cook until seared on all sides, 3