If you’re following along over on Instagram, you’ll know that I have a serious obsession with stir-fried noodles and steamed dumplings. They are my culinary duo of choice and my most frequent craving. And 99 times out of 100, I’m satisfying that craving at Din Tai Fung (DTF), a popular eatery with international locations that has amassed a cult-like following for their fresh dim sum.
While I’m a big fan of Din Tai Fung’s world-renown soup dumplings (a.k.a. xiao long bao), the chicken stir-fried noodles are an often overlooked menu item that I’m determined to bring out from behind the dumpling shadow.
The noodles are big on flavor with a simple yet sophisticated approach to flavor: Just noodles, chicken and spinach cooked in a garlicky soy sauce. It’s straightforward and seriously fresh.
So how does one cook up an equivalent dish and avoid the 2+ hours of lines and travel that a trip to Din Tai Fung entails? Fear not! I’ve done all the research so you don’t have to.
With a super-short ingredient list, and an even faster method of preparation, this Easy Chicken Lo Mein is guaranteed to become a staple on your busy weeknight menu.
After creating this recipe, I shared it with my sister, who is Supermom to three beautiful girls age 3 or younger, and they slurped these noodles right up. This dish has also been on repeat at our house, as it’s quickly surpassed vodka pasta as my husband’s noodle dish of choice. So taste buds young and old alike have determined that this chicken lo mein is a major dinner winner.
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Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the lo mein:
- 8 ounces uncooked lo mein noodles (See Kelly’s Note)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 cup snow peas
- 3 cups fresh spinach
Instructions
Make the sauce:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, hoisin sauce and sesame oil. Set the sauce aside.
Make the lo mein:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the lo mein noodles and cook until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- In a large nonstick sauté pan set over medium heat, add the olive oil and sesame oil. Once hot, add the garlic and chicken and cook, stirring constantly, until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan and set it aside.
- Add the carrots and snow peas to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, until the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Add the spinach, cooked noodles, chicken and prepared sauce to the pan and cook, stirring, until combined and the spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately.
Kelly’s Note:
- You can find lo mein noodles in the Asian foods section of most major supermarkets. If you can’t find lo mein, you can substitute linguine or spaghetti.
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Holy crappoli this is amazing!! Made it tonight, SO easy and SO yummy! Only alterations I made was adding a touch more soy sauce to deglaze my pan during the sautéing and some red pepper flakes in the sauce because we like a bit of heat. Otherwise untouched and incredible! Also made your beef and broccoli recipe this week and it was also fantastic, again with no alterations other than a bit more garlic and chili flakes to our preference. You have officially become my new go to recipe site I think!
Woohoo! I’m so thrilled you’ve been enjoying my recipes, Stacey! Welcome to Just a Taste :)
This was very good and came together quickly. My husband said it was delicious. Definitely will be making again with lots of different vegetables. Thanks for the recipe!
So glad you enjoyed it!
It’s not only budget friendly and easy to make, but so delicious!
Planning to make it with shrimp for next time.
YESSSS! I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Maddy!
I don’t think I’ve ever rated this recipe, but I wanted you to know that my family loves this. My father in law says it’s restaurant quality. I have slowly tweaked the recipe with more Chinese veggies. I added mushrooms, big chunks of onion, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, cut baby corn and fresh baby bok Choi (cooked separately with ginger and garlic). Then I had left overs and some left over jasmine rice from another meal, so I made fried rice with peas, carrots and onion which added another level. Will do the rice for my father in law next time I make it. See how that goes.
I’m so happy your family has been enjoying the recipe, Tony!
This is a very simple & innovative recipe! However, it’s a bit too sweet for my personal taste. The Hoison Sauce will be left out the next time I cook this. The Lo Meins that I’ve eaten in restaurants, like PF Chang’s, are not at all sweet. Perhaps they don’t use Hoison Sauce? Anyway, I plan to refine your recipe to suit my taste, but the basics are a phenomenal start! I do this with ALL recipes I try out, not just this one. It’s all about taste preference. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for your note, Lisa!
I bought a small wok and wanna make some Chinese food
Awesome, Ileana! Here’s a link to a few recipes to get you started: https://www.justataste.com/?s=wok
Quick and easy to make with great results, thank you!
You are so welcome, Lindsay! I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Super easy – I used green beans and carrots since I didn’t have snow peas or spinach. We like it a little saucy so I doubled the sause the second time I made it- although the original recipe seems more what you’d get at a restaurant.
I’m so thrilled you’ve been enjoying the recipe, Heather!
Easy and could but could use more flavor.
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy the recipe, Alanna.
Would this work for udon noodles? I prefer those? Double the sauce?
Absolutely! They would work great, and yes, you could double the sauce since they’ll soak up a bit more. Enjoy, Lynn!
Made this for bfast! I couldn’t wait. I followed the recipe but I used 3 boneless, skinless chicken thighs and baby bok choy. The snowpeas were nice and crunchy. This was amazing, even for bfast. I tried the recipe with shrimp, yummers! This is a keeper!
I’m so thrilled you enjoyed the recipe, Vida!
The easy chicken lo mein was positively delicious. I followed the recipe with one exception — I added large pieces of sweet onion when I sauteed the carrots and snow pea pods. I was lucky enough to get real lo mein noodles at a local fresh produce market. Will be making this on regular basis. It was better than the lo mein from my local Chinese restaurant. Soooo good.
Love reading this, Stephen! I’m so thrilled you enjoyed the recipe!
I made this and it is now in my regular rotation. We use less noodles and more vegetables. The longer the noodles and veggies sit in the sauce after cooking, the better they are. Restaurant worthy! Turned out great. Thank you!
You are so welcome, Terri! I’m thrilled you’ve been enjoying the recipe!
Was delicious….I made the recipe minus the noodles then just served over the noodles /zucchini at the end…Only way I could make it fit in with my limit of carbs…Will be adding to list of favorite meals
Yay! I’m so thrilled you enjoyed the recipe, Tammy!
This was easy and excellent! I chose some different vegetable due to my liking and what I had on hand. My 14 year old daughter loved it too! Thank you!
Excellent! I’m so glad you and your daughter enjoyed the recipe, Michelle!
Simple, Tasty and a family winner!
This is what I love to read, Kayna! I’m thrilled your family enjoyed the recipe :)
I have 5 kids. My youngest 3 are very picky. And they LOVE this recipe! I’ve ruined them for going out for chinese especially when i found this perfect recipe and another one for egg drop soup.
I’m so thrilled your family has been enjoying the recipe, Samantha!
Made this for my daughter for after her surgery. She loved it and wanted the recipe. Thank you.
The beef and broccoli look delicious but I don’t see the recipe. Please let me know where I can find the recipes on this website
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