Chicken Lo Mein

Oh sodium and MSG... why must you be the main ingredients in lo mein? They are so scary and yucky. Thankfully, I can make this minus those. There are a lot of steps in this recipe, but it is basically stir frying.

In case you haven't noticed, I make a lot of chicken haha. I used linguine because that is what I happened to have, but I am interested to try other types of Asian noodles.

1/2 lb. linguine
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb. thin cut chicken
1 can baby corn
2 large broccoli crowns
3 carrots
water
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
black pepper
1 packet stir fry seasoning mix (found in the Asian foods section)
2 tablespoons light soy sauce

Whenever I make any kind of stir fry, I like to prepare all of my ingredients first and keep them in bowls until I am ready to cook them. For this recipe, you will need 4 bowls, one for raw chicken, one for cooked chicken, one for veggies, and one for the sauce.

Cut the vegetables first. Quarter the baby corn length wise. Cut the broccoli into small florets. Julienne the carrots. You can do this by hand by cutting matchstick size pieces. I have a julienne peeler (which is awesome), or you can use the large side of a grater. All of the veggies, the carrots especially, have to be small/thin so they cook evenly.

Rinse the chicken, pat dry, and trim away any fat. Cut into long strips.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until done, about 10 minutes. Remove from the pan into a clean bowl.

At this point, make the linguine according to package directions.

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add vegetables, onion powder, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir fry until cooked but firm, about 10-15 minutes. If you notice during cooking that the vegetables are getting dry, add a little water at a time to create some steam.

Remove from heat. Return chicken to the pan. Add linguine.

Make the stir fry sauce according to the package directions. Mix in the soy sauce. Add to the pan and toss well.

The stir fry sauce I get comes in a packet in powder form that you add water to, usually about 2 tablespoons.