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Vegetable chow mein noodles

Published Nov 30, 2016 By Julia 3 CommentsThis post may contain affiliate links.

Summary:
This is my family's recipe for vegetable chow mein noodles, which includes cabbage, carrots, zucchini, red bell pepper, and soy sauce. It's a healthy stir-fry as well as an easy weeknight dinner.
Vegetable chow mein noodles

Vegetable chow mein noodles

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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Yield: 3 servings

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 ounces chow mein noodles or spaghetti pasta
  • 4 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 1 zucchini shredded
  • 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Cook noodles according to package instructions. Drain and soak in ice water.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a large pan or wok over medium heat. Add carrots and bell pepper, cooking until they soften, 5-10 minutes. Stir frequently.
  • Add cabbage and zucchini to the pan, cooking until they shrink, about 5 minutes. Stir frequently.
  • Drain noodles and add them to the pan, mixing with the other ingredients.
  • Add soy sauce and oyster sauce to the pan. Stir until well-mixed. Serve immediately.

Vegetable chow mein noodles
Chow mein is one of my mom’s signature Chinese dishes. It’s the kind of recipe that can incorporate a wide variety of ingredients — acceptable meats include chicken, pork, beef, and seafood (shrimp, scallops, squid) and common vegetables include mung bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, zucchini, mushrooms, and bell peppers. The recipe that I’m sharing here is my mom’s simple and easy vegetable chow mein, and you can use it as a basic template to incorporate your favorite vegetables (or perhaps to clean out some produce sitting in your refrigerator).

Vegetable chow mein noodles
This dish is essentially a large stir-fry, and it’s healthier to make at home compared to Chinese takeout versions. I also prefer my chow mein to be on the less oily side, so I like being able to control the amount of cooking oil used. As is the case for most stir-fry dishes, the longest-to-cook ingredients are tossed first into the pan or wok, which would be the carrots in this case. The zucchini are added last. After the vegetables are cooked, the noodles are added and everything is mixed together. For noodles, proper chow mein noodles can be difficult to find, so I recommend using spaghetti noodles, which taste equally delicious.

Chow mein sauces do not have to be complicated. For this recipe, I’ve pared it down to the essentials: only soy sauce and oyster sauce. You can start with the amount listed for this recipe, and add more to taste. You can also add more flavors by including minced garlic and ginger in the sauce.

Vegetable chow mein noodles
Vegetable chow mein noodles

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Julia is a recipe developer and the founder of Savory Tooth. Since 2015, she has been sharing simple recipes for tasty dishes, mostly low carb and gluten free. Learn more.

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Carolyn

Thank you so much for this recipe. It was so quick and delicious!

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Julia

Fantastic, glad to hear it turned out well!

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Dee

Delicious, thanks for the recipe.

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