Chicken Chow Mein Pasta
Chicken Chow Mein Pasta is a fusion dish combining the flavors of classic Chinese chow mein with the comfort of pasta. Tender chicken is stir-fried with crisp vegetables like bell peppers, carrots, and onions, then tossed with spaghetti or noodles in a savory soy-based sauce. This quick and flavorful recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal, delivering a delightful mix of textures and umami-rich taste.
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Chicken Chow Mein Pasta is a fusion dish combining the flavors of classic Chinese chow mein with the comfort of pasta. Tender chicken is stir-fried with crisp vegetables like bell peppers, carrots, and onions, then tossed with spaghetti or noodles in a savory soy-based sauce. This quick and flavorful recipe is perfect for a weeknight meal, delivering a delightful mix of textures and umami-rich taste.
- 2 chicken • breasts fillets (thinly sliced or however you prefer)
- 1 pack • uncooked spaghetti pasta noodles
- • ¼ of a small cabbage (thinly cut)
- 2 small • carrots (cut into small thin strips)
- 1 small • onion (sliced)
- 3 garlic • cloves (minced)
- 1 ginger • 1pinch 9 grated or minced)
- • ½ tri-colour bell peppers (sliced)
- 2 ½ • tsp Mirren (divided)
- 1 ½ • tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tbsp • light soy sauce (divided)
- 1 tbsp • 1 and 1 tsp vegetable oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp • 1 and 1 tsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp • 1 and 1 tsp Chaoxiang cooking wine
- 1 tsp • salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cayenne peppe
- • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
- • Pinch of all the dry seasoning for later.
- 2 tbsp • butter
Wash chicken with water and lemon, trim excess fat. Season with 1 tsp Mirren, ½ tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp hoisin sauce. 1 tsp Chaoxiang cooking wine, salt black pepper onion powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika and cayenne pepper . Cover and marinade while preparing the vegetables, or for at least 30 minutes. Heat oil on medium high heat, brown chicken pieces about 2 minutes on each sides, will need to do this in two batches. In the meantime cook past for 7 minutes, when finish drain and cover in cold water. Set brown chicken pieces aside, in the same pan add butter when butter melts add onions and cook for 1 minutes, add the garlic and ginger stir well to combine, cook for 2 minutes, add bell peppers and carrots, stir well to combine, cover and cook 3 minutes, add the cabbage and stir well to combine cook for 3 minutes stirring until cabbage welts down Add the chicken, remaining soy sauce , hoisin sauce and soy sauce, mix well to combine taste if you need to add remaining dry seasoning mix, then add cooked pasta and using a spatula mix well to combine, cook together for 3 minutes.