Chicken Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein. Crispy chow mein smothered in a glossy sauce packed with protein and vegetables. Perfect for dinner and comes together in 30 minutes!
Chow mein is one of my favourite dishes to order on a Chinese menu! I love that crispy noodles covered in that savoury sauce accompanied by all those delicious fresh veggies and proteins.
This tofu chicken vegetable chow mein recipe is easy to make and you actually don't need a wok to make this! You just need a non-stick pan, some high heat and a large plate! I'm being serious with the last one because there's a lot of noodles in this recipe!
My chow mein noodle recipe is slightly healthier because they are not deep fried like how they do it in the restaurants. This one is shallow fried in oil and yes it is more than just a couple tablespoons but if you want those crispy noodles then shallow frying is key to this chow mein recipe.
I love it so much I have a few more Chow Mein recipes to share below if you're interested. So now you can have chow mein at home and you don't have to head out to the restaurant to get it.
Other recipes you may like!
cantonese vegetable chow mein
tofu vegetable chow mein
chinese vegetable lo mein recipe
chinese lo mein
For this recipe
You will need the following ingredients for my tofu chicken and vegetable chow mein:
- fried tofu balls
- Cantonese style chow mein noodles
- skinless boneless chicken thighs
- carrot
- gai lan
- snap peas
- red bell pepper
- avocado oil or neutral tasting oil
Chicken Marinade:
- regular soy sauce
- cornstarch
- sugar
Chow Mein Sauce:
- oyster sauce
- water
- cornstarch
How to make chicken vegetable chow mein
- Marinate your sliced chicken.
- Mix together your ingredients for your noodle sauce. Note: There may be extra sauce but I decided to provide a recipe for more sauce than less. If you prefer less saucy noodles, only use 1.5 cups water, 4 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp cornstarch.
- In a hot non-stick pan over high heat, add your avocado oil. Then add your fresh Cantonese chow mein noodles. Fry on each side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Make sure you check your noodles every now and then to prevent burning.
- Once the noodles are crispy, transfer to a large serving plate.
- In the same pan over high heat, add 1 tsp of avocado oil and fry your chicken. Fry until ¾ of the way cooked.
- Add in your fried tofu balls. Cook for 1 minute.
- Then add in all your vegetables. Fry until veggies are softened.
- Lower heat and stir in your noodle sauce quickly. Do not let this set or it'll solidify.
- Then pour noodle sauce over your noodles and enjoy!
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Chicken Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Chicken Tofu Vegetable Chow Mein (30-min. Recipe)
Ingredients
- 2 cups fried tofu balls sliced in half
- 2 boneless skinless chicken thighs skinless boneless, sliced thinly
- 1 pack Cantonese Steamed Chow Mein Noodles
- 1 cup carrot sliced into matchsticks
- 1 cup snap peas
- 2 cups chinese broccoli chopped
- 1 red bell pepper sliced into thin pieces
- ⅓ cup avocado oil for frying
Chicken Marinade
- 2 tsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp white granulated sugar
Noodle sauce
- 6 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 cup water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Marinate your sliced chicken.
- Mix together your ingredients for your noodle sauce. Note: There may be extra sauce but I decided to provide a recipe for more sauce than less. If you prefer less saucy noodles, only use 1.5 cups water, 4 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp cornstarch.
- In a hot non-stick pan over high heat, add your avocado oil. Then add your fresh cantonese chow mein noodles. Fry on each side until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Make sure you check your noodles every now and then to prevent burning.
- Once the noodles are crispy, transfer to a large serving plate.
- In the same pan over high heat, add 1 tsp of avocado oil and fry your chicken. Fry until ¾ of the way cooked.
- Add in your fried tofu balls. Cook for 1 minute.
- Then add in all your vegetables. Fry until veggies are softened.
- Lower heat and stir in your noodle sauce quickly. Do not let this set or it'll solidify.
- Then pour noodle sauce over your noodles and enjoy!
NOTES
This is definitely something my whole family would devour, Christie! I'm thinking it needs to happen for dinner soon!!
Aww thanks Katherine! It's a favourite in my house and I hope you and your family enjoys it!
Chow mein is such a staple! This one looks so hearty and delicious, Christie!
So many beautiful colors in this healthy bowl! I need to add this to my dinner rotation!!
I love this meal and yet I never make it at home - I really need to change that! It looks so delicious Christie, thanks for sharing another one of your wonderful recipes!
Delish!! I have been anticipating to eat tofu after a long time and this will be the recipe I use.
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I LOVE That this dish has soo many vegetables included in it!! Also-- I am growing sugar snap peas sooo 😀
Thanks Rosemary! I love adding more veggies to this indulgent dish!
I love all the hearty elements you added to this dinner recipe... but then you top it off with so many addicting flavors. This recipe packs some serious yum!