Best 8 Easy Mock Chow Mein Recipes

CHINESE CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• Prepare noodles according to package instructions.
• In a small bowl whisk the sauce ingredients together: soy sauce, sesame oil, oyster sauce, ginger, sugar, and cornstarch
• Heat a large pan or wok on high heat. Add oil. Add chicken, season with salt and pepper and stir fry just until cooked through.
• Add cabbage, carrots, celery, and the whites of the chopped green onion and stir fry for just for 1-2 minutes or until cabbage has wilted.
• Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Add the pasta and sauce and cook for 1-2 minutes until the sauce has thickened. Add remaining green onion and fresh bean sprouts, if desired. Serve immediately.

EASY CHOW MEIN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, crumble beef; sprinkle with garlic pepper. Cook over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.
• In ungreased 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish, mix beef, rice, broth, 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce and the water. Stir in vegetables. Cover baking dish with foil.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until rice is tender. Uncover and stir; sprinkle with chow mein noodles and cashews. Bake uncovered 10 to 15 minutes longer or until noodles and cashews are golden brown.

EASY HOMEMADE CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
• Heat the oil in a stir fry pan or deep skillet over high heat. Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 30-60 seconds.
• Add carrots and cabbage. Stir fry 2-3 minutes or until slightly tender.
• Add bean sprouts, noodles, and sauce and stir fry an additional 2-3 minutes or until heated through. Top with green onions and sesame seeds if desired. Serve warm.

HAMBURGER CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• Saute meat and onion in a small amount of butter or vegetable oil until meat is brown and no longer pink.
• Add salt, pepper, celery and water; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add bean sprouts.
• Blend cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and add soy sauce, sugar and brown gravy sauce.
• Stir into meat mixture and heat until thickened.
• Serve over Chow Mein Noodles.
• VARIATION: Omit hamburger and use leftover pork roast cut into bite size pieces along with leftover gravy. Canned sliced water chestnuts and/or a can of baby corn is a lovely addition as well.
• NOTE: This may also be served over linguine instead of Chow Mein Noodles as in Lo Mein.

GROUND BEEF CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it into crumbles; drain. Add the broth, celery, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, mushrooms, pimientos, soy sauce and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. , In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice.

EASY CHOW MEIN IN A CROCK-POT

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef and onion, over medium heat unitl meat is no longer pink.
• Transfer meat to a slow cooker.
• Stir in celery, Chinese vegetables, gravey mixes, and soy sauce.
• Cover and cook 4 hour until celery is tender; stirring occasionally.
• Serve over rice.

EASY MOCK CHOW MEIN

Steps:

• 1. make rice a roni as directed on box, brown hamburger soy sauce and seasoning drain. combine rice a roni gravy and hamburger and serve over chow mein noodles

MOCK CHOW MEIN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350*. In a large skillet brown your hamburger; drain off any excess grease. Add the celery and onion to the pan and sauté until tender crisp.
• 2. Add the Cream of Mushroom and Celery soups and stir to blend. Then add the 2 tbsp soy sauce, or to taste, cooked rice and stir again to blend.
• 3. Grease a 9x13 cake pan and add the mixture. At this time, if you wish, you can cover the top with crispy Chinese noodles, which are found in a bag in the Chinese section at your local grocery store.
• 4. Place on the middle rack and bake for 30-35 minutes or until brown and bubbling around the edges. You can serve with extra crispy Chinese noodles if desired.