Copycat Panda Express Chow Mein (2024)

May 22, 2022 By palatablepastime in Asian, Cabbage, Chinese, Cooking Method, Course, Cuisine, Onions, Pasta, Scallions/Green Onions, Side Dish, Stovetop Tags: #FromOurDinnerTable, chinese, Chinese noodles, chow mein, copycat, DIY restaurant recipes, lo mein, noodles, Panda Express, side dish, stir-fry4 Comments

Copycat Panda Express Chow Mein is a DIY home version of the popular restaurant side dish. Or jazz it up with meat for a full meal.

Copycat Panda Express Chow Mein

By Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime

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Copycat Panda Express Chow Mein is my recipe of the day with the blogging group From Our Dinner Table. We group on Sundays to post on the weekly recipe topic. This week we are sharing Copycat restaurant recipes. I made this one to go with my Beijing Beef which I shared last Sunday.

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From time to time I do get over to the Panda Express, especially since a few more opened in my area. I have many favorite main dish stir-fries, but will always go for the chow mein noodles instead of the rice. I think it tastes really good.

It makes sense then, that I would make this at home when I do the main dish recipes at home as well. I also have the Orange Chicken posted if you’d like to give that a try.

And though the noodles here don’t have meat included, I think it would be awesome if you added something like shrimp or chicken. They generally serve this at the restaurant as an alternative to rice.

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Copycat Panda Express Chow Mein

Sue Lau

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Asian, Chinese

Servings 4

Calories 516 kcal

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces fresh wheat lo mein noodles
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped scallions
  • 12 ounces napa cabbage sliced
  • 2 tablespoons stir-fry oil or peanut oil
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons chopped garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon chicken base or bouillon

Instructions

  • Cook noodles according to package directions and drain.

  • Chop vegetables and set aside.

  • Stir together the soy sauce, oyster sauce and bouillon in a small bowl and set aside.

  • Heat oil, butter and sesame oil in a large skillet/

  • Cook vegetables until crisp-tender with the garlic and black pepper.

  • Add the noodles and cup of sauce to the pan and toss until noodles are thoroughly coated and hot.

  • Serve as a side dish with main dish stir-fries instead of rice.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcalCarbohydrates: 92gProtein: 14gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1382mgPotassium: 448mgFiber: 5gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 648IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 1mg

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