Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Chow Mein
Chow Mein brings together chicken breast, cabbage, and peanut oil. The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 16 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Sides
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Noodles
A few quick notes
1. Keep the package nearby
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
2. Give the marinade its turn
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
3. Mix the thickener as directed
The thickening step has its own little bit of preparation. Follow the mixing step before adding it, then use the consistency check in the method as you finish.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken breast
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinate Chicken: Pour 1 tbsp of Sauce over the chicken, mix to coat, set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.
Cabbage
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Add the cabbage, carrot, and the white pieces of shallots (i.e. from the base of the stalk).
Peanut oil
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Mix together cornflour and soy sauce, then mix in remaining ingredients.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
0 of 11 steps completeMake room for Chow Mein
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Remove from heat and serve immediately. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Have the pan ready for its first job
Read the pan-heating step before beginning. Have the ingredients for that stage ready, then follow the heat and additions in the recipe’s order.
Mix the sauce before its turn
Give the sauce mixture its own preparation step. Have it ready before the recipe calls for it in the pan or bowl, so you can keep moving through the method.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Read the first preparation step before you get going: Mix together cornflour and soy sauce, then mix in remaining ingredients.
Which little step is worth remembering?
The method uses package directions for part of the cooking. Read those before choosing your start time, especially if you have a different brand or package size.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Add chicken and stir fry until the surface gets a tinge of browning but inside is still raw - about 1 minute.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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