Chicken Chow Mein

[cooktocook]

CHICKEN CHOW MEIN

(Recipes From The Heart--Doctors Hospital) 

Super easy and fast to put together.  Delicious--I've been making this since 1999 when the cookbook was published.  If you make it, please enjoy!  Lori

Ingredients:

2 c. cup-up cooked chicken

2T. butter

2c. thinly sliced celery

1/4 T. pepper

1 #2 can of mixed Chinese vegetables (#2 can=1lb. 4oz=2 1/2 cups), drained

4oz. mushrooms (canned or fresh)

2 c. chicken broth

2T. cornstarch

3 t. soy sauce

Directions:

Brown chicken slightly in butter.  Add celery, onion, pepper, and 2 cups chicken broth.  Cook until tender.

Add drained Chinese vegetables and mushrooms.  Heat to boiling. 

Mix cornstarch and soy sauce.  Add to hot mixture, stirring constantly.  Simmer 2 minutes until slightly thickened.

Serve with can fried noodles and rice.

[nybirder]

Thanks, Lori. How many servings do you plan on for this?

You said you freeze it. Does the cornstarch hold up to freezing or should I plan to thicken it after thawing?

Birdy

[cooktocook]

Birdy,  sorry, the recipe does not give serving size.  It's just DH and myself and although he can eat a lot (he's had two hollow legs since I've known him), I'd say this Chow Mein recipe makes a good 6 servings.

If you plan to freeze this recipe, thicken after thawing--the cornstarch will break down.

Lori

[nybirder]

Thanks for the serving estimate. My instincts were correct on the cornstarch!

I wonder if a good mix of frozen Chinese veggies would work with this. I noticed that there are some new mixes on the market with more authentic veggies. Should be fun to play around with it.

Birdy

[redsoxmom]

This sounds like what my mom always made growing up and I loved it.  Yum!

[nybirder]

I checked for the Chinese veggies at the market today. They had the La Choy brand but I was surprised to find Chinese stir fry veggies from Geisha, too. The mix includes Bean Sprouts, Carrots, Celery, Bamboo Shoots, Water Chestnuts, Baby Corn, Red Peppers, Mushrooms and Onions. The sodium listed on the can is less than half that of the La Choy but the online info is different--higher than the can. I don't know which one is correct. I'm hoping it's the can.

I've purchased other Geisha products and they are pretty good. So, I'm all set with a can on the shelf for my chow mein. It was 14.5 oz. so I'll probably cut the recipe down a bit to accommodate the smaller can.

Birdy

[cooktocook]

Birdy, I like the sound of the mix of different vegetables in the Geisha brand.  I've not seen that brand here, but I'm going to check their site and see if any stores in my area carry it.

Lori

[nybirder]

I think it might be a new product--not much information out there about it.

Birdy

[annrms]

Here's a twist on the recipe using fresh veggies. It's been on the TOH site a few times.
www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/turkey-lo-mein/
I made it and subbed out a few things that I mentioned in my review.