Dinner for 4

Chicken Chow Mein

Name: Chicken Chow Mein
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast; 1 tsp garlic; 1 tsp ginger; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1/2 tsp cornstarch; 1/2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 6 oz dried chow mein noodles; 1/4 cup unsalted chicken stock; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp garlic; 1 tsp ginger; 1 cup green cabbage; 1/2 cup yellow onion; 1/4 cup carrots; 1 cup red cabbage; 1 cup bean sprouts; 1/4 cup green onion

Tender chicken, noodles, cabbage, and sprouts cook together in a savory soy and oyster sauce.

Typical price

$5.83for 4 servings

$1.46 per serving$5.83 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.

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30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Chinese Dairy-free Budget Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical	0.5 lb	$1.75Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Ramen and Asian noodles$0.18/oz typical	6 oz	$1.08Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	2 oz	$0.15Typical price
Cabbage$0.79/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.35Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.20Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Fresh peas and snap peas$3.49/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.87Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.83

Pantry staples you likely have

Soy sauceCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaAsian sauces and pastesOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
6 oz dried chow mein noodles
1/4 cup unsalted chicken stock
3 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp ginger
1 cup green cabbage
1/2 cup yellow onion
1/4 cup carrots
1 cup red cabbage
1 cup bean sprouts
1/4 cup green onion

Steps

Toss the chicken with garlic, ginger, soy sauce, cornstarch, and sesame oil.
Boil the noodles in water until tender, then drain them.
Heat one tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the chicken for 5 minutes, until it reaches 165 F.
Heat the remaining oil in the skillet, then stir-fry the cabbage, onion, carrots, red cabbage, bean sprouts, garlic, and ginger for 4 minutes.
Whisk the stock, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and cornstarch, add the mixture to the skillet, and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the noodles and chicken, toss everything together, and cook for 2 minutes before topping with green onion.

Swaps

Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices