Spicy-Sweet Szechuan Chicken Lo Mein

🥘 Ingredients

• chopped chicken breast
  12 oz
• cooking oil
  2 tbsp
• green bell pepper
  1 unit
• honey
  2 tbsp
• lo mein noodles
  8 oz
• miso sauce concentrate
  1 tsp
• onion
  1 unit
• peanuts
  2 tbsp
• portobello mushrooms
  8 oz
• rice wine vinegar
  1 tbsp
• soy sauce
  2 tbsp
• szechuan paste
  2 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• small bowl
• large pan
• strainer

1. 

   1

   Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion . Halve, core, and thinly slice green bell pepper into strips. Using the tip of a spoon, remove and discard black gills from undersides of portobello mushrooms ; trim any large stems if necessary. Thinly slice mushrooms into strips (if strips are too long, cut them in half crosswise).

   onion: 1 unit, green bell pepper: 1 unit, portobello mushrooms: 8 oz
2. 

   2

   In a small bowl , whisk together honey , miso sauce concentrate , half the soy sauce , half the rice wine vinegar , half the szechuan paste , and ¼ cup water. (For 4 servings, use all the soy sauce, all the vinegar, and ⅓ cup water.)

   honey: 2 tbsp, miso sauce concentrate: 1 tsp, soy sauce: 2 tbsp, rice wine vinegar: 1 tbsp, szechuan paste: 2 tsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, and chopped chicken breast ; cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are softened and lightly browned ⏱️ 6 minutes .

   cooking oil: 2 tbsp, chopped chicken breast: 12 oz
4. 

   4

   Stir in the Szechuan sauce mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has reduced and slightly thickened ⏱️ 2 minutes .
5. 

   5

   Once water is boiling, add lo mein noodles to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 6 minutes . Drain noodles using a strainer .

   lo mein noodles: 8 oz
6. 

   6

   While noodles cook, roughly chop peanuts . Add drained noodles to pan with vegetables and chicken; toss until noodles are thoroughly coated in sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.

   peanuts: 2 tbsp
7. 7

   Divide lo mein between shallow bowls. Top with chopped peanuts and serve.