Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 ounces spaghetti noodles
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced in 1 to 1.5 inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1–2 teaspoon chili paste (adjust to taste)
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 1 cup matchstick carrots
- 2 green onions, roughly chopped
- 1 cup sliced white mushrooms
- 1 cup chopped broccoli florets
- 1 cup snow peas, ends/tips removed
- 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- Garnish: chopped green onions, sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together the chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, chili paste, sesame oil and ginger
- Break the spaghetti noodles in half and add to the instant pot. Add the diced chicken on top of the noodles, and then pour the sauce over top
- Add the carrots, green onions and mushrooms on top of that. Do not stir
- Place the lid on the instant pot and set the valve to “sealing”. Set it to manual high pressure for 5 minutes
- Once done, do a quick release and remove the lid. Add in the broccoli, snow peas and red bell pepper. Stir into the lo mein and sauce, breaking apart any noodles that may be sticking together
- Set the lid back onto the instant pot, but do not seal. Let it rest for about 5 minutes. This will steam/heat the vegetables so they are crisp-tender and the noodles will absorb more of the lo mein sauce
- Serve with the sauce spooned over the noodles, and garnished with chopped green onion and sesame seeds
Notes
- *Be sure to keep the pasta on the bottom of the instant pot so it will be submerged in the sauce during cooking. It keeps the other ingredients from scalding on the bottom of the pot and avoids the BURN error.
- Optional vegetables to add: 1 small can water chestnuts, 1 small can baby corn, 1/2 cup thinly sliced cabbage, roughly chopped onion, 1/2 cup bok choy, 1/2 cup bamboo shoots
- You can substitute a bag of frozen stir fry veggies if you like, just add them to the instant pot after pressure cooking and let them heat through
- Season with salt and pepper after cooking. Because of the sodium in soy sauce, adding salt to this recipe is to taste and not included in the ingredient list
- See post for gluten-free or vegetarian options
Find it online: https://healthyheartyrecipes.com/instant-pot-chicken-lo-mein/