This Panda Express Chow Mein is so close to the original, ready in 30 minutes, and serves an easy meal made with noodles, cabbage, celery, onion, and a wonderful sauce.

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If you love Panda Express chow mein, then you are going to love this recipe. My family is a huge fan of Chinese takeout, so making it at home is a great idea, as it will help cut down on eating out.

This Panda Express chow mein recipe is a HIT at my place, an excellent side dish for your favorite Asian mains. I pair these noodles often with Orange Chicken, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Bang Bang Chicken, Cashew Chicken, Black Pepper Chicken, and Sweet Fire Chicken.

Panda Express Chow Mein

Name: Try This Best Panda Express Chow Mein
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Egg Noodles / Yakisoba (any chow mein noodles) - 12 Ounce / 350 Grams approx.; 1 Cup Cabbage, finely sliced; 1 Cup Celery, diced; 1 Medium Yellow Onion, diced; 3 Tbsp Vegetable Oil; 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce, low sodium; 1.5 Tbsp Oyster Sauce; 1/2 Tbsp Sesame Oil; 2 Garlic cloves, minced; 1 tsp Brown Sugar; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder; 1/4 Cup Chicken Stock; Salt to taste

Panda Express Chow Mein Ingredients:

Noodles: The perfect noodles for this recipe are wheat or egg noodles, found in the Asian section of any grocery store. You can use Yakisoba noodles for this recipe, too. I have used egg noodles for this recipe. These are slightly yellowish.
Vegetables: Cabbage, onion, and celery add perfect flavor to this dish, just like you enjoy in the restaurant. You can add any other vegetable of your choice.
Sauce: The sauce is the star of this dish. It's made with soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, stock, brown sugar, and garlic.

ingredients to make panda express chow mein

Substitutions:

Instead of egg noodles or wheat noodles, you can use yakisoba noodles.
Adding any protein will only enhance the dish's flavor. Add eggs, chicken, turkey, or beef as you wish.
To make this dish spicy, add sriracha, chili oil, or even red pepper flakes to the sauce.

How To Make Panda Express Chow Mein

Step 1: In a bowl, add all the ingredients for the sauce and stir well to mix. Keep this aside.

Step 2: Cook noodles, drain, and toss with a little oil to avoid noodles sticking together.

Step 3: In a pan, add oil. When the oil is hot, add cabbage to the pan, then add onion and celery.

Sauté the vegetables on high heat till the vegetables look charred on the sides. Do not burn the veggies; here, the vegetables need a slight charred effect on the sides to get that restaurant-style flavor.

steps to make panda express chowmein (1)

Step 4: Add noodles to the pan at this point and keep tossing the pan to make sure the veggies and noodles are mixed well.

Step 5: Add sauce to the pan and toss everything well so that all the noodles are evenly coated with sauce.

Serve while hot with your favorite main dish.

pan with copycat restaurant style chow mein

Expert Tips:

Use a large wok for this recipe; it will provide ample space to toss vegetables and noodles.
Always toss vegetables and cook them on medium to high heat to give this dish restaurant flavor.
Keep everything ready before you start cooking: cook noodles, chop vegetables, and prepare the sauce. This will ease the cooking of the final dish, as the dish comes together very quickly.