Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein

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Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein

Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein is a 1 pot, 30 minute dinner made with tons of fresh veggies, chicken, and a tasty Asian-inspired sauce. It's sure to satisfy your craving for takeout— but in a healthier and quicker way!

Prep Time5

Cook Time18

Total Time23

Course: Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: 1 pot meals, 30 minute dinner, easy dinner, pressure cooker recipes

Servings:

Calories: 381kcal

Author: Kristina Tipps

Equipment

pressure cooker

Ingredients

½ lb chicken, cut into thin pieces
½ cup onion, diced
2 ½ cups chicken broth
8 oz lo mein noodles
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 ½ tablespoon sesame oil
¼ teaspoon salt
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 cups spinach, torn
1 cup matchstick carrots
1 cup purple cabbage, shredded

Instructions

Set the Instant Pot to saute on high for 5 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of oil and saute chicken and onions until chicken is cooked through.
Add the broth and deglaze the pot thoroughly, scraping all the brown bits from the bottom. Turn off saute setting.
Layer the noodles in the broth in varying directions. Push under the broth, adding more broth if necessary until noodles are submerged. Add soy sauce, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, minced garlic, and salt. Do not stir.
Set to sealing position and pressure cook on high for 1 minute. Do a quick release to release steam when finished.
Stir and add peppers, spinach, carrots, and cabbage to the pot. The heat will slightly steam the vegetables without overcooking them. *For softer vegetables, add to Instant Pot on top of the noodles and pressure cook as instructed above.
Let sit for 5 minutes. Season with more salt if desired. Serve with egg rolls and dipping sauce.

Notes

You can use fresh, canned, or frozen vegetables. If using frozen or canned, adjust the recipe as follows:

Fresh vegetables: add to the noodles and sauce after pressure cooking and wait 5 minutes so they soften but still remain crisp.

Frozen vegetables: add on top of the noodles before pressure cooking and follow recipe as instructed.

Canned vegetables: add at the very end after pressure cooking and mix into the noodles and sauce just to warm them.

Thoroughly deglaze the pot before pressure cooking. Deglazing is the process of adding liquid to the inner pot after sauteing and scraping the stuck brown bits off the bottom. Deglazing the pot will prevent the burn notice.

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