I will admit that I’ve been a crock pot girl for most of my adult like but I’m discovering that when it comes to quick and easy meals, the Instant Pot is the bomb! Not only does it allow me to cook my meals fast (and I do mean FAST) but I’m being able to come up with better-than-take-out recipes that my family adores and that I can feel good about serving. If your family is like mine and loves Chinese takeout on busy weeknights or even on the weekends, I encourage you to give this Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein that’s better than take-out and so easy to make a try!
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Let me tell you, this dish is fast and flavorful and it’s sure to be an instant favorite that replaces takeout in your home! The next time you’re short on time but want a meal that’s completely satisfying, give it a try!
- 1lb chicken breast, cubed
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 small onion, diced
- ¾ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup Hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup shredded cabbage
- ½ cup matchstick carrots
- 5-6 whole mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups water
- 7 ounces lo mein noodles
- sliced green onions for garnish if desired
- Place chicken, oil, garlic and onion into the instant pot. Sautee mixture until chicken is brown.
- Stir in soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and water. Add pasta and mix to make sure it's covered in liquid.
- Place lid on instant pot and seal. Close the pressure release valve. Set instant pot to manual, high pressure for 5 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, quick release the steam and open the pot.
- Stir before serving with sliced green onions.
How to Make It
You’re going to love how easy this Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein is to make! To start, I placed my chicken, oil, garlic and onion into the instant pot and sauteed the mixture until the chicken was brown.
Once my chicken was cooked, I poured in my soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and water.
With the majority of my ingredients in my Instant Pot, I added my noodles and made sure that they were covered in liquid.
Then all that I had to do was let the Instant Pot do it’s magic! After placing the lid on and sealing it, I closed the pressure release valve and set the Instant Pot to manual, high pressure for five minutes. Once the cooking cycle was complete, I quick released the steam and opened the pot to reveal my perfectly cooked Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein! After giving it a quick stir, I plated my easy meal and topped it with sliced green onions for a dinner that is sure to satisfy!
This easy Instant Pot Chicken Lo Mein is literally perfect for busy weeknights or in place of takeout on the weekends. Since it’s so simple to make, you won’t have to spend tons of time in the kitchen and can still have a perfect meal that satisfies every member of your family!
Tell me, what’s your favorite dish that you’ve made in the Instant Pot?
Yum! I am ALWAYS looking for new recipes to make in my Instant Pot. My family love Asian food, so I am sure this will be a big hit.
See this is why I love my instant pot! You cook everything in one pot which makes the clean up SUPER easy and there are so many recipes to try as well. This one’s really yummy!
This is so perfect for my family! We love Chinese food, and I’m a huge fan of my Instant Pot. This is a win all the way around!
Why order take out when you can do this instead! I think it’s awesome how easy it is to make and that it’s also full of flavor. I seriously cannot wait to try it.
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Oh I am sharing this in an Instant Pot group I am in! This would be a family favorite here!
One of my favorite meals. Doing prep ahead saves time. No instanta pot we can still make it.
Love my Instant Pot and I am having so much fun trying out new recipes and it amazes me there are so many recipes to try. Hoisun sauce is my favorite flavor addition when preparing Asian inspired dishes. The sauce is so full of flavor.
The instant pot is amazing. I need to get one now and make things in such fast order. This lo mein recipe looks great and just one of the great recipes I have missed
I don’t have an Instant Pot, but I love chicken lo mein! I’ll have to give your version a try, sans the Instant Pot. 😉
This sounds like such a delicious recipe! I will admit that I’m still a crock pot girl over here, but I love the time saving capabilities that the instant pot offers.
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Oh this does look extremely good. I’m loving the mushrooms and veggies and I’m always happy to use my instant pot.
I love Asian-inspired meals. This is super appealing and makes me crave some lo mein STAT!
Lo Mein is my favorite!! I use to eat it all the time as kid. I guess I need to get an instant pot now because I need to try this out!
I love lo mein. I always order it when we go to Chinese restaurants. I really want to try making it at home.
I can’t believe how easy this is to make! Seriously – you have a gourmet-looking dinner in no time. I also really love lo-mein so that’s probably why I am so drawn to your dish!
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This looks delicious and a great alternative to take out! Im loving all the instant Pot recipes Ive been coming across!
This is an all time favorite recipe. I could live off of Lo Mein.
I am so glad you shared this with me. I am totally making this tomorrow.
This just might be my new favorite, it looks delicious and I will be trying it soon.
I made chicken stirfry tonight! This instapot recipe would have made my life much easier! Hah!
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It looks delicious and flavorful! Would be a great dinner this week!
Looks so amazing! I love noodle! I bought my instant pot 2 years ago but haven’t used it yet.
Oh wow. I would have never imagined making lo mein in the instant pot! This is one recipe I should try! We love stir-fried noodle dishes and making it in an instant pot is quicker and with less oil too.
I have always found cooking Asian dishes a little daunting. You make it seem easy and something i would like to try. This noodle dish sounds so good!
I am salivating! This is our go-to noodle dish not only when my mom and I are craving for it but whenever we have the chance to cook it. It looks so appealing and appetizing. The ingredients included will certainly make this more flavorful.
We too are staunch supporters of instant pot dishes. It is so much faster and convenient. We do a lot of rice and noodle recipes. Of course being vegetarians, we will try out this recipe minus the chicken, with a vegetarian substitute.
I have never tried making lo mien with mushroom, that’s a great idea and added flavor. I will definitely try it next time.
Oh this would be a great dinner option! We just got an instant pot and I am still figuring out all of the meal options I can make in it. Thanks for this idea!
That looks absolutely amazing. My stomach is growling just looking at your pictures. I love noodles so this is a definite yes from me!!
Now this low main I can make. I will remove the chicken for me. No more take out after this.
I tried this and doubled the recipe because I have teenage boys that eat a lot and we love leftovers. HOWEVER…it was so strong, no one could eat it. I double checked the recipe to make sure I did everything right but I guess you aren’t supposed to double the soy or hoisen. Also, being a first time noodle cooker with the instant pot, I should’ve stirred it better because I had clusters of noodles stuck together, uncooked. Practice makes perfect. I will try this one again.
If I were going to double the recipe I would increase the spiced by 1.5 instead of doubling them. Some of these things (like the soy and hoisen) can go from delicious to strong really quickly! If you even have that problem again, add a few more noodles and some more protein and I think it would help balance things out.
I agree, we just made this and it was a bit strong. We all ate and enjoyed it, but next time I’ll cut the soy sauce and hoison sauce in half. Loved how quick this was though and look forward to figuring out the best combination for us.
I would like to make this but was wondering if you could use some chicken broth in place of the amount of soy sauce ? and If i doubled it would i double everything?
I have not personally tried it that way but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work. You might need to use a little corn starch to keep the substitution from making it runny but give it a try and let me know how it turns out!
A suggestion: I’m making this now and I’m sure it will be great. I was wondering if you could make the recipe presentation a bit more user friendly. It would be nice to print out the recipe without having to print the whole article. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you for the suggestion! I recently added a recipe plugin and will work on getting this converted for ease.
Lo mein is my favourite dish. This was very delicious. Thanks.