FoodRef · Recipe for Chicken Lo Mein
Chicken Stir-Fry with Yakisoba Noodles
1 approve · 4 caution · 6 avoid
Standard deviation of the 11 scores. Higher = the diets disagree more.
The diets react (see scores below)
Ingredients
- Cooking Oil: High-heat oil (like canola or peanut oil)
- Chicken Breasts
- Salt and Pepper
- Broccolini Florets
- Matchstick Carrots
- Red Bell Peppers
- Cremini Mushrooms
- Baby Bok Choy
- Yakisoba Noodles
- Soy Sauce
- Vegetable Broth (or Chicken Broth)
- Honey or Brown Sugar
- Ground Ginger
- Garlic Cloves
- Cornstarch
Instructions
- Heat: Warm a large skillet, cast iron pan, or wok over medium-high heat with a little oil.
- Cook: Add bite-sized chicken pieces, season with salt and pepper, reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
- Sauté: Add a bit more oil to the pan and toss in your vegetables. Sauté until they're crisp-tender.
- Prep: While the veggies cook, run your noodles under hot water to separate them.
- Whisk: In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the homemade stir-fry sauce.
- Combine: Return the cooked chicken to the pan, then add the noodles and stir-fry sauce.
- Toss: Stir everything together until evenly coated in sauce and heated through.
- Garnish: Finish with chopped scallions and sesame seeds, or enjoy it as-is!
Diet-by-diet
Lots of vegetables and lean chicken are DASH-friendly, but soy sauce and yakisoba noodles push sodium and refined carbs higher than ideal.
Vegetable-forward with lean protein, but the soy-honey sauce, wheat noodles, and Asian flavor profile diverge from the Mediterranean pattern.
Chicken and honey make this clearly non-vegan, though the vegetable base could be adapted.
Only chicken fits carnivore; the recipe is dominated by vegetables, noodles, and sauces.
Chicken and vegetables are paleo-friendly, but soy sauce, yakisoba noodles, cornstarch, and sugar are all excluded.
Yakisoba noodles, honey/brown sugar, carrots, and cornstarch make the carb load far too high for keto.
Garlic, honey, and bok choy leaves are notable FODMAP concerns, along with mushrooms and soy sauce in higher amounts.
Soy sauce, noodles, cornstarch, and sweeteners are all non-compliant with Whole30 rules.
Reasonable macronutrient balance of lean protein, vegetables, and carbs from noodles fits Zone's 40/30/30 goal fairly well.
Abundant colorful vegetables, ginger, garlic, and lean chicken are anti-inflammatory, though refined noodles and added sugar detract slightly.
High-protein lean chicken, plentiful fiber-rich vegetables, and moderate portions support satiety well-suited to GLP-1 eating patterns.