Slow Cooker Chicken Chow Mein

Let your crock pot do all the work and come home to this delicious chicken chow mein for dinner. Eating at chinese restaurants is one of our favorite things to enjoy but eating out is expensive and not always convenient. I can literally toss all of this Asian Recipes together in the morning and come home to dinner ready to enjoy.

All of the veggies blend with the chicken, noodles and delicious sauce for a tasty meal. Who needs take out when you can make recipes like this at home so easily. If you love this recipe, try this Easy Chicken Stir Fry Recipe, or Easy Beef Stir Fry Recipe.

What is Chicken Chow Mein?

Chow mein is a easy chinese dish that is made of noodles and vegetables. We like to add chicken to this dish to give it more a filling dinner that we love.

The Chow Mein usually has a dark thick sauce that the noodles are tossed with. We love the combination of the sweet and salty dish that this dish is made from.

Why We Love Chicken Chow Mein

The kids loved this and even ate the veggies. Everyone raved about the flavor and how delicious it was. This will definitely be a recipe we keep on the permanent menu plan around here! 

Another favorite around here is this Crockpot Chinese Pepper Steak Recipe. Each bite is so flavorful and delicious. The ginger, brown sugar and soy sauce make everything taste just amazing.

The chicken has the best flavor from being slow cooked all day in this delicious marinade. The vegetables give the entire meal such a pretty pop of color and taste delicious.

Ingredients

• Soy Sauce – We like to use low sodium soy sauce but see Best Soy Sauce Substitutes if you are out
• Brown Sugar – Learn How to Make Brown Sugar. You can also substitute with honey.
• Ground Ginger – If you are out, see The Best Ginger Substitutes
• Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves
• Sesame Oil – See The Best Sesame Oil Substitute if you are out
• Sriracha Sauce – Adds a bit if spice to the chicken mixture. You can also add in ½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes.
• Chicken Thighs – We like using boneless skinless chicken thighs
• Broccoli Florets – Chopped into bite size pieces

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.

Variations Ideas

We love recipes that you can have variations and they still come out delicious.

• Chicken – Substitute skinless chicken breasts instead of the chicken thighs.
• Shrimp Stir Fry – Make shrimp stir fry crock pot recipes by adding shrimp instead of chicken. Yum! You can even make this recipe pork.
• Vegetables – Try other veggies such as cauliflower, onion, baby corn, bean sprouts, stalks celery and more.
• Noodles – We have used other noodles when I wanted to make this dish but was only missing the chinese noodles. Here are some other options to use such as Ramen Noodles, Egg Noodles, Spaghetti Noodles or really any type of noodles would work if you have trouble finding stir fry noodles.

How to Make Chicken Chow Mein in the Crock Pot

• Step 1 – Add chicken thighs to the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Step 2 – Whisk together chow mein sauce ingredients in a small bowl stir and pour over chicken. Which includes the oyster sauce and sesame oil.

• Step 3 – Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or HIGH for 3-4 hours.
• Step 4 – Remove the chicken from slow cooker, shred, then add back to slow cooker. Stir the chicken with the juice and sauce.

• Step 5 – Now it is time to add broccoli, snow peas, carrots, bell pepper and water chestnuts. Stir it all together.

• Step 6 – Cover and cook on high for a few more minutes until the veggies texture are tender.
• Step 7 – While vegetables are cooking, boil over medium heat and cook pasta.
• Step 8 – Once noodles are done, drain pasta per package directions, then add to crockpot with chicken and vegetables.
• Step 9 – Lastly, stir everything with cooked noodles and serve.

Expert Tips

• Shredding Chicken – To easily shred the chicken, you can shred with two forks or use a mixer to easily the chicken.
• Sauce Consistency – If want to thicken your sauce, you can mix cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir. Then mix into the sauce and continue to cook in the slow cooker to all the sauce to thicken.
• Vegetables – When cutting the vegetables, we recommend cutting about the same size so that the veggies cook evenly.
• Cooking Pasta – Cook pasta separately in a large pot according to the package directions. We like to cook al dente before mixing into the chicken mixture.
• Slow Cooker Recommendations – Our favorite crock pot to us is this programmable crock pot  for when I am am not at home all day. I love coming home to a nice meal ready and waiting! I also like to use crock pot liners to make clean up a breeze. These are worth every penny and save a ton of time.
• Chopsticks – Not only is it a really tasty meal but it is so fun to eat. We have these adorable kid chopsticks and the kids just love them. Dinner time is fun with chopsticks and the kids eat without a fuss. Grab some chopsticks for the adults too.

Difference between Lo Mein and Chow Mein

Basically it depends on whether you want soft and chewy noodles or thinner noodles. The chow mein noodles are served with thinner noodles and are normally cooked in a stir fry.

Low Mein has soft and chewy noodles and are tossed in the sauce. Whichever noodles you decided to use, the dish is delicious.

What to Serve with Crock Pot chicken Chow Mein Recipe?

You have everything you need in this recipe for a great dinner- chicken, veggies and noodles. Yum!

If you want to have a “take out” night without leaving the house, try Egg Roll in a bowl, easy fried rice, and we love these Asian Ground Chicken Lettuce Wraps.