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Week of 1/21/19

Hoisin Meatball Lo Mein
with mushrooms / carrots / snow peas

Active: 35 min Total: 35 min
Original GF Paleo Vegetarian
Hoisin Meatball Lo Mein
The flavors in this noodle stir-fry are about as different as you can get from Monday's Spanish-inspired meal, but it uses leftover meatballs as a protein.
Smarts: Slice the meatballs into quarters before cooking so that they will heat up faster (and will be all the better if you're using chopsticks to eat them!).
Dependency
Spanish Meatballs
Tags
Dependent Meal Pairs
Proteins
Ground meat
Cuisines
Asian - Chinese
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Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
Hoisin Meatball Lo Mein:
  • Mushrooms, shiitake - 8 oz, sliced
  • Turkey meatballs (leftover from Monday) - ~12, quartered
  • Noodles, lo mein - 8 oz (sub linguine or spaghetti)
  • Cilantro - 2 Tbsp, leaves torn
  • Oil, cooking - 2 Tbsp
  • Snow peas - 6 oz
  • Carrots - 5 oz, shredded (look for pre-shredded)
  • Lemons, juice of - 1/2
  • Hot sauce (opt) - for serving
Lo Mein Sauce:
  • Garlic - 2 cloves, chopped
  • Water - 3/4 cup
  • Soy sauce, low-sodium - 1/3 cup
  • Hoisin sauce - 2 Tbsp
  • Vinegar, rice - 1 Tbsp
  • Cornstarch - 1 Tbsp

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Prep

  1. Garlic - Chop garlic. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  2. Make sauce - Whisk together garlic, water, soy sauce, Hoisin sauce, vinegar, and cornstarch. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  3. Mushrooms / Meatballs - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)
  4. Noodles - Cook noodles according to package directions. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
  5. Cilantro - Chop cilantro.

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Make

  1. Heat a wok with oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, snow peas, and carrots and saute until starting to turn tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. Add meatballs and sauce to wok and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sauce bubbles and thickens, ~2 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and add noodles. Toss everything to combine.
  4. Top lo mein with lemon juice and cilantro. Serve with some hot sauce if you’d like. Enjoy!

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Reviews

Ratings

Original (73)
Gluten-free (3)
Paleo (17)
Vegetarian (16)

47 reviews

really good, but could have used a bit more pop of flavor, it was a little bland.

By: Taylor
Posted: Jul 05, 2019
Diet: Original
0 Helpful

I want to make this all the time

By: Jenna
Posted: Apr 16, 2019
Diet: Original
0 Helpful

I loved this! Easy and very tasty

By: Kimberly
Posted: Feb 20, 2019
Diet: Paleo
0 Helpful

So quick and easy. Really nice use of leftover meatballs. Flavor didn’t wow me, but was pretty good.

By: Danielle
Posted: Feb 18, 2019
Diet: Original
0 Helpful

Delicious “healthy” lo mein Used snap peas instead of snow, rice noodles because it’s what I had, and added cashews. Great left overs.

By: Shawn
Posted: Feb 04, 2019
Diet: Original
0 Helpful

Tasted fine, quick to make but not super filling.

By: Nicki
Posted: Feb 02, 2019
Diet: Vegetarian
0 Helpful