Vegetarian Mushroom Chow Mein

If you’re on the hunt for a fakeaway, then give this vegetarian chow mein with mushrooms, mange tout, pak choi and bean sprouts a go! Ready in just 10 minutes – faster than it takes to order a takeaway – and absolutely delicious too.

This is a seriously simple little stir fry dish. With a handful of vegetables and a sauce made from just soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, it’s easy peasy to make but still packs a flavour punch.

I’m not a fan of those sauces you can buy in supermarkets with stir fry kits – they tend to be (although there are exceptions) claggy, thick and very sweet – think about those hoisin or sweet chilli sauces. If you make a stir fry like this, it takes no more time and tastes fresh, light and vibrant.

Ingredients, Substitutions and Variations

• Sesame oil – sesame oil is fantastic for cooking stir fries in – it has a wonderful flavour. If you don’t have any, though, you can use vegetable oil.
• Ginger and garlic – absolutely necessary in this dish! To save time, you can use frozen chopped ginger and garlic.
• Mange tout, mushrooms, pak Choi, spring onions, bean sprouts – these vegetables work together really well. You can chop and change as needed – leave some out if you have to, and up the quantities of others. I would say that the mushrooms are required – they bring a great texture.
• Egg noodles – fresh are best, but you can precook dried and use those if you need to.
• Dark soy sauce, sherry vinegar, sugar – these are the ingredients for the sauce. Use dark rather than light soy sauce for the fantastic flavour. You can substitute sherry vinegar for rice vinegar if you have it. For the sugar, use white or caster sugar.
• Optional additions – you could add some tofu or tempeh when you add the mushrooms to get some more protein into the dish.
  

Top Tips

1. Prep beforehand This dish cooks really quickly, so make sure that you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready beforehand so that you can just throw them in when needed.
2. Use a large wok When you’re cooking a stir fry recipe for 4 people or more, like this one, you need to make sure you use a large wok. This will ensure that the stir fry is cooked evenly.
3. Leftovers You can store any leftovers in the fridge for up to 48 hours. Reheat thoroughly before eating.

Vegetarian Mushroom Chow Mein

Harriet Young

June 25, 2025

A simple vegetarian chow mein with mange tout, mushrooms and bean sprouts, ready in just 10 minutes.

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Prep Time 2 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 4 People

Calories 501 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 20 grams ginger peeled and finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
• 200 grams mange tout
• 200 grams mushrooms sliced
• 400 grams fresh egg noodles
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 4 spring onions sliced
• 50 grams bean sprouts
• 1 pak choi roughly chopped

Instructions

 

• Heat the sesame oil in a wok over a medium high heat and stir fry the ginger and garlic for 30 seconds.
• Add the mange tout and mushrooms, stir fry for another 2 minutes.
• Add the noodles, soy sauce, sherry vinegar and sugar. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes until the noodles have loosened.
• Stir in the spring onions, beansprouts and pak choi. Cook for a further minute and it’s done.

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Notes

• Store leftovers for up to 48 hours in the fridge. Reheat thoroughly before serving. Do not freeze.
• Add tofu or tempeh when you add the mushrooms for more protein.

Nutrition

Calories: 501kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 19gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 534mgPotassium: 613mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 884IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 4mg

Keyword 15 minutes, chow mein

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