A cheap easy complete one bowl meal!
Submitted by Melissa McClelland
Chow Mein
A cheap easy complete one bowl meal!
Serving: 4
Ingredients
- 1kg beef mince
- 2 onions chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 6 tablespoons rice
- 2 carrot chopped
- 4 celery sticks chopped
- ½ cabbage sliced thinly
- 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
- 4 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 x packets dry chicken noodle soup OR plain dry noodles and 2 tsp chicken stock
- 3 cups boiling water ( you may need more or less depending on how hot your cooker runs)
- 1 packet/bag fresh bean sprouts (in pre-packaged area in bag at supermarket etc) washed
Instructions
- I brown my mince, you don’t have to, it’s personal preference
- BROWNING MINCE METHOD
- Brown meat, onion and salt and pepper. Add rice, carrot, celery, cabbage and ¾ teaspoon curry powder and soy sauce. Add chicken noodle soup, then add 3 cups boiling water, mix well.
- **Please note: More or less water maybe needed. It depends on how hot your cooker runs. If required add more water, or take lid off to evaporate any excess fluid. Once you work out how much is needed you will know for next time!
- Transfer to Slow cooker. Cook for 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high. Times depend on your Slow Cooker and may vary so keep an eye on it for your fist time and adjust as required.
- Scatter bean sprouts on top when there is 1 hour to go when cooking on high, or 2 hours to go when cooking on low.
- NON BROWNING MINCE METHOD
- Add everything except bean sprouts to slow cooker, mix well to combine.
- **Please note: More or less water maybe needed. It depends on how hot your cooker runs. If required add more water, or take lid off to evaporate any excess fluid. Once you work out how much is needed you will know for next time!
- Cook for 6-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high. Times depend on your Slow Cooker and may vary so keep an eye on it for your fist time and adjust as required.
- Scatter bean sprouts on top when there is 1 hour to go when cooking on high, or 2 hours to go when cooking on low.
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Made this a couple of times. Was a hit. Partner loves chow mein. Last time i think i added too much liquid as i didnt half some by mistake so was abit different but still good.
My absolute favourite chow mein recipe. I make it weekly and everyone loves it and has a few bowls each. I don’t brown anything first I just chuck it all in, so easy!
I grate the carrot & put fresh beans in cut into small pieces & omit the bean shoots
First time trying this recipe. Will shorten the cooking time because of my cooker next time. But extremely happy with the recipe. I had to add extra water as well. I had never tried Chow Men before but hubby used to get it regularly as a kid. So this has just become a regular as well now