This Lo Mein with Beef and Broccoli is just 480 calories and can be made in just 20 minutes!
That’s a far cry from PF Changs 960 calorie beef lo mein recipe!
We cut almost 500 calories from the original, and still gave you the same serving side. And if you wanted to cut more calories, or sodium from the recipe, we have supplied tips to do so in the nutrition section.
We know you’ll love this beef lo mein noodles recipe. And considering it can be made in just 20 minutes, it’s a wonderful weeknight dinner!
This Lo Mein with Beef and Broccoli recipe is just 480 calories and can be made in just 20 minutes!
Lo Mein with Beef and Broccoli
This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make low calorie lo mein beef noodles.
From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll find a nutrition label, tips to cut calories and sodium from this recipe for lo mein with beef, and more in the sections below.
To make this lo mein beef and broccoli easy, we have supplied you the the following sections.
Read through them for helpful resources, or skip ahead to the recipe card.
What You’ll Find in this Article:
- Beef Lo Mein Ingredients (shopping list!)
- How to Make Beef Lo Mein Recipes
- Lo Mein with Beef and Broccoli (recipe card!)
- Beef Lo Mein Calories and Nutrition
Helpful Tip for Shopping: Take a screenshot of the shopping list to your phone. This way you have it at your fingertips the next time you go grocery shopping.
Recipe Card Uses: You can email yourself this recipe card so you can easily search for it (I have a folder in my email just for recipes!) Or print it so you have it handy, and can make notes. You can even pin this lo mein noodles recipe to Pintrest so it is safely stored for you.
Up next, a shopping lost for steak lo mein with vegetables…
Beef Lo Mein Ingredients
We make our own lo mein sauce recipe, so there may seam to be a lot of ingredients below… But you likely have all or most of them already.
And if you don’t, these pantry and fridge staples will set you up to make lots of yummy Chinese and Thai dishes in the future!
Shopping List for Beef Lo Mein Recipes:
- Lo mein noodles
- Sesame oil
- Reduced sodium soy sauce
- Hoisin sauce
- Garlic
- Fresh ginger
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Pepper
- Olive oil spray
- Sirloin top round steak or flank steak
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Water chestnuts
- Green onions
Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of these low calorie beef and broccoli recipes with noodles you want to make. It will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for this recipe for beef lo mein can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.
Up next, how to make lo mein homemade…
How to Make Beef Lo Mein Recipes
Making beef lo mein recipes is easy and fast. And it travels well, so make extras for lunch tomorrow!
We do make our own sauce, but you’ll see it’s as easy as adding a few ingredients to a bowl and mixing. It also helps up cut lots of calories, sugar, and sodium.
How to Make Chinese Beef Lo Mein:
- Cook the noodles according to the package until al dente. Then set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, pepper, and 3 tablespoons of water. Mix together and set aside.
- Slice the meat, against the grain, into very thin slices.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add the beef and 1 tablespoon of the sauce to the hot pan and cook for 3 minutes, until browned. Remove to a plate.
- To the same pan, add the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes until starting to soften.
- Add in the beef, noodles, water chestnuts, and the remaining sauce. Stir together and cook for 3-5 minutes until the sauce is mostly absorbed.
- Serve hot topped with green onions.
Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!
Up next, a sharable recipe card for the best Chinese beef recipes…
Lo Mein with Beef and Broccoli
This low calorie beef lo mein is so yummy, it tastes too good to be true!
If you want to lower the calories or sodium more, we have some tips for you in the nutrition section below… so keep scrolling!
Beef Lo Mein Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 ounces lo mein noodles cooked according to the package
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Olive oil spray
- 1 pound sirloin top round steak or flank steak
- 2 carrots shredded with a cheese grater
- 3 cups broccoli
- 1 8-ounce can water chestnuts drained and sliced
- 4 green onions sliced (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to the package until al dente. Then set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the sesame oil, soy sauce, hoisin, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, pepper, and 3 tablespoons of water. Mix together and set aside.
- Slice the meat, against the grain, into very thin slices.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and spray with olive oil.
- Add the beef and 1 tablespoon of the sauce to the hot pan and cook for 3 minutes, until browned. Remove to a plate.
- To the same pan, add the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes until starting to soften.
- Add in the beef, noodles, water chestnuts, and the remaining sauce. Stir together and cook for 3-5 minutes until the sauce is mostly absorbed.
- Serve hot topped with green onions.
Nutrition
Beef Lo Mein Calories and Nutrition
The nutrition below is based off 2 cups of beef and broccoli lo mein from the above recipe. PF Chang’s version (same serving size) is 960 calories, so we can safely say we cut a lot of calories from this dish.
You could cut more calories by using just 4oz noodles, and doubling the broccoli.
Furthermore, if you are concerned with the sodium amounts, you could cut the soy sauce down to just 1 tablespoon and use it at the end (not adding it to the sauce).
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is our goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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