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×$2.49 per serving
22 likes
Ready in 45 minutes
Spoonacular Score: 66%
Beef Lo Mein Noodles takes roughly roughly 45 minutes from beginning to end. This dairy free recipe serves 4 and costs $2.49 per serving. This main course has 439 calories, 28g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. This recipe is liked by 22 foodies and cooks. It is brought to you by Foodista. If you have sesame oil, flank steak, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 66%, which is solid. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Lo Mein Noodles, Chicken Chow Mein With Noodles, and Lo Mein Noodles with Peanut Sauce.
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You can reduce your sodium intake by choosing lower-sodium soy sauce.
Some bouillon/stock products contain gluten, some don't. If you are following a gluten-free diet, always read product labels carefully.
Before you pass up garlic because you don't want the bad breath that comes with it, keep in mind that the compounds that cause garlic breath also offer a lot of health benefits. Garlic has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antiviral properties. If you really want to get the most health benefits out of your garlic, choose Spanish garlic, which contains the most allicin (one of garlic's most beneficial compounds).
Be conscious of your choice of cooking oils. Some studies have shown that vegetable oils like safflower oil, sunflower oil, and canola oil might actually contribute to heart disease. Olive oil is a good alternative for low temperature cooking, while coconut oil is a recent favorite for high temperature cooking. Do your research!
If you find meat (especially grassfed and/or organic meat!) on sale, stock up and freeze it. Ground meat will stay good 3-4 months, while steaks, chops, etc., will be fine for at least 4 months.
Keeping ginger on hand all the time doesn't mean you have to buy bottled ginger. Instead, freeze fresh ginger whole and grate what you need while its still frozen.
Here's a trick for peeling garlic quickly. Put the garlic clove on your cutting board. Take a knife with a thick blade and place the blade flat across the garlic clove (the clove should be closer to the handle than the middle of the blade). Whack down on the flat side of the blade with your free hand to smoosh the garlic a bit. Done correctly, the skin will peel right off.
Choose organic, grassfed beef whenever possible. If you're worried about your grocery budget, try eating a few vegetarian meals so you can afford better meat!