Healthy Zucchini Noodle Chow Mein with Pork
If you’re a fan of zucchini or overloaded with it, then try our low carb zoodle recipe. Our zucchini noodle chow mein recipe is a light and low carb alternative to regular Chinese chow mein noodles. Eat well.
Low Carb Chow Mein Recipe with Zucchini Noodles
It’s been a busy month of indulging in some pretty rich foods on our photo shoots. Now that Summer is in full swing with zucchini, we’re enjoying our healthier and lighter meals that don’t put us in an afternoon food coma. For lunch, we tend to avoid the heavier starches because our bodies want to dive into a deep sleep if we indulge too much in rice, pasta or breads. That’s when we pull out our trusted vegetable spiralizer and make zucchini noodles.
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Easy Zucchini Noodle Chow Mein Recipe
Our last pad thai zucchini noodle recipe was such a hit with you all that we’re sharing our other lunch-favorite zucchini noodle recipe: zucchini noodle chow mein ! It’s another hit with our crew and as always, satisfies our bellies without filling us with yawns and tired eyes. This “Zoodle” chow mein recipe will be one of your go-to zucchini noodles recipes, guaranteed. It’s so versatile, you can eliminate the pork, add more of your favorite veggies and make a vegetarian version. In fact, we’re so hooked on zucchini right now, it’s been our “little” big project for 2015. We mentioned our Bountiful Recipe Quarterly with a photo on Facebook and it’s coming along quite nicely. If you’re loving zucchini, you definitely would sign up for our recipe updates here so you can be one of the first to find out about our “little” big zucchini project!
Top Tools for Spiralizing Zucchini and Vegetables
We used this awesome Paderno vegetable spiral slicer to make our zucchini noodle chow mein:we love this vegetable slicer, especially for making bigger batches of zucchini noodles. Our OXO vegetable peeler was equally awesome at making the noodles, without the curly look. A Mandolin works great as well, but be safe. Make sure to use safety gloves with a mandolin. Even professionals frequently cut their hands on them if they don’t use the gloves.
The Classic! We’ve lost track of how many meals this one has made for us. Fantastic spiralizer.
Spiralize, peel, core, slice. All from the power of the KitchenAid stand mixer.
For those who love it simple. This great julienne peeler has seen a lot of mileage in our kitchen.
Zucchini Noodles Chow Mein Recipe with Ground Pork (Zoodle Chow Mein)
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) soy sauce (use Tamari for gluten free)
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vinegar
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) oyster sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) sugar
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) cooking oil , grapeseed oil or any preferred oil
- 1/2 medium onion , diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1/2 pound (227 g) ground pork
- 1 small red bell pepper , thin sliced
- 1 large carrot , julienned
- salt , to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped cilantro (optional)
- chili garlic sauce , sriracha or hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Cut zucchini into noodles using spiralizer, julienne tool, or a mandoline (if using a mandoline, we highly recommend using cut resistant gloves). Set aside.
- Make the sauce: In medium bowl combine 2 Tablespoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 2 teaspoons oyster sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Set aside.
- Heat about 1 Tablespoon of oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add diced onions and garlic, cook until soft.
- Add ground pork and cook until brown, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add sliced red bell pepper and carrot. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes.
- Add the zucchini noodles and the sauce. Stir everything in the pan until coated and continue cooking until zucchini noodles are tender, about 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with cilantro, serve with chili garlic sauce or hot sauce of choice.
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This recipe was first published in 2015 and most recently updated in 2026.
I loved it! 😊
Thanks Leen! So glad you enjoyed it.
I love how the zucchini noodles absorb the flavors of the sauce while adding a satisfying crunch. This dish became our favorite healthy dinner recipe.
I just made this for dinner and was totally surprised how good it was. Both my husband and myself really liked it. I used sausage cause that’s what I had and grated the carrot cause I’m lazy and added about 1 cup chopped cabbage to the vegetables. Will definitely be making this again as long as my garden keeps giving me zucchini!
I can’t get enough of your zucchini noodle recipes. They’re so good. This one is my favorite of them all.
Love your pictures! They’re equally as good as your recipes!
This dish made me look like a professional chef in front of my kids, haha. It was amazing. Thanks for the recipe! The whole family loved it.
Ed- that’s pretty awesome your kids think you’re a cool pro Chef. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Made this for my husband and he absolutely loved it! Thanks for the recipe!
Yay! So glad hubby loved the recipe.