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# Meatless Friday: Shortcut Shrimp Lo Mein

Oct 9, 2020 7:00:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

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*Barb Szyszkiewicz shares a recipe for lo mein, using convenient precooked frozen shrimp and any vegetables on hand.*

At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, my husband went to Costco and bought meat to keep in the freezer in case there was a supply shortage. I thought he was just going to get a couple of packages of chicken and ground beef, but when he got home, he also had 3 bags of shrimp.

 

**Cooked** shrimp.

 

It’s a lot more challenging to cook with cooked shrimp, because it can be ruined by adding too much heat. I discovered that if you **defrost the shrimp, then place it in a colander and drain cooked pasta over it,** that’s just enough heat to warm it up without making it tough.

 

As with any stir fry, use whatever vegetables you have on hand. This time I had onions, fresh green beans, and baby carrots. Stir fry is so forgiving that way!

 

![shortcut shrimp lo mein 2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shortcut%20shrimp%20lo%20mein%202.jpg?width=2000&name=shortcut%20shrimp%20lo%20mein%202.jpg)

 

#### **Shortcut Shrimp Lo Mein**

 

Makes 4 servings

 

1 8-oz package wide lo mein noodles (or 1/2 lb. whole wheat spaghetti)

12 oz. frozen cooked, peeled shrimp

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup onion, sliced

1/2 cup carrots, sliced thin

1 cup green beans, trimmed

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

 

**Sauce**

 

2 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp sesame seeds

 

Get all the ingredients prepared ahead of time, and mix the sauce. Prepare lo mein noodles as directed on package.

 

While noodles cook, heat a heavy skillet over a medium flame. Add olive oil to hot pan, and sauté onion until it begins to soften. Add carrots and green beans and cook without stirring for 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and crushed red pepper until aromatic. Push vegetables to the edges of the pan, leaving a space in the middle. Pour sauce into this space and allow to boil 1 minute, then turn off the heat.

 

Place defrosted shrimp into the colander you’ll use to drain the noodles. Pour water and noodles into the colander right on top of the shrimp – this is just enough to warm it up without overcooking it.

 

Pour shrimp and noodles into skillet. Toss to coat the lo mein with the sauce. Serve immediately.

 

![shortcut shrimp lo mein 1](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shortcut%20shrimp%20lo%20mein%201.jpg?width=2000&name=shortcut%20shrimp%20lo%20mein%201.jpg)

> [For #MeatlessFriday try this quick shrimp lo mein. #catholicmom](https://ctt.ac/Ry6ub)

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### [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

Barb Szyszkiewicz, senior editor at [CatholicMom.com](http://catholicmom.com), is a wife, mom of 3 young adults, and a Secular Franciscan. Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor.

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