Chow Mein. Evidence ranking
Chicken Chow Mein with the Best Chow Mein Sauce
#1 among published recipes we could fairly measure. We use this ranking to build The GüdDish when the method is cook-validated.
Ranking verdict
Photo Finish
The top two recipes are close enough that more data could swap them. Either is a strong starting point.
#1 ranked recipe
natashaskitchen.com
· top 10% of 158 analysed
4.95 from 1,226 ratings
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#1 published Chow Mein by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Chicken Chow Mein with the Best Chow Mein Sauce from natashaskitchen.com (of 158 rated recipes across 42 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
Among published Chow Mein recipes we could fairly measure, #1 is Chicken Chow Mein with the Best Chow Mein Sauce from natashaskitchen.com (158 rated recipes across 42 sites). GüdScore orders them by how far each outperforms its own publisher. That ranking is how we decide what to learn from when we build The GüdDish.
Why it ranked first
This recipe
4.95
natashaskitchen.com avg
4.61
Ahead of its publisher by 0.34 stars. That gap, not the raw rating alone, drives the rank, because a 4.99 on a site where everything is 4.99 means little.
- 1,226 people rated it, enough that the score is not resting on a handful of opinions.
- That combination puts it in the top 10% of every Chow Mein recipe we analysed.
Runner-up: Chow Mein (tastesbetterfromscratch.com), ★ 4.95 from 272 ratings.
What this takes
8, 8 servings · 35 min total · 15 min prep · 13 ingredients · 6 steps
- 1 lb chicken breast (boneless, skinless)
- 3 Tbsp oil
- 12 oz chow mein noodles ((uncooked noodles))
- 2 cups cabbage
- 1 large carrot (julienned)
- 1/2 batch green onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 4 Tbsp oyster sauce (or added to taste*)
- 3 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 3 Tbsp light sesame oil ((not toasted))
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp corn starch
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
The GüdDish · draft · cook QA in progress
GüdDish Chow Mein
This is the chow mein we cook at home when we want the best result without juggling ten tabs. We read the strongest recipes we could find, kept the ingredients and techniques that overlap again and again, and cut the rest. What is left is one combined method: the best of the best, easy to handle, easy to run, and built to come out right every time.
serves 4 to 6
65 min total
4 steps
Needs cook QA
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Full evidence ranking
Showing 10 of a 10-slot list for this dish’s pool of 158 scored recipes. First 10 clear the full CrowdScore floor (at least 12 ratings and 4.5+ stars), ordered by how far each beats its own publisher after we adjust for rating volume. Star ratings and counts are the publisher’s public evidence when present. Close places can still reverse with more data.
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1Chicken Chow Mein with the Best Chow Mein Sauce4.95 from 1,226 ratings
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2Chow Mein4.95 from 272 ratings
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3Chicken Chow Mein (鸡肉炒面)4.98 from 128 ratings
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4Easy Chicken Chow Mein4.82 from 72 ratings
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5Hong Kong-Style Chicken Chow Mein5.00 from 13 ratings
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6Chicken Chow Mein5.00 from 67 ratings
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7Chow Mein4.97 from 357 ratings
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8Beef Chow Mein5.00 from 28 ratings
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9Easy Homemade Chow Mein5.00 from 36 ratings
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10Chicken Chow Mein Casserole4.91 from 66 ratings
Major publishers (ratings not CrowdScore-verified)
Some major publishers show star totals without review-level data we can audit. Those aggregates never enter CrowdScore. They can still appear here as honest publisher claims or as method references. Below: top claims for this dish.
Behind the evidence
158Recipes rated
42Sites
3,848Ratings
Very highOrdering confidence
What enters GüdScore
We only put a recipe in GüdScore when we can check the evidence behind its rating at the review level. Sites that only publish closed aggregate stars, without recoverable reviews, stay outside that score rather than being quietly down-weighted. Where we can rebuild ratings from raw public reviews, we do that before a recipe competes. Full methodology: How GüdScore works.
FAQ
What is the best Chow Mein recipe?
#1 published Chow Mein by GüdScore (as of 2026-08-17): Chicken Chow Mein with the Best Chow Mein Sauce from natashaskitchen.com (of 158 rated recipes across 42 sites). Verdict: Photo Finish. That ranking is evidence for building The GüdDish.
How does GüdDish pick a winner?
We search the open web for methods, measure rated recipes with GüdScore (evidence engine), study ingredients and techniques that set the strongest ones apart, then build one GüdDish. GüdScore does not hand you a single best recipe alone. Details: https://guddish.com/method.html
What does the verdict mean?
The Rank verdict describes the published-recipe competition, not a grade for The GüdDish. Clear Winner means number one is well ahead. Close Contest, Photo Finish, and Split Decision mean the top recipes are hard to separate. Limited corpus means we analyzed fewer recipes than a mature dish.
Why are some big publishers missing from GüdScore?
GüdScore only includes ratings we can audit at the review level. Sites that only expose closed aggregate scores, without recoverable review data, stay outside that score. Their recipes may still inform technique. See How GüdDish works for the full rules.
How often is this updated?
This page’s data was last scored or re-synced on 2026-08-17.
The public Rank is the top 10. The rest of the scored pool lives in the JSON API, not on this page.