How to Cook P.F. Chang’s at Home – #WokWednesday
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of P.F. Chang’s Home Menu for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.
This has been one of the busiest years yet for our household. By the time Wednesday rolls around, I do not feel like cooking. Period.
We primarily eat Asian food both at home and when we dine out, mostly because we lived in Hong Kong and my mom’s side of the family is Japanese. But the truth is that it can be time consuming to make Asian food from scratch and may also require specialty ingredients.
On our last #WokWednesday (yes, it’s a hashtag!), I bought P.F. Chang’s in the freezer section of the grocery store (available nationwide) and the entire meal was cooked to perfection in about 15 minutes. It was a tough choice between beef and broccoli and shrimp lo mein but we eventually chose the latter along with vegetable mini egg rolls.
Plus, I love a good hashtag. #WokWednesday is really up my alley on so many levels.
I have a gazillion Asian small plates, bowls, chopstick holders, tea cups and chopsticks from years of pillaging mainland China and Hong Kong markets as well as department stores in Tokyo. No joke… I’ve filled an entire chest of drawers with them. So, Wok Wednesday gives me an excuse to use an assortment of (thankfully dishwasher-safe) dishes that I don’t use much otherwise.
We didn’t dress up the meal, but you could add fresh green onions, red chili flakes, pickles or kimchi for the rice, and perhaps a steamed vegetable like broccoli depending on your taste.
I would suggest also keeping these egg rolls on hand for appetizers just in case you’d like to offer a nice snack to an unexpected guest. The sweet and sour dipping sauce is included and takes about a minute to thaw in hot water. The famous cream cheese won tons are another good option. You can mix and match appetizers and entrees to keep #WokWednesday fresh each week.
Speaking of the entree, I cooked the shrimp lo mein in about 10 minutes on the stove in a saute pan. It could not have been easier.
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I’m hopeless in the kitchen myself so I’d ask my folks to cook up some yummy fried rice and egg rolls; they did last night actually haha
I would make stir fry on wok wednesday
I would make chicken fried rice.
I’vve never used a wok before, so I would be hitting up Pinterest for my very first wok Wednesday!! ;P
I would celebrate by making stir fry vegetables and chicken . love stir fry !
would love this so much
I would make Chinese Burmese chili chicken. Grace Young made this recipe on Sara’s Weeknight meals.
I need a Wok for stirfry haha
Great article
I could use this desperately. Just got my own apartment and I have no cookware, and this will help me make my famous fried rice haha
I love to cook Lo Mein and Sesame Chicken!
woks are great to cook with.
Love to cook!
I’d make my veggie and chicken stir-fry….extra spicy!
I would love to try my hand at cooking in a wok!
i would make stir fry
very cool stuff, luv to cook
Some veggies roll! my girlfriend is Taiwanese she will love this!
I would celebrate by making chicken and broccoli stir-fry.
We would make some amazing beef stir-fry!
I’d make beef and broccoli!
I would fix chicken lo mein.
We would have the Teriyaki Noodles with Chicken and Spring Rolls with different dipping sauces.
With fried rice.
I’d do Beef & Broccoli and vegetable fried rice!
My husband is Asian so it would just be a wednesday. I could use a new wok though since mine was ruined in an accident.
I would make egg rolls.
I’d sizzle me up some Pad Thai from scratch! ?
I would celebrate Wok Wednesday by making stir fry! There are so many options because you can use any meat or vegetables you want.
I would make kimchi fried rice! If it has to be chinese related I would cook meat in the wok so I can make baozi.
I would celebrate Wok Wednesday with a pepper steak and onion stir fry, fried rice and egg rolls.
I love fried rice and egg rolls.
by cooking garlic chicken and fried rice
I would make sweet and sour chicken
Stir fry with egg rolls!
I would make a shrimp stir fry with bok choy and Nappa cabbage.
I would make beef and broccoli stirfry and eat dinner with my husband with candles to celebrate.
I would make Beef & Broccoli for Wok Wednesday.
We love doing a “take out fake out” #WokWednesday by pairing some P.F. Changs Mongolian Style Beef and Chicken Mini Egg Rolls with some rice and steamed veggies. Makes a great date night at home.
I love cooking noodles, especially chow fun.
I’d celebrate with a delicious beef stir fry.
I love making fried rice and cashew chicken!
I would make a nice chicken or shrimp stir fry
I’ll celebrate with some General Tso and sushi.
I’d cook for a date! Sounds like a great way to start off the night.
I would celebrate by making a sushi bar!
We have a Mexican night and a pizza night, but we have never done a night centered around Asian food. Wok Wednesday would be a great addition to our routine. There are so many ways to eat Asian food that you could literally eat it in some form or another every night and not tire of it.
Super stoked for this! I could make super yummy food at home 😀 Thanks!
I’d celebrate Wok Wednesday with a stir-fry!
I would make fried rice, it is always good.
I would make a great stir-fry meal to share with my husband.
Would make a nice gift for a family member.
I’d probably do beef and broccoli with stir fry veggies over steamed rice.
I would make yummy orange chicken.
by making a homemade chinese dinner
I would make a zesty, lemon chicken stir fry with veggies.
I would celebrate by making dinner for my Mom.
I will make an attempt at fried rice
I would make sushi for sure I could eat sushi every day and never get tired of it. I hope you guys have a recipe for sushi if not I would make the egg roles for sure. Thats my second favorite food yummy!
It would make a nice companion piece to my rice cooker
With my fiance! I would make it a date night since his favorite food is chinese! He would love it!
I would celebrate Wok Wednesday by making fried rice
My Wife needs this bad. Don’t let her beat me…
I will cook all the edible things!
I would make a chicken stir fry with vegetables.
Lov this! Trying to organize my life and this had me motivated and focused.
With friends! So fun!
I would make fried rice, stir fry vegetables, and egg rolls. This is a great looking set!
I’d make all kinds of stir fry and lo mein. Good times.
I will be calling my favorite Chinese place.
I’d whip up some fried rice.
I’d have fri rice everyday
my wife would love this!!
How easy is that….perfect for a busy night. I love Shrimp Lo Mein and Egg Rolls….I’d certainly make that on WokWednesday.
This makes me so incredibly hungry it’s ridiculous! I’d definitely make some of the Cream Cheese Wontons and Chicken Mini Egg Rolls – they sound amazing! As for the Entree…. oh boy, how to pick??? Beef with Broccoli, General Chang’s Chicken, Sweet and Sour Chicken…. top 3!!
Other Wednesdays I’d probably try my hand at making a stir fry with some Asian noodles for once. I’ve always wanted to try but I’m a terrible cook! I know how easy it’s supposed to be but I’ll likely still mess it up…
I would love a wok!
oo i’d like the food with it too
I would have to do Beef and Broccoli , with a veggie fried rice, and egg rolls of course!
😛 Awesome
i’d make a chicken stir fry
I’d make all kinds of beef dishes!
Sounds like a great way to zest up everyday cooking!
I have never tried a wok before so It would be interesting to say the least
I would probably get egg rolls and possibly sushi or crablegs.
Woks are perfect to cook with
I could really use a new wok.
I’d love to try my hand at some General Tso’s Chicken and fried rice!
I would make a veggie stir fry with egg rolls on the side.
Lol, we already do StirFrydays & Around the World Wednesdays (we learn about another country, listen to their music, make a traditional meal, etc).
I love the idea of dressing up a meal like this with beautiful dishes, chopsticks and accessories. Yummy