Easy Pancit Bihon Recipe (Filipino)
Easy one-pan Pancit Bihon recipe made with rice vermicelli noodles, succulent chicken, and mixed vegetables. Packed with flavour and so simple to make at home with basic pantry-friendly ingredients.
Servings: 4
Calories: 401kcal
Equipment
- Large pan or wok
Ingredients
- 300 gram Chicken thigh About 10.5oz, Chicken thigh or breast, cut small pieces
- 200 gram Rice vermicelli About 7oz, Bihon or thin rice sticks
- ½ Onion Cut thin slices
- 3 cloves Garlic Finely chopped
- 1 Carrot Julienne, cut thin slices
- 100 gram Cabbage About 3.5 oz, Cut thin slices
- 10-12 Mangetout Snow peas/ sugar snap peas
- ½ Red bell pepper Cut thin slices
- 2-3 Spring onion Cut thin slices
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
Chicken Marinade
- 1 tsp Soy sauce
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
Sauce
- 3 tbsp Soy Sauce Regular all-purpose soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce Optional
- 2 cup Water Add more water if needed
- 1½ tbsp Sugar
- 1 cube Chicken bouillon Or chicken/vegetable stock cubes
Instructions
- First prepare and gather the chicken and vegetables. Season the chicken pieces with soy sauce and black pepper. Mix it well and set it aside.
- Heat the large pan or wok over medium high heat. Drizzle 2-3 tbsp of oil and stir fry the chicken pieces for 2-3 minutes.
- Push the chicken pieces to one side of the pan and add the chopped garlic. Stir for few seconds and add the onions. Follow with the carrot, bell pepper, mangetout, and cabbage.
- Once the vegetables are just cooked through, remove everything from the pan and set them aside.
- In the remaining pan, pour the water in. Season it with regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and chicken stock cubes. Stir it well and bring it to simmer.
- Add the rice vermicelli noodles and stir it gently occasionally. Once the noodles soaked all the sauce, place the cooked chicken and vegetables back in the pan.
- Combine everything evenly and make a taste test. Adjust salt or pepper to your taste.
- Finish with spring onions, remove from heat and transfer to serving plate.
Notes
Ingredient Variations
- Customize the ingredients - You don't need to add the same vegetables and protein used in this recipe. Swap chicken thigh with chicken breast, prawns, sausages, seafood, or your choice of protein. Feel free to add your favourite stir fry vegetables and make it your own style.
- Chicken bouillon - You can use chicken stock cubes, chicken powder, or vegetable stock cubes. Instead of chicken bouillon, you can also use oyster sauce or vegetarian stir-fry sauce.
- Water - You will need about 2 cups of water to boil the rice noodles but you can add more water if needed. The noodle cooking time can be varied according to the different brands used.
- Noodles - Do not overcook the noodles as they can be sticky and gooey when it is overcooked.
- Regular soy sauce - can be substituted with light soy sauce or fish sauce.
- Salt - We don't usually add extra salt as the soy sauces and chicken bouillon contain salt content. But you can add extra salt to your liking.
- What to serve with Pancit Bihon? You can simply serve it on its own with fresh lime or lemon wedges on the side. Or pair with the Chicken Spring rolls and Chicken Sweet Corn Soup, and make it a wholesome dinner.
Nutrition
Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 1157mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3184IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
