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      "headline": "Vegetable Lo Mein with Supermarket Noodles",
      "description": "Make vegetable lo mein with spaghetti or wheat noodles, cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, mushrooms, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and oyster sauce alternatives.",
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      "cookTime": "PT12M",
      "totalTime": "PT30M",
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        "noodles: 250 g / 9 oz.",
        "cabbage: 2 cups sliced.",
        "carrot: 1 medium.",
        "bell pepper: 1 (optional).",
        "mushroom: 150 g / 5 oz (optional).",
        "green onion: 2 (optional).",
        "garlic: 2 cloves.",
        "ginger: 1 tsp grated.",
        "soy sauce: 3 tbsp.",
        "oyster sauce or vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce: 1 tbsp (optional).",
        "toasted sesame oil: 1 tsp (optional)."
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        "Spaghetti, linguine, dried wheat noodles, or ramen-style noodles all work.",
        "Bagged coleslaw mix can replace sliced cabbage and carrot for a shortcut.",
        "Use vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce or extra soy sauce for a meat-free version.",
        "Use spaghetti or linguine when Chinese wheat noodles are unavailable.",
        "Use any quick-cooking vegetables, including broccoli, snap peas, or spinach.",
        "Use hoisin plus soy sauce if oyster sauce is unavailable.",
        "Noodles: Spaghetti, Linguine, Dried wheat noodles. Cook noodles just until tender so they do not break when tossed in the skillet.",
        "Cabbage and carrot: Bagged coleslaw mix, Napa cabbage, Broccoli slaw. Coleslaw mix is the fastest shortcut and works well for weeknights.",
        "Oyster sauce: Vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce, Hoisin plus soy sauce, Extra soy sauce. Use vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce for the most useful meat-free version."
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            "text": "It can be vegetarian if you use vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce or replace oyster sauce with soy sauce and a little hoisin."
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