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Egg Roll In a Bowl is a quick and healthy weeknight dinner that will satisfy your takeout cravings! All the delicious flavors of an egg roll in a low carb, keto friendly, easy 20 minute recipe!
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Hello, welcome to one of my favorite super easy weeknight dinner recipes. This Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe is for those nights that you have no time and you need a healthy dinner fast! I like to use a short cut to make this even faster and easier – a bag of coleslaw mix! My favorite is the Cruciferous Crunch from Trader Joe’s, but you can use whatever kind you like. Or you can slice up your own cabbage if you prefer.
What is an egg roll in a bowl?
Egg roll in a bowl is essentially the filling of an eggroll, without the wrapper. Ditching the fried wrapper makes this a healthy option, and it also makes this a super fast and easy recipe! Ground turkey, cabbage, onions, carrots, and a delicious asian inspired sauce make this a flavorful, veggie and protein packed meal.
The eggroll in a bowl is pretty popular on the internet. I first heard about if from my friend Alyssa at Everyday Maven. She brilliantly uses a spiralizer to prepare her vegatables, and also makes her recipe totally paleo. When I started making this recipe, I found a shortcut that makes it so super simple that I just had to share – using bagged coleslaw mix. This has become my go to recipe for nights I have no idea what to make and honestly would rather not cook at all, but still want a healthy meal for myself and my family.
What ingredients are used for Egg Roll in a Bowl?
Eggroll in a bowl usually has ground meat, vegetables, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
For this healthy egg roll in a bowl, I used ground turkey – but you can use ground chicken, pork or beef – whatever you have on hand!
While the meat is browning, I mix up a quick sauce with just a few ingredients – low sodium soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chili garlic sauce, garlic and ginger. It’s hard to believe that such a simple sauce can taste so good – but it really does!
How do you make egg roll in a bowl?
For this eggroll in a bowl recipe, all you need to do is brown the meat, mix up the sauce, saute some onions and open a bag of coleslaw mix. Dump the coleslaw mix ( I also bought some shredded carrots to add), add the cooked meat back to the pan with the sauce, That is it! You are done. I garnished mine with sesame seeds and some green onion, but that is totally optional.
Can Egg Roll in a bowl be made ahead of time?
Egg Roll in a Bowl is a great meal prep recipe because it keeps very well in the fridge. I like to make it on Sundays and portion it out for my lunches during the week. It usually stays good in the fridge for 3-4 days at least, depending on the freshness of your starting ingredients.
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Ingredients
- 10 oz bag coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage
- 1/2 cups Carrots shredded
- ½ onion thinly sliced
- 16 oz Ground turkey
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 TBSP Ginger root, grated
- 1/4 cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Rice Vinegar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp chili garlic sauce
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1 tsp sesame seeds optional, for garnish
- 3 green onions, green parts only thinly sliced, optional, for garnish
Instructions
- Brown turkey in a large skillet over medium heat. Once cooked, remove meat from pan, drain excess fat.
- Meanwhile, mix the sauce. Whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, ginger, garlic and chili garlic sauce. Set aside.
- Return pan to heat, add oil. Once oil is hot, add the onion and saute for about 5 minutes, until softening.
- Add the coleslaw mix and carrots to the pan. Carefully stir to combine with the onion. Continue to cook, stirring often, until soft and wilted, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the meat back to the pan, pour in sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring until everything is well combined.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions, serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is a recipe we come back to over and over. It’s so good, an easy way to pack in lots of veggies, quick to throw together, and my five year loves it served over rice. I often have 1/2 a cabbage to use up and I also swap out veggies on occasion depending on what I have on hand. Definitely give this a try!
This so delicious and easy! I like more vegetables, so I added chopped broccoli.
Enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your recipes.
Thid dish is so absolutely delicious
so glad to hear that!
I love that this is an easy, fast, tasty meal that I can easily make under 30 minutes any day of the week.
Hubby and I are trying to eat healthy meals and this one fits the bill. I saw another reviewer mention they couldn’t find “chili garlic sauce” anywhere, Walmart sells it, it’s right next to the soy sauce, sesame oil, etc it says “sweet chili sauce with garlic”
Thanks so much for sharing a wonderful tasty recipe!
I’m so happy you loved it!
What is the serving size? It just says 1 serving.
Hi, there are 4 servings total so it’s just 1/4 of the recipe.
Dumb question
Could I still make egg rolls with the mix
Really craving egg rolls
Please advise
Love the healthy mix
Hi, I haven’t tried it but I think it would work?
Bl😊😊dy brilliant idea! I love recipes like deconstructed cabbage rolls, deconstructed lasagna etc. and now I have a recipe for deconstructed egg rolls. Hasty and tasty…
So glad you loved it!
Give me all the egg rolls! I was worried I would be left wanting more without the traditional wrap, but this was not the case! My whole family loved it! We will be making it again for sure!!
Yay! I love that! I don’t miss the eggroll wrapper either 🙂
Hey Meghan, I made this and loved it! The only change I made was adding some red pepper flakes and cooked shrimp to give it a little kick 😊
I’m so happy you loved it Kelly!
Healthy, easy to make, only one pan to clean, and delicious! Fantastic! We really enjoyed this recipe. Thank you!
So glad you loved it Gwen!
This was very good, but I could not find any chili garlic sauce at the grocery store.
Hi Jacquie – you can also use sriracha if that is easier to find. I’m so glad you loved the recipe!
That looks delicious and couldn’t be easier! My family is going to flip over this recipe.
Thank you Julie! I hope you love it!