Egg Roll in a Bowl

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This veggie-loaded, uber flavorful Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe is super easy to make and will leave your entire family full and happy!

01 Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe

02 Egg Roll in a Bowl Ingredients

03 Ingredient Modifications

04 What is egg roll filling made of?

05 Do egg rolls have egg?

06 Supplies Needed to Make this Recipe

07 How to make Egg Roll in a Bowl

08 Egg Roll in a Bowl Frequently Asked Questions

Sauté pan with egg roll in a bowl with vibrant colors of purple, orange, and green topped with sesame seeds.

Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe

This is one of my (Brandi) VERY favorite recipes, y’all. It’s a go-to in my house for a few reasons. First, it’s really delicious. My family tends to gravitate toward Asian-inspired flavors, so this is a meal that I *know* everyone (including my almost 2 year old) will devour. It’s also veggie-loaded, which makes me really, really happy — I love knowing that my family has been fed so well. Lastly, but definitely still super important: it’s incredibly easy. I can whip up this meal really quickly, so it tends to be one I lean on during especially busy days/seasons.

I hope you try this recipe and find it popping up in your go-to dinner rotation as much as I do — it’s a good one!

Egg Roll in a Bowl Ingredients

The ingredients list may feel a little long, but it’s really quite simple. Below, you’ll find everything you’ll need for this delicious, veggie-loaded meal.

Olive Oil – 1 tablespoon of olive oil heads into the skillet first!
Ground Pork – 2 pounds of ground pork act as the protein here.
Yellow Onion – to add some really delicious flavor, you’ll also need 1 small, diced yellow onion.
Garlic – 4 cloves of minced garlic head into the skillet for some added flavor.
Ginger – 1 teaspoon of fresh grated ginger adds the most delicious touch to this dish. If you’re out of fresh ginger (or just prefer ground), ¼ of a teaspoon of ground ginger will work great here.
Coconut Aminos – a ½ cup of coconut aminos makes for the liquid base of the dish.
Rice Vinegar – 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar heads into the skillet to add some acidity.
Sesame Oil – 1 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil adds a lot of yummy flavor to the skillet.
Red Pepper – a ½ teaspoon of red pepper flakes adds a kick of spice to the Egg Roll in a Bowl. If you’re sensitive to spice, feel free to reduce the amount or omit it altogether.
Sea Salt – a ½ teaspoon of course sea salt heads into the dish to enhance all of the other flavors.
Cabbage – 6 cups of VERY finely chopped green and purple cabbage (or a ½ head of green and a ½ head of purple cabbage) head into the skillet for a major veggie add. This also bulks up the dish to make it go much further. I prefer to buy my cabbage pre-chopped/shredded (I just buy a mix of green and purple), but you can absolutely buy a head of each and chop them yourself — just be sure to chop the cabbage as finely as possible to make it most similar to a traditional egg roll filling.
Carrots – 1 cup of shredded carrots heads into the skillet for another veggie.
Green Onions – a ½ cup of sliced green onions head into the pan for some really delicious flavor and a nice pop of bright green color.
Sesame Seeds – 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds top off the finished dish as a fun garnish!

Ingredient Modifications

Though this recipe is dynamite as written (seriously, it’s one of my favorites!), it can absolutely be modified as needed. Here are a few swaps that we know will work really well:

Use a different protein: swap the ground pork for any other ground meat (think: turkey, chicken, or even beef!) if you’d like.
Add in more veggies: I’d keep the veggie base as a pretty solid amount of cabbage, but if you’d like to add in more veggies (or swap the carrots), julienned bell peppers or finely chopped broccoli would be delish.
Use ground onion, garlic, and ginger: to keep things super simple, use ground ginger, garlic, and onion instead of fresh. If you decide to go this route, you’ll need a ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 tablespoon of onion powder, and a ¼ teaspoon of ground ginger.
Use soy sauce + honey: skip the naturally sweet/salty coconut aminos and use 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and 2 teaspoons of honey instead.
Top it with a sauce: top your Egg Roll in a Bowl with a sauce to jazz it up even more! Sriracha makes for a nice spicy add, but my very favorite sauce in this case is a mixture of mayo, sriracha, and lime juice — just add each ingredient to a bowl and whisk until smooth!
Serve with rice: if you’re not low-carb (or just know that your body runs better on a higher amount of carbohydrates), feel free to serve your Egg Roll in a Bowl over your favorite rice (both brown and white rice are delicious here).

What is egg roll filling made of?

Most egg rolls contain a filling made with pork and cabbage (among many spices and other add-ins). This dish is actually designed to be really similar to egg roll filling!

Do egg rolls have egg?

Egg rolls don’t typically include eggs! The dough that makes up the outside wrapper of a traditional egg roll sometimes contains eggs, but the filling doesn’t. This Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe is totally egg-free.

Supplies Needed to Make this Recipe

How to make Egg Roll in a Bowl

Brown the pork, onion, and garlic – add the olive oil to a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, brown the ground pork along with the chopped onion and minced garlic. Cook and crumble the pork mixture until the pork is browned and fully cooked through and the onions are translucent.
Add the ginger, coconut aminos, vinegar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and salt – to the skillet, add the ginger (fresh or ground), coconut aminos, rice vinegar, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and salt, and toss to combine.
Add the cabbage and carrots – add the chopped cabbage, shredded carrots, and green onions to the skillet and toss to coat in the sauce. Cover the pot and let the mixture steam for 5 minutes, until the cabbage is wilted.
Add the green onions and sesame seeds – once the mixture is wilted, add the green onions. Toss to combine, turn off the heat, and garnish with sesame seeds.
Serve and enjoy – serve as-is or stretch the meal (and up the carb content) by serving over white rice.

Saute pan with raw ground pork and raw onions.

Saute pan with cooked ground pork and onion topped with grated ginger and red pepper flakes.

Sauté pan with cooked ground pork mixture topped with shredded carrots and purple and green cabbage.

Sauté pan with egg roll in a bowl with vibrant colors of purple, orange, and green and green and brown spatula.

Sauté pan with egg roll in a bowl with vibrant colors of purple, orange, and green topped with sliced green onions.

Sauté pan with egg roll in a bowl with vibrant colors of purple, orange, and green.

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Egg Roll in a Bowl Frequently Asked Questions

Q Is this a low carb Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe?

It is! Even though the coconut aminos do carry a carbohydrate load, if you’re enjoying your Egg Roll in a Bowl as is (not alongside any sort of starch), it’s definitely low carb as a whole.

Q Can you cook Egg Roll in a Bowl in the Instant Pot?

Sure! You’d essentially just use the saute function and add ingredients in at the same time as the stovetop recipe calls for. The only downside to doing it this way is that “saute” on the Instant Pot is one set temperature (and it tends to be pretty hot), so it isn’t something you can adjust and control like you can on the stovetop.

Q What is the serving size for Egg Roll in a Bowl?

If you’re planning on enjoying this dish as written (with 2 pounds of ground pork + not served with rice), it’ll make 4-5 large adult portions. If you just have 1 pound of ground pork, know that you can totally serve it over rice and get away with it feeding the same amount of people!

Q What goes well with Keto Egg Roll in a Bowl?

This recipe makes for a really wonderful low-carb meal all on its own, but if you’re anything like me, you may actually want to serve it alongside something starchy. My first choice is always white rice, but brown rice would be delicious too. Because the meal itself is so veggie-loaded, I don’t typically add any other sides to the meal.

Q How long does this Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe last in the fridge?

Stored in an airtight container, your leftovers will last for up to 5 days in the fridge. Keep in mind that the longer it sits, the more wilted and sad the cabbage will look, but it’ll still taste really yummy!

Q How to reheat an Egg Roll in a Bowl

If I’m heating one serving, I typically use the microwave. If I’m reheating more than one serving, though, I tend to pop it all back in the skillet to reheat. Either way works great!