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Our Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe starts with a bag of coleslaw mix and is ready in just 20 minutes in one skillet. This low carb dish is a family favorite and tastes just like the filling of an egg roll!
One of the foods that I really crave a lot is Chinese take out, but we’re trying to cut carbs and deep fried egg rolls just aren’t the best choice for that kinda life.
This easy sausage egg roll in a bowl recipe is one of our favorite Asian inspired meals – it tastes just like the filling in our favorite egg rolls and not only is it healthier, it’s also way easier and quicker!
We make this often as a quick lunch. When serving for dinner, we like to serve it alongside our cauliflower chicken fried rice or this chicken stir fry recipe.
There is a lot to love about this recipe and I just know that if you give it a try it’ll be a new favorite in your house too!
Best part? It’s done in less than 20 minutes and the whole family loves it!
Ingredient Notes:
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Meat – We love to use breakfast sausage in our egg roll in a bowl, but you can use any type of ground meat you have on hand. Ground beef, chicken, and turkey all work well.
Cabbage – We make our egg roll in a bowl with coleslaw mix to save time and keep dinner simple. Feel free to shred your own cabbage if you prefer.
Asian Flavors – To make sure we get lots of great Asian flavor into this sausage egg roll in a bowl recipe you’ll add some minced ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and green onion!
Optional Ingredients – There are lots of other great ingredients that you could mix in with this recipe, though you’ll want to keep them low carb if that’s what you are going for. Sriracha or red pepper flakes are a good way to add some heat, or try adding in some sesame seeds to go with the sesame oil.
Toasted Sesame Oil
Finishing off a dish with toasted sesame oil is a simple way to add in loads of flavor. A little bit goes a long way and this is perfect for Asian recipes.
What Readers are Saying!
“Easy and delicious. Just the way I like it!!!!!! There are so many ways to serve egg roll in a bowl, as is, egg roll wrap, lettuce wrap, stuffed bell peppers, just to name a few that I have tried.” – Ronald G
How To Make Egg Roll In A Bowl:
Sausage: Brown your sausage in a large skillet or work until cooked through. Do not drain the fat…fat is flavor and it’s needed for cooking the cabbage.
Cabbage: After the sausage is cooked through the rest of the recipe goes super quick. Add the coleslaw mix with the garlic, ginger, and soy sauce to the skillet and stir fry until the cabbage has softened up – about 5 minutes.
Finish: Finally, to finish this sausage egg roll in a bowl recipe you’ll top it with some green onion and drizzle on some sesame oil.
Helpful Tip!
We prefer to use toasted sesame oil to finish this dish off. It adds loads of flavor, but is generally only used to finish a dish. You won’t want to cook with toasted sesame oil as it’s already toasted and the oil will start to taste bitter/burnt.
Where is the egg in your egg roll in a bowl?
Did you know that egg rolls don’t traditionally have egg in the filling? The egg is actually used in the dough for the wrapper! Since this recipe doesn’t contain a wrapper, we don’t have any egg in the recipe at all.
If you’d like to bulk up your egg roll in a bowl, feel free to scramble a couple of eggs in with the cabbage, just like you would for fried rice. It adds a little extra protein and tastes delicious!
Is this dish spicy?
Our sausage egg roll in a bowl isn’t at all spicy as written, but it’s easy to add a little heat by using the “Hot” variety of sausage, stirring in some chili paste, sprinkling on red pepper flakes, and/or serving with a drizzle of sriracha.
Keto Egg Roll in a Bowl:
This dish is perfect for most diets as it’s naturally gluten free and low carb, made with a healthy mix of vegetables and protein. This egg roll in a bowl is also keto friendly, with just 4 net carbs per serving.
FAQs:
The egg in an egg roll actually comes in the wrapper! The wrapper is traditionally made with egg, flour, and water.
This recipe should last for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator if you keep it well covered. You can easily reheat in the microwave.
The filling of an egg roll is generally low carb, but the wrapper will contain carbs as it’s made of flour. Our egg roll in a bowl is a great alternative for a low carb diet.
MORE LOW CARB RECIPES!
- Cheeseburger Casserole: All the flavors of a cheeseburger without the bun!
- Cauliflower Rice Stir Fry: Another Asian inspired low carb recipe.
- Low Carb Stuffed Peppers: A very popular recipe that everyone can enjoy.
- Low Carb Air Fryer Zucchini: An easy air fryer recipe and low carb side dish!
- Spinach Stuffed Chicken: This chicken is stuffed full of spinach and cream cheese!
- Low Carb Meatloaf: It’s so easy and it is wrapped in bacon!
- Low Carb Chicken Salad: Simple and healthy!
Sausage Egg Roll In A Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 6 cups coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- sriracha for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring often to crumble, until cooked through. Do not drain.
- Add the coleslaw mix, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce to the skillet with the sausage. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until cabbage has softened a bit.
- Remove from the heat and top with the green onions and drizzle with sesame oil.
- Drizzle individual servings with sriracha, if desired.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Information:
This post was originally published August 2015. It was updated with new photos January 2022.
Lisa Ress says
What would be a good substitute for the sesame oil?
Karly says
I would leave it out entirely if you can’t use sesame oil. It adds a pretty unique flavor, so I’m not sure there is a good substitute for this one.
Chris Satterlee says
What kind of ground pork sausage do you use? Is it breakfast sausage, like jimmy deans?
Karly says
Yes, I just use regular breakfast sausage. The hot breakfast sausage works well too.
Matt says
Sooo…I wasn’t sure what kind of pork sausage to get (I should have scrolled through these comments), so I bought ground, mild Italian sausage. Do you think that would still taste good, or am I setting myself up for disappointment??
Karly says
I think the Italian sausage will work fine, but plain ground pork or breakfast sausage is what I normally buy. 🙂
Amanda says
I discovered your recipe earlier this month. Tonight will be the second time that we are having this for dinner. Delicious!
Karly says
Glad you’re enjoying it! 🙂
Martha says
Would like to try some of your recipes.
Roena says
Looking forward to come low carb recipes. Thanks!
Jan says
We absolutely love your sausage egg roll in a bowl! What a wonderful, tasty idea! Easy, quick, and delicious! My family requests it once a week. Thanks for helping a virtual non-cook look like a chef!
Karly says
So glad it’s a hit, Jan! 🙂
Debbie says
I would also like to subscribe to your recipes.
Michelle says
I wqant to subscribe to your recipes
Ann says
First time my husband & I are trying a keto recipe and this one is so good! I found it via the PeaceLoveandLowCarb.com website. I saw her Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe but I already had spicy chicken sausage at home that I wanted to use before I purchased more meat. This recipe is just SO GOOD! I used a mix of seasonings from both recipes including sriracha, used Isernio brand spicy chicken sausage, and had a mire poix already in the fridge so used that, too. We both loved this dish! Will definitely be going into our regular menu rotation using both ground meats and sausage. I’ve been following your blog for a long time but my first time posting 🙂
Vicki S says
There is nothing healthy about this. It’s loaded with fat and sodium.
Karly says
Different diets work for different people. This is pretty perfect for a keto diet. 🙂
Kelly says
Agree
Debbie says
I am keto and I love it!!!!! No take out for me!!
Ann says
Vicki S – I would encourage you to try this recipe. For a keto diet (low car, high fat) it’s on point. However, it’s also so versatile you can make it work for just about any meal plan. Use a ground chicken or turkey, low sodium soy sauce, and add extra veggies. However you choose to make it its really a great recipe.
Sarah says
Has anyone tried this with chicken? I’m not a fan of pork and I’m not keto-ing. However this sounds delicious just wondering if it still tastes delicious
Karly says
It’s great with chicken! I’ve used ground chicken, but cooked, shredded chicken would work well too.
Mary says
I like this idea, never thought of that way.
Nancy1340 says
So use lean meat, pork, turkey, chicken, beef. One table spoon of soy for a skilled of this is not a lot of salt.
Sherrill Grawrock says
You could also use low sodium soy sauce. It is still plenty salty.
Tina says
Vicki S, you are obviously on a site that is not appropriate for you. If you are concerned with fat and sodium, you are operating on old information from the 1960s and 70s based on Ancil Keyes diet-heart hypothesis. The information you are relying on is dated and has been proven wrong by study after study. You might want to take the time to educate yourself. If you choose not, you should likely stay away from ketogenic websites.
juanita dunn says
I was also worried about the high fat in this WOE, but just had blood work and my cholesterol numbers have improved, Dr said they were perfect, my A1C was 4.9, down from 6.9, and I lost 10 #, also reduced blood pressure meds!
Troy Brazile says
You may want to read this study, Vicki. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716748/
Sue says
You can replace/switch out some items. For instance low sodium soy sauce which is all I use anymore and chicken sausage. Viola! Cut the fat and sodium with two quick fixes.
Shannon says
This came in at a whopping 595 calories per serving according to My Fitness Pal! How did you get under 400????
My Nutrition Facts from MFP for this recipie:
Carbs: 5.5g – 4%
Fat: 43.4g – 67%
Protein: 43.3g – 30%
Just blew my calories! ?
Karly says
Hi Shannon,
Online calculators are great, but if you’re watching your macros carefully, you’re probably better off following the nutrition information directly on the items you purchased. Every brand is different and the online calculators don’t tend to be exact. In MFP you can find multiple options for the same ingredients and they’ll each have different values. As I mentioned, my calculations are just a courtesy and the numbers may vary.
Jennifer says
This was soooo good!!! I will make this over and over, even just as an easy lunch too. The only things I added just to add a little crunch were dried ramen noodles and sesame seeds.
De Kaptain says
I added 5 spice powder, and a squirt of Sriracha. Fried wontons to break up on top. Outstanding.
Angie says
Made this for the first time last night. Amazing. Easy. Absolutely delicious. Thank you!
Iris says
My husband loved this recipe! Thx for sharing.