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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.
Teresa s says
Do you use the cole slaw mix that had carrots in it?
Karly says
Yep!
Brenda says
I use spicy Italian sausage and serve it with a bit of plum sauce. Perfect,
Jack says
This is very tasty, inexpensive and easy to make. I loved the taste. The only comment I have to make is concerning the nutrition information. True, this dish is very low in carbs, which is a good thing. However, I encourage anyone making this dish to look at the entire content. It is VERY high in fat, cholesterol and sodium, which should be of concern to everyone with weight or heart-related concerns.
Lee says
@Jack – It’s a keto recipe, which means low carb and high fat. You can sub out the soy sauce for something else if you like.
lunchlady 28 says
Hi! Love this recipe! Has anyone come up with a baked Egg roll yet? (My creative mind always love to expand on great recipes!)
Michelle says
I double the sausage, triple the cabbage shreds, and add a few whisked eggs toward the end of the cooking time with a few splashes of soy sauce whisked in. This bulks up the dish a bit, and easily feeds myself and my three men (hubby and two teenage boys.) I’ve used ground ginger from my spice rack in a pinch, and it’s still delicious! Love this when we’re cutting carbs!
Mel says
A family favorite! Great for my celiac child and my low carb husband. I’m going to have to start making double batches as the teens inhale it lol.
Clare Lewis says
We loved it so much that I had to make it again the next week. Bought more coleslaw mix again today for this weekend. Thank you for all of these delicious recipes, will be following you for sure. You have made cooking fun again, was getting tired of the same old stuff and no one would suggest anything else to make.
Karly says
Thanks, Clare!
Diana says
Made this it was so good, my husband loved it! Will make again! I used breakfast sausage worked fine. Grated fresh ginger… yummy! Was so easy and good! thank you!
Toni L Lasseter says
Can I just use ground pork with this instead of sausage?
Karly says
Sure!
Rex Allen Connor-Hodges says
Use Chinese Five-Spice. It really makes a difference when just using ground pork or beef.
Vanessa Rauguth says
Made this tonight and absolutely loved it. Thank you for posting such a delicious, fast, and easy recipe. I am definitely going to try adding eggs next time. My fiance who is lc loved it too. This recipe will be in regular rotation in our repertoire.
LaReya says
Hi! I’m confused a bit on the macros. If I use 80/20 ground pork, a serving of 4 ounces has 280 calories, 17 grams of protein, 2 carbs, and 22 grams of fat. A tablespoon of sesame oil divided by 4 can’t be the issue. Is this maybe off? Thanks in advance!
Karly says
Hi LaReya! I used MyFitnessPal to calculate the nutrition info based on the exact products I used. Your results will vary based on the ingredients you use. I can’t guarantee accuracy on my end as I’m not a health professional and I’m using third party software to calculate. 🙂
Elizabeth Kint says
Karly .. such a fun site you have created .. thank you .. I just found you recently .. in the last month .. and I’m captivated with your recipes .. thanks for inviting me .. I just subscribed to receive your emails ..
Happy cooking and ‘baking’ ..???
Karly says
Thanks so much Elizabeth!
Michele says
This was delicious. I added some Korean gochujang for heat and it was perfect!
Jeff says
Great with brown rice and my 6 cats loved it
Regina says
I thought this recipe was delicious. I used steak in place of sausage.