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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:
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This post was originally published August 2015. It was updated with new photos January 2022.
Denise says
This makes a delicious and easy filling to make egg rolls with wontons. Fill the wonton, seal it shut and place on foil lined cooking sheet drizzled w/ cooking oil. Brush additional oil over each wonton and bake at 400* til golden brown. Turn so each side browns. DELICIOUS!
Karly says
Yes!! We make actual egg rolls with this filling all the time. I don’t cook the cabbage first though. ๐
Kim says
I know this is a dinner recipe, but I think it would be AMAZING for breakfast. A super healthy option to kickstart the day. Thanks Karly! Love these simple recipes.
Karly says
I’ve never tried it for breakfast, but I bet it’d be good! Add scrambled eggs for sure!
Janet says
I used 2 bags of coleslaw mix and ground pork sausage with fennel. I also used low sodium soy sauce fresh garlic and fresh ginger. ย I hit it with Sirracha at the end. ย Omg it was soooo good. Will definitely make it again. ย Delicious.
Karly says
Sounds like some delicious changes!
Colleen Skiles says
What pork sausage did you use. Is it Italian, breakfast? Just curious.
Karly says
I use breakfast sausage. ๐
Chelsea says
This is GREAT! I used two bags of cole slaw mix and substituted chorizo seasoned turkey sausage for pork and oh my goodness so much flavor. This is about to be a weekly staple in my house ๐
Karly says
The chorizo sounds great!
Darlene says
This was delicious but I found it a bit dry. ย Is there any kind of sauce you can recommend. ย
Karly says
You could stir in a bit of yum-yum sauce if you’re not watching carbs. Otherwise, I don’t really have any suggestions. We don’t drain any of the grease from the sausage and this doesn’t get dry at all for us.
Neil Swenson says
It ended up so salty that I would call it nasty and never want to cook it again! Sorry, but super salty!
Jeanette Hall says
I bought the toasted sesame oil and did not care for it in this. I guess it all comes down to what you like. I will go back to regular sesame oil.ย
Melani says
I use toasted Sesame Seed oil. It makes a big difference.
Also add water chestnuts with the green onions.
Always a hit!
Bonnie Michaud says
H I Karly,
I’m very excited to be making this today!
I’m going to add some extra veggies.
I have a few leftover vegetables from a different recipe.
Thank you very much for putting in such hardwork on this site. You’ve given us some wonderfully easy & delicious recipes.
You’re making cooking easy and FUN!!
Terri Larimore says
I am intrigued by this recipe but I am not a fan of cabbage. I know .. I know .. but I am sorry I don’t care for cabbage. I am wondering if bok choy might be used in place of the cabbage. Any thoughts?
Karly says
Hi Terri! I’ve never really cooked with bok choy, so I’m not sure how it would work. Sorry I can’t help more.
Beverly says
Can you please tell me how much ginger powder and garlic powder to use in place of the fresh, please?
Karly says
I’d probably use a teaspoon of garlic powder and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ginger. ๐
Amanda says
Yuck. This was GROSS. No offense, but eww. I regret making this .
Karly says
We all have different tastes. This is actually one of my most popular recipes with so many 5 star reviews that I’m just going to assume these flavors aren’t for you. ๐
Amy says
Holy Moly is THIS THE BEST THING I have EVER ATE! So Easy so delicious! Thank you! Re heats well in my book!
Karly says
Wow, high praise! Thanks, Amy!
Martine says
Did anyone ever try it without the sesame oil? My daughter is allergic to sesame and am wondering if omitting it would change the taste?
Karly says
You could definitely leave it out, but sesame does have a nice flavor and it will change the taste a bit.
Martine Cormier says
That’s what I’m afraid of! I might try it anyways. Thanks!
Debbie Dant says
Iโm allergic to sesame too. ย I just pull out my portion at the end and then add a little sesame to the rest. ย (For my hubby.) ย It says it feeds 4 but it only feeds 2 in my home…lol
Kim says
This is dinner tonight and will definitely be made again!!! So good!