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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.
Eleanor W Lovett says
Your egg roll in a bowl it said 6 grams of carbs is that a serving, how much is a serving for the 6 grams of carbs.
Thank you
Karly says
Hi Eleanor! The nutrition information is based on this recipe making 4 servings.
Terry D says
Super easy and sooo delicious! 15 minutes for so much flavor! I am not close to a grocery store so I buy the ginger and garlic in a jar as they last longer. I also used one bag of coleslaw mix to shorten up prep time. Thank you for this awesome recipe! To add some zip I put chili garlic sauce in my bowl!
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Carol J Sowell says
Fresh ginger freezes beautifully and is easily grated when frozen!
Joy says
I don’t like cooked cabbage as a rule, but I do like eggrolls. I used Publix hot sausage and had to substitute ground ginger. It was lovely!
Lesa says
Absolutely yummy
Christine says
This was quick and easy!! I had unexpected guests for supper, my husband had taken ground beef out of the freezer earlier, so I subbed in the ground beef for the sausage and it still turned out great! And ready within half an hour ?
Tedi Jo Taylor says
This recipe is going into my regular rotation. Tasty, easy & quick. Can’t beat that. Also, very versatile. I used some leftover cabbage/kale bagged salad and added chopped cabbage to make up the difference. For the sausage, I used the wonderful sweet italian chicken sausage (nitrate free) from Sprouts. The chopped fresh ginger and sesame are the key to its wonderfulness. I’ve eaten it 4 days in a row for lunch. Yum!
Karly says
So glad to hear you like the recipe! Sounds like some delicious swaps. 🙂
Lynette King says
It was so good! I did add a scrambled egg, otherwise it was perfect!
Vickie says
How many servings?
Karly says
4 servings.
Michael B says
This recipe was amazing – as well as quick and easy. I tend to alter recipes a bit and this one was no different, but the alteration was strictly because of laziness on my part. I used McCormick ground ginger and the bottled minced garlic in liquid, but they were to the same proportion(s). Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
Karly says
Thanks, Michael!
Sue Derden says
This was SO GOOD! I used ground chicken. What type of pork sausage do you use? I think using sausage would have more flavor than the chicken.
Karly says
We just use the tubes of breakfast sausage. The hot variety is nice as well.
Steve and Deb Williams says
GREAT recipe! We had also missed egg rolls. My husband likes heat so I used hot pork sausage and added 1/8 tsp white pepper. Also used 1 tsp zero carb fish sauce and 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Shaping wine). He added hit Chinese mustard. Talk about one happy happy man! Thanks so much for sharing!
Karly says
Sounds like some delicious additions! 🙂
Christina says
I’ve made this a few times and it is amazing! This dish is actually a great way to get my kids to eat some veggies without a fight. I use “Hot” sausage rather than add sriracha and it’s the perfect amount of spicy for all of us. Great recipe!
Kenneth McEwen says
this recipe calls for 1 tablespoon of ginger minced can i use powered ginger if yes how much
Karly says
Hello! A 1/4 teaspoon is the equivalent of a tablespoon of fresh ginger.
Maggie says
Thank you for such a fast and delicious dinner. I recommend it to people all the time.
Karly says
Thanks, Maggie!
Stacy lyn Smith says
This is the easiest and bestest dish I have ever had. I do use shredded cabbage add shredded carrots and shredded zucchini, and some worshirire sauce and a teaspoons of red pepper flakes…turns out amazing