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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.
Nitta says
I can’t seem to find minced ginger, did anyone use anything else?
SGB says
I have seen it in the little jars with the minced garlic etc. At worst, you could buy fresh ginger root and mince it.
Donna says
I buy fresh ginger all the time and just grate what I need. I put the rest in the fridge.
Judy says
I buy fresh ginger root and peel as much as I need~ usually one or two inches~then grate it using a micro plane. I keep it in a zippy bag in the freezer and it keeps forever. It’s REALLY cheap this way!!
Karly says
Great idea!
Angela says
Fresh Ginger is best kept in baggy in Freezer. It last a long time that way. Stays fresh too.
Patricia Hutchinson says
I found it on the ethnic aisle in my store.
tony says
I use dry ginger from the seasoning area of grocery store
Karly says
I purchased fresh ginger in the produce aisle. You can also usually find squeeze bottles of fresh minced ginger in the produce section, if you prefer to go that route. Otherwise, a teaspoon or so of dried ginger powder should be fine.
Kristi says
In our Kroger near the bagged lettuce they have Tubes of ginger and garlic and basil etc.
Maria says
Honestly I use dry powdered ginger. Works great!
Tiffany says
Do you use the same amount of powdered as minced? I couldn’t find the minced, so I picked up the powdered!
Karly says
I’d use about a 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger, depending on how strong you’d like the flavor.
Amy says
In my supermarket, there is minced ginger frozen cubes in my freezer section near the frozen vegetables, made by Dorot. Just noticed ginger option, historically have used basil and garlic options and they’re great. Recently used the ginger to make ginger soy sauce. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Maureen says
Can you give me the measurements for the ingredients please?
Karly says
Hi Maureen,
The full printable recipe is located above. Just scroll down under the video for the recipe card. If you’re on a mobile device, hit the click for recipe button.
Carrie says
I use the squeezable ginger they sell in tubes in refrigerated section of produce department. I also use regular ground pork and part Cole slaw part broccoli slaw and add in baby portabellas.
Kymmie202 says
I would like to make as part of meal prep. If I make it, refrigerate it and warm it up later, is it still good? Or does it taste best eaten right away?
tony says
we just reheat leftovers in microwave it’s just as good as fresh made!
Karly says
I prefer it eaten right away, but a lot of commenters here have said they thought the leftovers were great! 🙂
Cathy says
This was absolutely yummy .. i did add some teriyaki on my plate and also some shrimp to the mix to try .. thank you for sharing this going to make it again sometime.
Amy Slazyk says
Just wondering how this is reheated since it says serve immediately?
tony says
I always have leftovers of egg roll in a bowl I just reheat my serving in the microwave 1.00- 1.30 mins.
Karly says
I think it get’s a bit watery and wilty myself, but a lot of readers here have commented that it reheats well.
Gillian Moore says
Sausage egg roll mix…..Where does the EGG come in??? No egg mentioned in the recipe.
Karly says
This is egg roll filling in a bowl. The only egg in an egg roll is in the wrapper, which this doesn’t have.
Jennifer says
Facepalm!
Ash says
Lol!
Lisa S. says
Thank you for this recipe. I made it last night and it was out of this world! I made it exactly as your recipe states and we enjoyed it immensely. Thank you for sharing it!
Karly says
So glad to hear that!
Diana Jones says
Looks yummy. Will try it for sure. Being diabetic I could use other low carb recipes, only problem is I hate bell peppers, egg plant and a couple other veges. Could you pass some other of your recipes our way? Would love to try them also. Thank you ?
Linda S. says
What kind of ground pork sausage did you use…like breakfast sausage or from the meat market….? Thank you, looks delish!
tony says
I tried most of the pork breakfast sausage then I tried jennie -o turkey breakfast sausage seem to like the turkey the best
Linda S. says
Thank you!
Karly says
I use Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage. The spicy sausage is great too.
Linda S. says
Thank you…I settled on Jimmy Dean precooked Turkey Crumbles….talk about a fast meal!
Trish says
This is absolutely delicious! I used spicy sausage and it came out perfect!
Maureen says
Can you give me the measurements for the ingredients please?
Nancy says
I also used spicy sausage. Glad I did it would have been very boring without.
Donna says
This was so yummy. I used turkey italian sausage in place of the pork sausage. Thx for the recipe!
Cori says
I thought about using italian turkey as well. Thanks for your feedback I will give that a try.
Ginger Garcia says
I entered it into my fitness pal and it only came to 354 calories per serving. Sounds good to me
Silverqueen says
I have to admit that I loved the idea of this meal. I made it as suggested and it was a bit bland. If I make it again I will 1. Add another something crunchy like water chestnuts. 2. Double the soy and ginger. 3. Add pepper. 4. Add sweet onion to the meat while cooking and nix the scallions. Gee, maybe I didn’t like it. I will try it this way again before I ditch it.
Firedancer41 says
This was amazing! I drizzled a little sweet chili sauce. I think topping with some wonton strips would also be good.
Hali Joiner says
Made this tonight, SOOOO GOOOOD!!! The whole family loved it!! I will be making it again, just a double recipe next time!
Susan says
I made this tonight, my husband liked it too. I used deer saugage and it is a really lean. Will be making this again.