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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.
Joyce says
Great side dish
Cindy Turner says
I made it with ground beef and added 1 small diced sweet onion instead of scallions. I also added a dash of nutmeg and red pepper flakes. It was soooo good. My husband loved it too. He is picky but really enjoyed to combination of flavors.
Becky says
Absolutely delicious! I loved it I will make it again but, with different meat my husband does not like sausage as much as I do but, I am anxious to make some of the additions I saw posted in the comments, Thank you to all for sharing. i used the fresh ginger and got a little heavy handed with it still very good! Thank you!
Angela says
Absolutely Delicious!!!!! Even though I am suppose to watch my Sodium and Cholesterol intake…….lol
Susan Lunkwitz says
Can anyone tell me how many carbs per serving? Thanks
Karly says
As stated in the post, “This dinner clocks in at less than 500 calories, 7 grams total carbs, 5 net carbs, 37 grams of fat, and 19 grams of protein.”
Cynthia Dorn says
I made it and love it. Used the pork, going to try turkey next time. My daughter approved it too. Thank you.?
Donna says
I tried this recipe yesterday. Only thing different, I used Broccoli slaw. Yum. With Brown rice on the side . Thanks for the helpful recipes.
Debi says
Made it today…and ate half of it myself! I will be reheating the leftovers tomorrow! Didn’t have sesame oil, and i thought it was great! Next time i will try the oil and see!
Deanna says
Wow. This was delicious!! Perfect recipe. I chopped up cilantro to top if wanted. Loved it!
Jessica says
Did you use 6 cups of cabbage in your video? The recipe calls for six dips, which is a lot! When you made yours in the video, it didn’t look like that much. Am I using too much???
Karly says
Yes, I used 6 cups of coleslaw mix.
Dawna says
I thought the same thing! I used 2 bags of coleslaw mix which is 28 ounces/3 1/2 cups. That’s all that would fit into my LARGE skillet!? We liked it, will be making it again.
Karly says
Actually, 28 ounces of colelsaw would be a whole lot more than 3 1/2 cups. A cup of rocks would weigh a lot more than a cup of coleslaw – the volume doesn’t necessarily always translate over to weight. 🙂
Shannon says
Can’t wait to try this. Can you tell me what kind of sides you serve this please?
Karly says
This is great with some steamed broccoli. 🙂
Marta Tompkins says
This is absolutely fabulous. Husband is diabetic and we both have been working on low carb diet. One of the take outs we really miss is Chinese but this really fills that craving. I get ground pork and mix spices in for my own sausage because lots of brands have added sugar. Very simple to do and tastes great.
Anna says
I used an entire bag of coke slaw mix. It equals 6 cups. I think it was the perfect amount. It does cook down a bit.
Anna says
Absolutely delicious! I used low sodium soy sauce and chicken sausage. Left out the sesame oil because my local super market was way over priced on a tiny bottle. Will have to shop around. Anyway, not sure that it needed it to be honest. Great recipe!
Krystle says
Can you tell me how many oz are in a serving, I’m starting Atkins and I want to make sure one serving will be big enough to be filling 🙂
Alyssa says
Why don’t you drain the meat?
Karly says
It gives the cabbage some grease to cook in. In a low carb diet, you need extra fat. 🙂