Egg Roll in a bowl is the perfect one-pan meal if you love the flavors of a classic egg roll, but are looking for a healthier, high-protein and low carb version. Egg rolls and dumplings are my love language but it’s been years since I’ve been able to partake after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s and beginning my gluten-free journey.
I hope this recipe provides some of those comforting flavors and nourishes your body. the sauce and veggies come together quickly and I utilize two prepped veggie convenience options to cut down on chopping. I hope you add this to your weeknight family meal repertoire.
egg roll in a bowl ingredients:
- ground meat: I used organic ground pork to emulate that signature egg roll flavor but you can certainly use ground chicken, turkey or beef, as well.
- bagged coleslaw mix: bagged coleslaw mix and bagged matchstick carrots are two convenience products that cut prep time way down.
- simple sauce: my sauce ingredients are meant to reflect a typical egg roll dipping sauce but I’ve made mine entirely gluten-free, soy-free and refined sugar-free. Coconut aminos is a fantastic substitute for soy sauce, I replace sugar with a bit of local honey, and also add peanut butter and fresh orange for flavor dimension.
- aromatics: fresh ginger, scallions, jalapeños are simple produce ingredients that pack in a whole lot of nostalgic egg roll flavor. You can skip the jalapeños if you have kiddos to feed but I would certainly serve on the adult portion if you like a bit of a kick.
how to serve egg roll in a bowl:
If you are serving your family with an array of preferences, I have a few serving hacks to please everyone in the family.
- classic: serve as-is loaded in a big bowl!
- carb lovers: serve as wraps in almond flour tortillas with sliced avocado
- kid-friendly: serve with steamed white rice and omit jalapeño garnish
- high protein: serve topped with a fried egg with a sprinkling of salted cashews
Egg Roll in a Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 T toasted sesame oil
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger peeled and minced
- 1 cup bagged matchstick carrots
- 1 cup red bell pepper julienned thin
- 8 oz canned water chestnuts sliced
- 1.5 T arrowroot
- ½ teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
- 10 turns fresh cracked black pepper
- ½ cup scallions cut in 1 inch pieces
- 1 12oz bag of cole slaw mix
- 1 jalapeno sliced thin, for garnish
Coconut Peanut Sauce:
- 1 cup coconut aminos
- ¼ cup peanut butter or almond butter
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 T orange zest
Instructions
- Begin by warming a large sauce pan over medium high heat for two minutes then add your sesame oil, ground pork, shredded carrots, julienned red bell, fresh ginger and water chestnuts.
- Distribute the pork evenly across the pan then leave alone for a couple minutes, so you can achieve browning. Break up pork and let saute with vegetables until pork is fully cooked through and veggies begin to soften, about 5-7 minutes.
- Sprinkle pork mixture with salt, pepper and arrowroot, combining well.
- Turn heat down to medium and pour sauce atop, stirring constantly until sauce comes to a simmer and begins to thicken from the arrowroot, about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in scallions and bagged cole slaw mix, combining well. Garnish with sliced jalapeños and serve immediately.
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This recipe is fabulous! The best one out there!
Tina, this means so much! Thank you for trusting me with new recipes to try. I’m so happy you loved it.
Hands down my families favorite new recipe in 2023!
Hi Ann- hooray! I love how it’s super low carb and high protein too. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Callie! This has become my favorite thing to make when I’m rushed or having a lazy day where I don’t want to do a lot of prep work. It’s best as written, but I’ve made it with tahini in place of PB, so the leftovers can be used as lunch at our youngest’s nut-free school.
Thank you so much, Sarah! Tahini is a genius idea and I will try that next time I make it too.
Best egg roll in a bowl recipe I’ve tried!
Yay! So happy to hear this. Thank you, Jordan.