Egg Roll in a Bowl

This egg roll in a bowl recipe is a healthy, low carb alternative to egg rolls! Ready in 20 minutes, it’s a flavorful weeknight dinner with ground turkey and veggies tossed in sauce.

If you love Asian inspired recipes try this easy chicken stir fry, PF Chang’s lettuce wraps or fried rice, too!

Why I Love These Easy Egg Roll Bowls

• Easy to make: This recipe transforms fried egg rolls into a healthy, low carb main dish. Not only is it a better-for-you version, but it’s ready in 20 minutes.
• Go-to dinner recipe: This egg roll in a bowl has been one of my go to dinners lately. It’s like an egg roll but there is no extra working of wrapping it and frying!
• Family favorite: It’s low-carb, packed with lean protein plus has delicious flavor. Serve on it’s own, over a bed of rice or in a lettuce wrap.

Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe Ingredients

• Sesame oil: You don’t want to omit this. It gives the perfect flavor. You can find it in most grocery stores down the International isle.
• Ground turkey: I like to use ground turkey instead of pork because it has less fat, but you can definitely swap for ground pork, beef or chicken.
• Onion: I like using a sweet yellow onion, but you can definitely add white or red if you prefer.
• Ginger: This adds the perfect flavor to this dish. I love buying the frozen cubes in the freezer section or the paste. If you only have ground ginger, start with 1/4 teaspoon and add more as needed.
• Garlic: Minced garlic is a must! You can press your own garlic, buy it from the jar or use the frozen cubes to make it easier.
• Bell peppers: I love using red bell peppers as they have a touch of sweet flavor, but feel free to do a mix of red, orange and yellow.
• Cabbage mix: To make things easy, you can use a coleslaw mix (make sure it has carrots). However, if I have time, I like to cut up my own cabbage and carrots into bigger pieces.
• Coconut aminos: I’ve recently been using coconut aminos in place of soy sauce for it’s health benefits, however a low-sodium soy sauce also works great!

Substitutions and Variations

• You can easily sneak in more veggies, like bell peppers, snap peas, spinach, kale, broccoli or mushrooms.
• Surprisingly egg rolls don’t actually have eggs in them. However if you wanted to add an egg into this dish you certainly could. Simply push the meat mixture to the side and scramble in an egg or 2 at the end.
• I love drizzling some sriracha on top for extra flavor (any other Asian sauce would taste great too).
• Omit the rice to make it a Whole 30 recipe, low carb, keto and paleo. You can serve over cauliflower rice instead if preferred.
• Transform my southwest egg rolls recipe into bowl style by just deconstructing it like I do here.

How to Make Egg Roll in a Bowl

Saute onions in 1-2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic then cook an additional minute before adding ground turkey and cooking it through.

Add remaining sesame oil to the pan, along with the bell peppers and the coleslaw mix. Cook for 3-5 minutes and then add the turkey back in along with the coconut aminos or soy sauce and stir together. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve over rice if desired, or over cauliflower rice for a Whole 30 recipe. Add desired sauces, green onions, cilantro and wontons on top to add additional flavors.

Tips and Variations

• Sneak in more veggies, like bell peppers, snap peas, spinach, kale, broccoli or mushrooms.
• If you wanted to add an egg into this dish you certainly could. Simply push the meat mixture to the side and scramble in an egg or 2 at the end.
• I love drizzling some sriracha on top for extra flavor (any other Asian sauce would taste great too).
• Transform my southwest egg rolls recipe into bowl style by just deconstructing it like I do here.
• This dish is great for meal prep. I love making a big batch at the beginning of the week and then having it for lunch throughout the week.

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