Chicken Egg Roll in a Bowl 🧡💚🍜 These ground chicken egg roll bowls are easy, ready in 15 minutes, full of flavor, have lots of texture, and are way healthier than actual egg rolls! Pair this stir-fry with rice, cauliflower rice, or your favorite veggies for a high protein recipe that everyone loves!
- I have fond childhood memories of devouring egg rolls. The crispy fried shells, the saltiness, the subtle crunch of the cabbage, so good. I also would literally use a cup of sweet and sour sauce on my egg rolls. As a condiments and sauce aficionado, the sugar-laden sauce was total perfection.
- Fast forward to adulthood when fried food, sodium, and sugary sauces aren’t necessary the best things for your waistline or health. Enter: Deconstructed egg rolls via this healthier egg roll stir fry recipe!
- This recipe is easy, ready in 15 minutes, full of flavor, has lots of texture, and is healthier than actual egg rolls.
- The next time you’re tempted to call for takeout on a busy weeknight, pull this deconstructed egg roll in a bowl recipe out of your back pocket and dinner will be on the table in no time.
Egg Roll In a Bowl Recipe Ingredients
To make this recipe for healthy egg roll in a bowl, you’ll need:
- Sesame and olive oil for flavor and moisture since poultry is so lean.
- Ground chicken (or ground turkey) may be used.
- Vidalia onion (yellow onion or white onions may be used), garlic, ground ginger but fresh is great if you have it.
- Coleslaw mix – If you can’t find coleslaw or a cabbage mix where you live, you can substitute two heaping cups of shredded cabbage and carrots instead. Cabbage wilts down quite a bit, so even if it looks like a lot, it’ll dramatically reduce in volume. But of course use your best judgement!
- Low-sodium soy sauce – You can use tamari or coconut aminos instead of soy sauce to keep it gluten-free.
- Salt and black pepper to taste.
- Green onions and sesame seeds for garnishing.
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Egg Roll in a Bowl
Egg roll bowls couldn’t be quicker or easier to prepare, so long as you use a bag of plain coleslaw mix as suggested. Here’s how the recipe is made:
- Cook the ground chicken in an oiled skillet until no longer pink.
- Then, add the onion and garlic and cook until softened.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and cook until the cabbage is wilted and tender.
- Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds before serving.
What to Serve With Egg Roll Bowls
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Chicken Egg Roll in a Bowl
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons sesame oil, or to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil, or to taste
- 1 pound ground chicken, (ground turkey or pork may be substituted)
- 1 small sweet Vidalia yellow onion
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- one 16-ounce bag coleslaw mix, shredded green cabbage and carrots
- ½ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce, or as desired
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon salt, optional and to taste
- about 3 green onions sliced into thin rounds, for garnishing
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, optional for garnishing
- hoisin sauce or extra soy sauce, optional for serving
Instructions
- To a large skillet add the oils, chicken, and cook over medium-high heat until done, about 4 to 5 minutes; crumble chicken and stir intermittently to ensure even cooking.
- Add the onions and cook for about 5 minutes or until tender; stir intermittently.
- Add the garlic, ginger, and cook for about 1 minute, or until fragrant.
- Add the coleslaw mix (looks like a lot but wilts quickly), evenly drizzle the soy sauce, add the pepper, stir to combine, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until cabbage is wilted and tender; stir intermittently. Tip – If you have extra veggies on hand such as broccoli florets, cauliflower florets, diced bell peppers, mushrooms, pea pods, etc. and want to add them to bulk up the nutrients and fiber, go for it.
- Evenly sprinkle with green onions, optional sesame seeds, and optional extra sauces for serving. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Recipe FAQs
Yes, either ground turkey or ground pork may be used instead of ground chicken.
Of course! You wouldn’t have a classic deconstructed egg roll bowl, but I bet additions like baby corn, sliced mushrooms, or diced bell pepper would be great additions to this egg roll stir-fry.
Yes! It can be replaced with an equal amount of finely shredded green cabbage and carrots (roughly 2 cups total).
I usually serve the stir-fry as is, but you’re welcome to spoon it over steamed white or brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice.
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Originally published July 10, 2017 and republished April 7, 2023 with updated text.
Just can’t understand why its called egg roll in a bowl. Theresa no eggs in the recipe?
When you think about traditional egg rolls (in an Americanized Chinese restaurant) we’re working with ground chicken or pork, shredded cabbage and carrots, seasonings – but no eggs. Probably because at one time they were dipped in an egg batter and fried, hence the name that stuck.
Averiecooks.com always has the best recipes! Thanks Averie!
Thank you so much Carole, I appreciate it!
It was easy to make but way too salty…is there any trick to making the leftovers less salty?
If it was way too salty, I’m guessing that your soy sauce was saltier than mine. And I always use reduced sodium soy sauce in this recipe rather than regular so that is something to Check. And obviously don’t add additional salt if you make it again. I always use Kikkoman brand because it is easy to find and fairly standard in American grocery stores.
Making leftovers less salty, if you have extra cabbage, you can put that in a bowl in the microwave, wilt it for about one or two minutes, however long it takes, and stir that in to your leftovers. The extra cabbage will bulk up the recipe and absorb some of the salt.
Thank you for writing to let me know that your liquid aminos were indeed full salt rather than low salt and that was the culprit, not the recipe. I appreciate the clarification.
Just wanted to say that I’ve tried a few egg roll in a bowl recipes, and I think this is my favorite. Not only does it taste great, but all I had to buy was the coleslaw mix and the chicken. The other stuff I already had, and I made my lunch for the workweek so quickly. Love the simplicity.
Thanks for the 5 star review and I am so pleased to hear you prefer my recipe rather than the others you’ve tried for this dish – thank you! And I’m glad that all you had to buy was the coleslaw mix and appreciate the simplicity!
Delicious! Easy! Fast! Thank you!
Thanks for the 5 star review, Cheryl, and it’s great to hear this was delish, fast, and easy for you!
Absolutely amazing!! I cooked rice to go with this as well and it was perfect.
Thanks for the 5 star review, Savannah, and I’m glad this was absolutely amazing!
This was very good and easy to make!
Thanks for the 5 star review, Kristina, and that’s great it was very good and easy for you!
This was delicious and so easy to make. My 11 year old loved it and asked me to make it again soon. Will definitely add into our rotation.
Thanks for the 5 star review, Lisa, and glad that your 11 year old loved this and it’s going into your rotation!