Egg roll in a bowl all recipes

All of the delicious flavors of your favorite fried Chinese restaurant appetizer come together in a lighter, faster, one skillet meal! This "Egg Roll in a Bowl" is a quick and healthy dinner that's ready in about 20 minutes!

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It's like an egg roll without the wrapper!

I honestly can't take credit for this genius idea, since I've seen it plastered all over the internet in recent years. After a craving for Chinese food hit me like a ton of bricks (do you ever get those?!), I decided that it was time to get in the kitchen and create my own Egg Roll in a Bowl!

This Asian-inspired supper has all of the flavors that you love without any of the deep fat frying. It's just a big, beautiful skillet full of fresh vegetables and lean protein stir-fried in a savory sauce.

In my typical fashion, I even managed to create a recipe that requires almost ZERO prep work! With help from a bag of coleslaw mix and a bag of matchstick carrots, I didn't even have to pull out my cutting board or my knife for this dinner. Tip -- use kitchen shears to snip the green onions right over the skillet. Again, no knife or cutting board necessary!

So, what ingredients will I need for this Egg Roll in a Bowl?

You'll be happy to know that this easy recipe does NOT require any fancy, expensive, hard-to-find ingredients! You'll want:

• a bag of coleslaw mix (or shredded cabbage); onion; and a few other fresh veggies (sliced mushrooms would be a delicious addition!)
• ground meat of choice (I used ground turkey here, but ground chicken, ground beef, or ground pork all work well)
• a simple stir-fry sauce made with soy sauce, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, and toasted sesame oil (plus optional hoisin sauce, if you like)

Trust me -- you don't want to omit that toasted sesame oil! It's heavenly, and it's what gives the dish that quintessential "Asian" egg roll taste! Plus, you can pick up a very small bottle of the oil in the Asian food aisle of just about any grocery store, including places like Walmart and Target. Puh-lease...don't skip it! I go through bottles of toasted sesame oil really quickly around here, because I'm constantly using it in recipes like my Dump-and-Bake General Tso Chicken, my Slow Cooker Orange Chicken and Broccoli, and my Cold Sesame Peanut Noodle Salad (just to name a few).

The simple, fresh flavors in this Egg Roll in a Bowl create a tasty, family-friendly dinner in one skillet. Which means that you have a healthy dinner to serve your crew in less than 30 minutes...with only 1 pan to wash at the end. I'm telling you -- this is weeknight dinner perfection!

Other easy Chinese-inspired dinner recipes that you might enjoy:

• Dump-and-Bake Kung Pao Chicken
• Dump-and-Bake General Tso Chicken
• Dump-and-Bake Sweet and Sour Chicken
• Dump-and-Bake Chinese Pepper Steak

All of the delicious flavors of your favorite fried Chinese restaurant appetizer come together in a lighter, faster, one skillet meal! This "Egg Roll in a Bowl" is a quick and healthy dinner that's ready in about 20 minutes!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword chinese food, ground turkey, healthy dinner

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 234kcal

• 1 lb. ground turkey breast (can substitute with ground chicken, ground beef, or ground pork)
• 1 sweet onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil*
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic**
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ cup less sodium soy sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) bag coleslaw mix
• ½ cup grated or “matchstick” carrots
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce (optional, but recommended)

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground meat and cook, stirring, until no longer pink. Drain; return meat to skillet.

• Add diced onion, sesame oil, and rice vinegar to the skillet. Cook, stirring, for a few more minutes (until onion is tender).

• Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, hoisin sauce (optional), coleslaw mix, and carrots to the skillet. Cook, stirring, for about 5-7 more minutes, or until cabbage is wilted.

• Remove skillet from the heat. Stir in green onions and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Cooking Just for Two? Cut the ingredients in half! The cooking instructions remain the same.

*Don't skip the toasted sesame oil! This gives the dish its classic Asian flavor, and it's very easy to find a small bottle of the oil in the Asian food section at just about every grocery store (including places like Walmart).

**I use a bottle of refrigerated pre-minced fresh garlic for an easy shortcut.

Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 629mg | Potassium: 735mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 2873IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg