Easy Egg Roll in a Bowl

We are obsessed with this easy egg roll in a bowl recipe! It’s made with tender ground chicken (or turkey) and crisp veggies tossed in an outrageously good savory sauce.

This quick and healthy dinner has become one of our go-to recipes lately. It takes everything we love about classic egg rolls and turns it into a ridiculously simple and delicious meal you can make in 30 minutes or less.

It’s perfect for busy weeknights and great for meal prep. We love adding a drizzle of spicy mayo on top, which brings everything together beautifully. For another easy dinner idea, try our easy fried rice.

Key Ingredients

• Ground Meat: I used ground turkey in our photos, but you can use ground chicken or pork without any changes.
• Sesame Oil: You’ll cook the ground meat in toasted sesame oil, which is one of my secrets to this recipe’s incredible flavor! I use the same trick when making my chicken lettuce wraps.
• Veggies: The veggies are my favorite part of this recipe! We use shredded cabbage, carrots, green onions, and bell peppers. I provide a range for the cabbage in our recipe below, as you can pack quite a lot into this dish. To save some chopping, grab a pre-shredded coleslaw mix and just add the green onion and bell pepper.
• Oyster Sauce, Soy Sauce, and Honey: These three make up the sauce, and they’re the reason this bowl tastes so good. It’s incredible how flavorful it is, considering it has just three ingredients. I love Lee Kum Kee Premium Oyster Sauce (the one with the boat on the label), which I also use for the filling in these crispy spring rolls.
• Cashews and Cilantro: The first time we made this, it felt like something was missing. A handful of chopped nuts and a pop of fresh cilantro turned out to be the perfect finishing touch. Chopped peanuts work just as well.
• Optional, but Delicious: For a bit of heat, add a drizzle of sriracha or spoon on some quick spicy mayo to make things extra saucy. I do this in our video and highly recommend that you do the same. Another option is to drizzle over our Bang Bang sauce (it’s easy!).

Find the full recipe with measurements below.

How to Make My Favorite Egg Roll Bowl

Tip 1: Partially cook the meat first. Before adding all the veggies, cook your ground chicken or ground turkey in a hot pan with sesame oil. The sesame adds a lovely aroma and helps the meat brown a bit.

Tip 2: Pile in the veggies. There are a lot of veggies in this recipe, and when you add them to the skillet, you might think, “What were they thinking? This will never fit!” Trust me! They’ll quickly cook down.

If it’s hard to toss everything at first, cover the skillet for a minute to help the vegetables wilt. Once they’ve softened a bit, you can easily toss them together.

Tip 3: Add the sauce at the end. Our three-ingredient egg roll bowl sauce is incredibly simple and adds a lot of flavor to this dish. After adding it, you should notice that the salt in the oyster sauce and soy sauce begins to draw some moisture out of the cabbage, making the dish a little saucy.

You should have enough flavor in there, but if you taste and think it needs more, feel free to adjust with a bit more oyster sauce or salt.

Serving Suggestions

You can enjoy this egg roll-inspired bowl on its own for a low-carb, high-protein dinner, or serve it over rice, such as our flavorful cilantro lime rice or coconut rice.

For more veggies, try my favorite cauliflower rice or bump up the protein and fiber with quinoa (here’s how to cook quinoa). Finally, if you’re looking for a more traditional “bowl” experience, spoon it over noodles.