Egg Roll in a Bowl

5 from 15 votes

In our easy Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe, we also use ground meat and cole slaw mix, but our sauce tastes much closer to real egg roll filling!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American/Chinese

Servings:

Calories: 309kcal

Author: Kaitlin

Heat a wok or large, deep skillet over high heat. When it just starts smoking, add the oil (2 tbsp for ground pork/beef, or 3 tbsp for leaner ground chicken) and the ground meat. Break up the meat, cooking until there’s no pink left, and it’s golden around the edges. Transfer to a dish and set aside, leaving behind any residual oil in the pan.
Add the garlic and white parts of the scallions, and fry for 20-30 seconds. Add the cole slaw mix, and cook until wilted. Add ¼ cup of water if the pan starts to dry out. This will also help steam the vegetables.
While that’s happening, mix your sauce: brown sugar, salt, five spice powder, white pepper, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and another ¼ cup water. Add the meat back in to the pan, along with the green parts of the scallions, reserving a generous pinch for garnish later. Add the sauce, and toss until well-combined.
To serve, top with scallions, sesame seeds, and wonton chips for an aromatic crunch. You can also serve it with duck sauce and hot mustard on the side, or over a bed of grains (rice, quinoa, etc.).

Nutrition information is for 1/4 of the recipe, calculated using ground chicken; it does not include optional garnishes.