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This egg roll in a bowl with creamy chili sauce is a wonderfully flavorful, quick Whole30 recipe made in one pan. It’s a low carb, keto friendly, and paleo slaw that becomes an irresistible Asian dinner recipe the whole family will love. P.S. That creamy chili sauce? WHOA.
🥘 What Makes This Recipe So Good
- It’s all the goodness of an egg roll without the unhealthy, deep-fried wrapper. Topping it all with a creamy chili sauce takes the flavors in this egg roll in a bowl recipe to a whole other level!
- Prep is super simple thanks to premade coleslaw mix. You only need one skillet for this slaw recipe, so clean up is easy, too!
- It’s Whole30 compliant, so there are absolutely no added sweeteners, grains, gluten, or soy. Perfect for those with allergies or who are just trying to eat healthy! We love it so much, we featured it in our Whole30 Meal Plan!
- It’s so easy to make a keto egg roll in a bowl using this recipe. Just swap out the coconut aminos for Braggs Aminos, Lite Tamari, or your favorite soy sauce (if you’re not also Whole30). Leave out the water chestnuts, and use a keto-friendly, low-carb hot sauce.
👩🏼🍳 Chef’s Tips
- This recipe makes enough to serve two with leftovers or four without. It’s fantastic for meal prep, just make sure you store the creamy spicy mayo / red chili sauce separately.
- The sauce should be thick and rich, so make sure you simmer it down enough. It shouldn’t be very liquid!
- If you can’t eat eggs and aren’t on a Whole30, try a vegan mayo in place of the regular mayonnaise for the red chili sauce. Should you be on a Whole30 and are avoiding eggs, simply swap the mayonnaise for coconut cream – the solid white part of a can of coconut milk.
- Check out my Whole30 sriracha recipe for the creamy red chili sauce; it’s amazing! If you don’t have time, simply sub your favorite Whole30 compliant hot sauce in for the sriracha.
💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Yep – even though it has rice and wine in the name. Just make sure you’re not using seasoned rice wine vinegar, which almost always includes sugar.
Yes, this makes a great keto or Whole30 meal prep! It reheats pretty well, so it’s the perfect dish for leftovers. However, it’s probably a good idea to store the spicy mayo in a separate container.
As long as you refrigerate it in an airtight container, egg roll in a bowl will keep up to 4 days.
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Egg Roll in a Bowl with Creamy Chili Sauce
Equipment
- Large skillet
- Large wooden spoon
- small mixing bowl
- Silicone spatula
- 4 Serving bowls
- sandwich-size plastic bag optional
- Kitchen scissors optional
Ingredients
For the Egg Roll in a Bowl
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 6 green onions sliced, white and green parts separated
- ½ cup diced red onion optional, see Notes
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 8-ounce can water chestnuts chopped; optional, see Notes
- 1 tablespoon sriracha or hot sauce, see Notes
- 1 14-ounce bag coleslaw mix
- 3 tablespoons coconut aminos see Notes
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- ⅛-¼ teaspoon freshly cracked white pepper or freshly cracked black pepper
- salt to taste
For the Creamy Chili Sauce
- ¼ cup mayonnaise store-bought or homemade
- 1-2 tablespoons sriracha or hot sauce
- 1 large pinch salt more or less to taste
Suggested Garnishes
- sliced green onions green parts, reserved from above
- black sesame seeds
Instructions
For the Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Heat large skillet over medium heat. When pan is warm, add 2 tablespoons sesame oil and swirl pan to distribute oil across surface. Continue heating pan until oil is hot and shimmery.
- When oil is hot, add white parts of 6 green onions, ½ cup diced red onion, and 5 cloves garlic to skillet and stir to incorporate. Sauté, stirring frequently, until red onions begin to soften, approximately 5 minutes.
- When onions have softened, add 1 pound ground pork, 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, 1 8-ounce can water chestnuts (if using), and 1 tablespoon sriracha to skillet. Cook, stirring frequently, until pork is browned and crumbled, approximately 7 to 10 minutes.
- When pork is cooked through, add 1 14-ounce bag coleslaw mix, 3 tablespoons coconut aminos, 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar, ⅛-¼ teaspoon freshly cracked white pepper (to taste), and salt to skillet. Stir until ingredients are well incorporated.
- Continue cooking egg roll mixture, stirring regularly, until cabbage is tender, approximately 5 minutes.
For the Creamy Chili Sauce
- Add ¼ cup mayonnaise, 1-2 tablespoons sriracha, and 1 large pinch salt to mixing bowl. Stir together ingredients until fully incorporated. Set aside.
To Serve
- Divide egg roll mixture equally between 4 serving bowls.
- Transfer creamy chili sauce to sandwich bag. Snip one corner off bag and use as piping bag to drizzle chili sauce over top off egg roll mixture.
- Sprinkle green parts of sliced green onions over chili sauce. Garnish bowls with black sesame seeds if desired and serve immediately.
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- Sriracha (or Hot Sauce): If you’re on a Whole30 round, make sure your sriracha or hot sauce is compliant. You can use a store-bought compatible hot sauce like Frank’s Red Hot, or make your own Whole30 sriracha using my recipe.
- Mayo: If you’re using store-bought mayo, be sure it’s Whole30 compliant.
- Make it Keto: Use a keto-friendly hot sauce (like Frank’s Red Hot), and replace the coconut aminos with lite tamari. Omit the water chestnuts entirely. If desired, you can omit the red onion to shave off roughly 1g net carbs per serving.
Approximate Information for One Serving
Nutrition Disclaimers
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.
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Question on serving size and nutrition listed. Does that mean if I follow the recipe for 4 servings is the nutritional information for the full recipe? Or is that for one serving, which would be 1/4 of the total Recipe?
It’s for 1 serving out of 4 total servings! So ¼ of the total recipe. 🙂
I made this for myself and my husband! We loved it! I have made other recipes that are similar but this was different and much more flavorful!
So glad y’all enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing, Cindy!
I’ve been making this dish for a couple of years now. It’s my go to whenever I need a quick meal. Simply the best.
Thank you so much, Sandi! We really appreciate that!
I meal prep this recipe. I use the broccoli slaw instead and grate an extra carrot or purple cabbage. I use 1/2 pork and 1/2 ground chicken to lower the fat content. Place in containers with 1/4 cup brown basmati rice cooked in bone broth for some carbs to keep me going at the gym.
These are such helpful tips! Thanks for sharing, Nikki! 😊
This is the best egg roll in a bowl recipe! I’ve tried others and this one has a lot more flavor. I did add a few thing, as we really like veggies. 1/2 package sugar snap peas cut in half, 1 orange bell pepper (any color would do), a little extra ginger, coconut aminos and rice vinegar because I had more veg and more cabbage (16 oz, vs 14). To the spicy mayo I added a couple of tablespoons of pineapple juice (sugar free) to thin it a bit and loved the sweetness it gave to contrast the spicy. It’s a fun recipe to play with!
Ooh, your additions sound delicious! Thanks for sharing, Lisa! 😊
I’ve tried several of these and this one is “the one”. Husband said it was the best one yet. Yummy 😋
Yay! We’re so happy to hear that! 😊
Our whole fam, including teens, loved this one! I doubled it and used a pound each of ground pork and turkey. Instead of slaw mix, I used a bunch of kale, added diced stems along with the onions and the leaves when slaw was called for. Also added a diced pepper at that time. Served over cauliflower rice.
So glad to hear the whole family loved it! Thanks so much for sharing, Erin. 😊
I tried an Eggroll in a Bowl recipe years ago, and didn’t care for it at all. I’m so glad I tried this recipe. It’s so flavorful with the perfect amount of heat. I will definitely be making this again!
So glad you loved it! It’s such a great recipe to keep in rotation. Thanks for sharing, Angie! 😊
One of my all time favorite go-to recipes. It’s a must! Sometimes I substitute ground turkey or chicken instead of the pork, and I often leave out the green onions but use a whole small yellow onion. I usually do 1.5-2 times the amount of cabbage to veggie it up. Love it!
Thank you so much for the kind review, Kim!
Deeeelicioussss! I also used some Romain leaves to make these into lettuce wraps/boats and I added a little cilantro because I had some that needed to be used up! Adding this into my monthly rotation!
Ooh, turning them into lettuce wraps/boats is such a great idea! So glad you love them! 🙂
This is SO DELICIOUS! Easy and fun to make too! I also made the Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Fried Rice to serve with it!
Ooh, cauliflower fried rice sounds like a delicious addition! Thanks for sharing, Ruth. 🙂