I know what it’s like to want to feed your family nutritious meals but feeling the overwhelm of planning and prep. I created dozens of recipes that are easy for busy weeknights, but this egg roll bowl? It’s my family’s favorite.

My biggest peeve with this recipe is that there are never leftovers the next day for my lunch. But it’s a small sacrifice to make for a dinner that doesn’t stress me out and everyone loves.

Using pre-chopped garlic and pre-shredded veg from the store is a great shortcut, and I highly recommend it if you’re planning to make this on a weeknight or don’t have a food processor for quick shredding. The ingredient list might look a little long, but it comes together quickly I promise!

This is the Best Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe

• It’s PALEO-FRIENDLY — meaning it’s soy-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar free. You can serve it alone or with some Roasted Cauliflower Rice (my fave) to keep it grain-free, too.
• EXTRA FLAVOR. I also love the addition of Chinese Five Spice in the meat to give it an extra boost of flavor. You can find it easily online or in most grocery stores (check the spice and Asian sections). I like to make my own using this recipe. (I really love grinding my own spices.)
• SRIRACHA MAYO. Any excuse to squirt sriracha mayo on what I’m eating is fine by me. I love the creamy touch of heat it gives these bowls. If you’ve never made sriracha mayo, it’s easy and only three ingredients.

Spicy Egg Roll in a Bowl ingredients

• Sesame oil or avocado oil
• Ground Meat (beef, chicken, turkey, or pork)
• Sea salt & black pepper
• Chinese Five Spice seasoning (optional)
• Coconut aminos or tamari soy sauce
• Rice vinegar
• Fish sauce
• Sriracha or Asian chili paste
• Garlic, chopped
• Fresh ginger
• Broccoli slaw
• Cabbage – chopped thinly or shredded
• Water chestnuts (optional)
• Fresh chopped cilantro
• Green onions
• Mayonnaise
• Lime juice

How to make Egg Roll in a Bowl with Cabbage

1. Heat the oil to medium-high heat. Add the ground meat and break it up into small crumbles. Add a few pinches of sea salt and black pepper and the Chinese Five Spice seasoning. Cook the meat until it forms crispy brown bits, about 8-10 minutes.
2. Whisk together the coconut aminos, rice vinegar, fish sauce, and sriracha in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Add the garlic and ginger to the skillet and cook for another minute or so. Pour the sauce mixture into the skillet and stir to release any stuck bits from the pan.
4. Add the cabbage, broccoli slaw, and water chestnuts to the skillet. Cover and let it steam for 5 minutes or so until the cabbage has wilted.
5. Remove the lid and continue to cook, stirring to combine everything, until some of the liquid has cooked off — another 5 minutes.
6. Stir in the cilantro and green onions.
7. Make the sriracha mayo by whisking together the mayonnaise, sriracha, and the juice from 1/2 the lime. Taste, and adjust the sriracha or lime if needed. It may need a pinch of salt, too.
8. Serve the egg roll bowls wish a drizzle of sriracha mayo. We like ours with a shake of sesame seeds, too.

How to Make Sriracha Mayo

When I make sriracha mayo, I’m pretty minimalist. I stir together these three ingredients:

• avocado oil mayo
• sriracha or another Asian-style chili paste
• a squirt of lime juice

You could dress it up with some garlic or ginger or some chopped green onions, but it’s amazing just like this.

I use sriracha mayo on California Roll Sushi Bowls, Ahi Tuna Poke Bowls, or slathered over a hard-cooked egg.

Look at all that GREEEEEEN!!! To add some freshness, I stir in some chopped cilantro and green onions at the end.

I love recipes like this where meat is used to add flavor instead of the main recipe component.

I also love recipes where I can use a pound of ground meat and feed my family of 6 generously. This is especially handy when you’re buying higher quality meat. You’ll want that grass-fed, pastured meat to stretch far for big families.

Egg Roll in a Bowl is also a great recipe to use for meal prep! Make a big batch and portion it out for lunches during the week. It reheats beautifully!

Egg Roll Bowl Recipe Variations

Here are a few ways you can change up this recipe:

Change up the vegetables: swap out some of the vegetables for other ones. Thinly sliced onions, bell peppers, shredded Brussels sprouts, snow peas, snap peas, grated carrots, and thinly sliced greens like kale or chard would do well here.

Make it spicy: Add a pinch or three of crushed red pepper flakes when you add the seasoning to the skillet and make the mayo extra spicy!

Swap out the meat: Use uncooked shrimp in place of the meat or if you’re avoiding all types of animal protein, a couple cans of drained chickpeas would be good here. Or tofu. (I don’t love tofu, but if you do, then you do you, boo.)

Tips for making Spicy Egg Roll in a Bowl

1. Make sure your skillet or wok is really hot before adding the meat and vegetables. Everything will cook up more quickly and less mushy if your pan is really hot.
2. Prep the sauce and spicy mayo while the meat is cooking.
3. Use quick-cooking vegetables. If you’re swapping out the veg in the recipe for others you prefer, make sure they’ll cook quickly or are sliced thinly enough that they won’t be too crunchy.
4. If you’re serving this with rice, start the rice before beginning the egg roll bowls.

What to serve with Egg Roll in a Bowl with Spicy Mayo

This recipe stands alone well, but we often serve it with steamed jasmine rice. Roasted Cauliflower Rice would be a tasty low carb option.

Egg Roll Bowl storage

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

How to reheat

While you’re free to microwave leftovers, I recommend adding the cold leftovers to a skillet and reheating that way.

More Asian-inspired One-pan recipes

Here are a few of our favorite Asian-inspired recipes made in just one skillet or pot!

Thai Green Curry Zoodles with Shrimp & Broccoli is a knock off of one of my favorite meals from Noodles & Co. It’s a great meal for hot summer days, too.

Easy Paleo Pad Thai is another meal on our “favorite dinner list”. And another meal made in under 30 minutes!

Paleo Thai Shrimp & Vegetable Skillet is very similar to these egg roll bowls — but with a Thai flair.

Mango Chicken Curry is an oldie, but such a great recipe for a quick weeknight dinner.

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