You may have seen the recipe for Keto Egg Roll In A Bowl floating around a lot on the internet. It’s one of my favorite meals, so I had to make my own take on it! It’s super simple to make, taking less than 30 minutes to prepare, and using only one pan. Clean up is easy! We gave it an Asian flare since that is our favorite flavor profile, but you can go Italian, Greek or Indian!
Make Egg Roll in a Bowl Keto Friendly!
Follow these tips to make one of our all time favorite keto dinner recipes perfectly.
Use Garlic and Ginger
These are the components that give this dish its Asian flavor. If possible we always recommend using fresh garlic and fresh ginger, but powdered versions will work as well.
Pro Tip: Store ginger root in the freezer. That way it lasts for 3-6 months and you can grate it into your dishes straight out of the freezer.
Cole Slaw Mix Works Best
Most stores sell pre-made cole slaw mix that is perfect for this dish. These usually have a mix of different types of cabbage as well as a few other vegetables (usually carrots). If you can’t find this then get a full head of cabbage and a couple of carrots instead.
Gluten Free AND Soy Free!?
As you probably already know soy sauce is made from soybeans, which many people on a ketogenic diet try to avoid. Did you know soy sauce also contains gluten? The perfect way to make this recipe gluten and soy free is to switch out the soy sauce for coconut aminos. Coconut aminos are made by fermenting the sap of the coconut blossom. It does contain some sugar, but the flavor is strong so you only need a few tablespoons worth.
Add Some Spice
Egg roll in a bowl is all about the contrast between spicy and sweet. To add spice to this recipe you can use whatever your preferred hot sauce or spicy seasoning mix is. We like sriracha. Another way to add some heat to this recipe is with fresh jalapenos!
Use A Hot Skillet
It’s important to use high heat to get some browning on the meat, otherwise you will not have much texture in the finished dish. Adding the vegetables will make it hard to get any color on the meat, so make sure you get the meat cooked to your liking before adding the vegetables.
Use Meat With A High Fat Content
Or add extra fat if you are using a leaner type of ground meat. The beauty of this recipe is that the vegetables soak up all the fat and flavor. If you decide to go with ground turkey or ground chicken you may want to add a couple tablespoons of additional fat. I would recommend coconut oil or ghee.
Don’t Play By The Rules
Have some fun in the kitchen. This is the perfect recipe to get experimental because you really can’t mess it up. Add some of your favorite ingredients and try out new flavors!
Sesame Oil Makes a Difference
If there is a single ingredient in this recipe that you probably shouldn’t leave out it is the sesame oil. This is an oil you add at the end which brings the dish together. It has an unmistakable flavor that you’ve come to expect from classic Asian recipes.
Need Low Carb Asian Recipes?
Since being on a keto diet, the food that we miss the most is Asian foods, from Chinese to Indian. So, of course, we have no choice but to create low-carb versions of our favorite dishes. This recipe is the remake of egg rolls. Who doesn’t love a crispy egg roll any time of day? We also have a low carb cashew chicken, chicken saag and keto butter chicken that hits the spot every time we are thinking of take-out!
Easy Egg Roll In A Bowl
If there is any recipe on our site I can guarantee you will love, it has to be this one. It’s seriously addicting and will quickly become a staple due to the flavor profiles, and convenience of whipping it up in under 15 minutes in one pan. You can also go wild with flavors and up the spice, ginger or soy sauce levels. I’ve provided my perfect ratio of all the ingredients below, but honestly, any way you make this egg roll in a bowl recipe will be delicious!
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal – Search “KetoConnect – Keto Egg Roll In A Bowl”
Keto Egg Roll In A Bowl
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground pork/beef/chicken
- 12 ounces cabbage (we used a ready made cole slaw mix)
- 1/4 cup liquid aminos (or soy sauce)
- 2 tbsp chicken broth
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp Sriracha
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 2 tbsp minced green onion
- 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
Instructions:
- Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat. Once hot add in the ground pork. Using a spatula break up the chunks of meat and cook all the way through.
- Add in the liquid aminos, and chicken broth and stir to combine.
- Add in the minced garlic, ground ginger and sriracha and combine. Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes as the liquid reduces.
- Add in 12 ounces of cabbage (we buy plain cole slaw mix) and stir to combine coating all the cabbage in the liquid and seasonings. Once the cabbage has wilted to your liking remove from heat. For more crunch combine and immediately remove from heat, for less crunch cook down for 2-3 minutes.
- Drizzle with sesame oil and garnish with minced scallions and sesame seeds, if desired. Enjoy!
What spices would you use to make it Indian
You could use curry powder, cumin and chili powder for a simple Indian take!
The Indian version sounds amazing!
For a quick take you could use curry powder, cumin and chili powder!
The only thing I would add to this recipe to take it over the top is a few drops of stevia. It really rounds out the flavor profile.
I agree, Alex. I made it before I read your comment and added 2 tsp. Swerve to the recipe – so much better! (I made it wi5 ground chicken, btw.) Super Delicious, and oh, so easy. Thanks, Megah!
Made this for me, but my non keto family loved it. I drizzled with know foods syrup and sirracha at it was AMAZING!
I tried this yesterday. Well, the vegetarian version. I used Morningstar Farm Crumbles (pretty low carb and medium protein) with lots of coconut oil for frying it up. Kept the rest of the recipe the same and it was totally AWESOME!
Yup. I could eat this every day!
I can’t wait to try this!
I made this and added two tablespoons of peanut butter while cooking the cabbage and it added a great creamy consistency! Thanks for all the recipes, guys!
Wow, that sounds like something we need to try asap! Thanks for sharing, Ryan!
I made this tonight and it really is like crack in a bowl! The only change I made was I added a bit of spicy scezchuan five spices which I think took it over the top!
How much is a serving
1/4th of the entire recipe!
How many oz, cups, etc is a serving? 1/4 of the recipe isnt very helpful, sorry :/
I am not sure, you can usually eyeball it and separate it into 4 servings.
This was amazing! My entire family loved it.
Thanks so much for all the awesome recipes. You’re making this way of eating MUCH easier to adapt to.
We make it all the time! Perfect for the entire family 🙂 Thanks for your support!
This is soo yummy! The store only had ground pork in 24oz cases, I’m glad I got it as I got 6 servings out of it. Set for the week.
This is definitely one of my keto go-to’s. I’ve also tried making this as a “burger in a bowl” sp instead of the Asian seasonings I add seasoning salt and worcestershire sauce then top it with shredded cheddar, mayo, mustard, reduced sugar ketchup, chopped pickles and a fried egg if my macros allow it. SO GOOD.
Just meal prepped this! Wish I could attach a photo! I can’t wait for lunch this week! Yum!
YAY 🙂
Megha,
I saw you make this last week and bought the ingredients the next day and have made it twice now. It was so good! I used your recipe and the Whole 30 recipe for the Creamy hot Sauce to top the Egg Roll in a bowl and it was so very good!!!
Spicy sauce:
in a small bowl whisk together 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 1-2 tablespoons compliant hot sauce (Used Garlic Chili sauce). Add a pinch of salt, to taste. To drizzle
I added a little Sesame Oil and Lime to the sauce… So Good!!!
Amazing – thank you for sharing the spicy sauce recipe! I love anything spicy and saucey 🙂
Made this tonight, it was delicious! Thanks for all your great recipes and videos. 👍
This recipe is quick, easy and turned out awesome! I didn’t have any sriracha, but tasted great nonetheless. Definitely a new go to recipe when I don’t feel like putting much effort into cooking!
Awesome! It’s one of our go-tos as well 🙂 Thanks for the support!
Made it for the first time tonight !! Thank you so much for this. Yummy!
Love your recipes, thanks for sharing!! I’m not from the US and have never heard of the soy sauce/coconut aminos. Is it just used to replace regular soy sauce and save some carbs? Would be great if you could help me out. Sometimes it’s hard to find a replacement for products that simply don’t exist in Germany. You even made me purchase measuring cups! 😀
Awesome recipe, Megha! Just made this recipe for our Friday night dinner. Can’t wait to serve this to my low-carb family tonight! Thanks for sharing.
Wow! This was excellent. Even my picky husband liked it. I am definitely making this again.
Just made for lunch and was fantastic! Thanks for the great recipe!
No scrambled egg?
Seriously delicious! My husband declared this “a keeper” right before he went back for seconds.
I made this dish several times already and LOVE it! Delicious and easy!
Yay! It is one of our favorites 🙂
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I just made the egg roll in a bowl and I must say….it was wonderful
and too easy to be real. I used the ground pork can’t wait to try with every other meat and fish
THANKS
I love this, my kids love this, and I am so happy I found y’all!
Tried this recipe today with a few tweaks to the seasonings, super good! Love this recipe and a winner for my family too. I made a combination of ground pork and chicken version.
I have tried several of your recipes and I trust you guys
Don’t give out bad info so iam so grateful for all the help. Started Keto Jan 2 2018 . Glad I found you guys and looking
Forward to the Asian crack in bowl.
Glad you’re liking the recipes!
Hey guys!
I came across your site a few days ago and I’m so excited to try your recipes! Thanks for making it easy on us!
I just made the Egg Roll in a Bowl and followed the recipe perfectly. Dang guys…it’s awesome!! Keep them coming!
This was a great simple recipe, but….. mine came out way too salty. I need to water down the soy sauce or use a low sodium version next time. I love the other ideas that were posted in the comments. Megha, with those indian spices would you add any sort of liquid in place of the soy sauce/coconut aminos? Maybe a little bit of coconut milk? Or just some broth?
I’ve tried other egg roll in a bowl type recipes but this one is THE BEST! I used ground beef and those little frozen squares of minced garlic and ginger and added a sooon full of Swerve and it tastes like bulgogi beef. Heaven! Adding this to my regular recipe rotation for sure! My husband is not Keto and he loves this too.
Finally got round to making this. It’s so freaking good and easy – thank you!!
This was amazing! Thank you.
Do you drain the fat/oil off after the meat browns? Just curious. Didn’t see that step. That’s what I did the first time I made it but wanted to double check. Thank you! Love all your recipes!
No we did not!
It’s is one of my fav Keto recipes too! I use the white of the scallions and sauté that with the meat. I also add 1-2T of rice vinegar to it. Love it!
So Good! I cajuned it with hot sauce and tonys. C’est bon!
It gives the nutrition per serving, but it doesn’t say how many servings are in the recipe?
Four servings 🙂
what is the serving size?
Hi guys.
Hope you’re well. I just found you on YouTube I little while ago – loving it. I’ve been living keto for about 6 months, but finding it difficult in Canada to get some of the ingredients for some of the recipes; however, this recipe came up perfect. I absolutely love it.
I added celery as I love the crunch, so hoping that this doesn’t change the nutrional numbers too much.
As I’m keto cook for only me, I was wondering if you could give any suggestions on how to freeze this. Having a few freezer meals would make my life so much easier and help ensure I stay keto.
Thank you and stay well
Unlikely a good freezer option! Best in the fridge if you make it in bulk up to 5 days I would say!
Just made this for dinner. O. M. G.!!! Love it. Thank you.
I’m so very excited to try this! I started Keto a few months ago and Ketoconnect has been one of the sites that has helped me stick with the transition. Thank you both!
I had a question about the coleslaw mix you mentioned- a lot of sites list carrots as being not so great for Keto. I’m guessing there are so few in a serving from the mix that it doesn’t have a huge impact on this dish, but I wanted to get your opinion on it.
Thank you again!
Yep, the amount of carrots is so minimal it shouldn’t be a problem for keto.
Yum!!!
My favorite Keto yet!!!
I couldn’t add this recipe automatically on myfitnesspal so I did it manually and each serving came out to be 532 calories! I followed the recipe exactly and got the lowest calorie and carb ingredients I could find. Where did I go wrong?
If you search KetoConnect – Keto Egg Roll In A Bowl it should come up!
We made this over the weekend and it was so good. Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome!
What is the serving size for those numbers?
This looks sooooo good and I’m so excited to find something asian. I love asian food and was disappointed to learn that most asian cuisine is not keto friendly. Just one question though. Everywhere I look they say to avoid sesame oil as it is not keto friendly. Your thoughts on this?
Thanks and please keep the recipes coming.
Hi Cara, Sesame oil contains 0g of carbs, so it is fine for keto.
So, I’ve been lurking around for a while, but I seriously needed to post on this one, I tried this one today and I love it!!!
I kinda eyeballed most of the spices as I usually do,but even my husband that is not on keto life and hates cabbage had a big bowl and liked it.
So thanks a lot for sharing your amazing work
Tried it tonight — my mouth is on fire, my lips are tingling and my eyeballs are sweating… haha!
I’m pretty sure hubby will love it though — he loves spicy things.
Easy to make though and if I make it again, I’m scaling back on the Sriracha for sure (and maybe the ginger). These are new spices to me.
I made this tonight but used some left over smoked turkey ribs. I just pulsed them down a bit in the food processor. I kept the Asian flavors but used Thai chili mint paste instead of soy sauce.
It turned out very good. I will definitely make again.
Love this recipe and love your YouTube Channel! You are my favorite Keto channel! Also I just bought your book and it is literally the best keto book I have read so far! Please write more and keep up the good work! Keto on!
Is the nutrition facts per recipe or per serving?
Per serving.
Passed this off on non-Keto friends and no one was the wiser. I love doing sneaky shizz like this! Also made it with ground beef, tamarind & stevia. I think beef is too heavy for this.
lol sneaky shizzz, glad they liked it!
I just made this for the first time and it is yummy! My hubby and I agree that it’s a bit salty. How can I cut the salty flavor? I tried Swerve and stevia. Any other ideas?
Did you make it with soya sauce? You can buy a reduced sodium brand or use less of it.
I was wondering if the amount of soy sauce compared to the aminos was supposed to be different. I used soy sauce instead of the aminos and I thought it was way too salty. I didn’t even use the 1/4 cup that was the amount in the recipe. The rest of the dish was great but I would leave out the soy sauce in the cooking and add it individually to suit. (Full disclosure-I am a ‘supertaster’ so I do register salt much much more than the average taste buds do).
We usually replace one for one, but yes it can be too salty for some! Good idea to do it to your own liking.
I made this for dinner, it was so easy and quick! Will definitely make it again!
I’m making this right now… I have a bag of frozen Asian veggies in the freezer to use up so I’m throwing that in there too… Making rice for the non keto family members. Smells pretty good so far!
Watched this video today and made it tonight for dinner. Husband loved it! He added sriracha on his and said it kicked it up a notch. Thanks for the great Keto recipes!,
I made this dish and can’t say I’m a fan. It definitely lacked flavor as is, I would add stevia or peanut butter. I also was disappointed on the calorie content, 4oz of ground meat is definitely not going to cut it. I used half a bag of cabbge and swapped that for half an onion. The recipe is bland and portions are small.
Overall good flavor but extremely salty. Should I try regular soy sauce instead of the aminos. Super easy to make.
I think soy sauce and aminos pretty much taste the same but you could just try adding less or less salt.
I just made the keto eggroll in a bowl. OMG, this is the best recipe I think I’ve made in a long time! I added fresh mushrooms to the recipe. I sautéed them first in some butter. I also used fresh ginger instead of powdered. And I used Ground chicken, dark meat only. This is definitely a keeper! Thank you so much for posting this wonderful recipe. 🙂
I’m confused the ingredients list amino acid but the directions state soy sauce. I’ve never usedcamino acids so I’m not sure if its the same. What is the difference between amino acids and coconut amino acids.
Thanks
Coconut aminos or liquid aminos are a soy-free option to replace soy sauce. You can use the same amount of soy sauce instead of the aminos.
1/4 cup of amino acids is too salty. I would start with a tablespoon and add more to taste!
Have tried so many of your recipes. This one i followed exactly as written except that i added the Swerve. Don’t know what it would have tasted like without. But it was fine with. I used chicken. And topped each serving with a few extra dots of sriracha for color and extra kick. For a non keto person, this would be great over rice. For me, the flavors were very good, but the whole dish left me wanting something more. This is one i probably won’t make again. But with a kudos to you guys for some of your other recipes, the butter chicken, broccoli soup, rosemary coconut bread to name a few are staples around this house. Thx.
Love uing chinese 5 spice
You have liquid aminos in the ingredient list but not in the directions? Are they necessary?
You can use liquid aminos or soy sauce.
Thanks for this recipe! It was really good and easy. Next time I will scale it up a bit because for my family of four, there wasn’t quite enough, everyone was still hungry after dinner – I even added more cabbage than it called for. I used fresh minced ginger instead oI powdered – about 2 tablespoons. I also mixed green & purple cabbage with shredded carrots to make it colorful. I will definitely make it again — this seems like a good thing I could make and take to work for lunch. Thanks!
This recipe was delicious. I made it with chicken sausage, left out the siracha and broth…added a little water and cooked it in a wok so it got super steamy and cooked fast. My non keto family had it over brown rice. We all loved it!
Made my 1st batch Saturday & it was gone by Monday afternoon – mostly by my 14 year old son!! 2nd batch today; with beef, chicken, & shrimp this time! The base recipe is fantastic; can easily tweak to taste! Super easy to prepare & have on hand, ready to hear & serve.
I made this tonight and plugged the recipe in to carb manger, but did it was 5 servings and it is coming up as 10g of carbs per serving. I used a small head of cabbage rather than the bag as thats all I could find but it looked fairly equivalent. What did I do wrong?
Not too sure! Calculating calories and carbs isn’t always perfect and different apps and calculators vary with their information. Make sure to subtract the fiber too!
This is so delish! I absolutely love it! But I must say, I love all of your food! Thank you so much for everything you do for all of us! You guys sure the best!💕
Do you know sodium content per serving?
No I’m sorry, but you could figure it out by using a food tracker app and making a recipe for it.
I made this for the first time last night and already have plans to make it again. Thanks for the recipe. Do you have recipe for or have you tried making a Thai Peanut Sauce version of this?
We have this peanut sauce recipe!
Omg this is my favourite keto meal ever, I have it almost every day, so quick and easy and so tasty, have tried it with beef, pork and chicken mince, always making sure I add extra fat when using chicken mince tho. My fave is pork mince mmmmmm guess what I’m making again tonight haha defo see why they call it crack slaw too lol soooo addictive lol
When I upload this recipe on MyFitnessPal app it says total calories per serving is 620 not 310 as it says here! 😩
I’d have to change my serving size to half for it to reflect 310… why is that?
Hmm, that is quite a difference. I would say it has to do with the amount of fat your meat has or the amount of oil/fat you added.
I love food that are Asian and Thai food I love your shrimp curry and will like this one too. but one of my problems is that I do not get enough fat but I get more protein could you give me a few things cheap that I can get or make so far I am using heavy cream for smoothies and I make some chocolate with nut to increase my fat but I still do not get enough thank for your web site and all the things you share love your site and your email to me thank you again Olga
Are we draining the grease from the meat or keeping it? Thanks.
We keep it 🙂
There should be a disclaimer that once you make it you can’t stop eating it lol. I made 4 servings the 1st time and it became my calorie cheat day. Where has this been my whole life¿°¿
I have recently found you two and I am sooo pleased to have! Im gonna make this tonight, thanks for being amazing you two! I will update soon.
I just want to say that I appreciate you and your husband’s sharing like you do. You’re just matter of fact and get right to the point instead of talking a lot, which I appreciate. Thank you for the great recipes!
I made this a few weeks ago. OMG. It was awesome!! thanks! My sister tried it and loved it too. Nice flavors and nothing is over powering anything else.
I’m allergic to sesames, what else can I use to swap out the sesame oil?
This dish is absolutely DELICIOUS!! Maybe the best “keto” dinner I’ve ever made. And wow, super quick to pull together. Thank you so much for this recipe – I’ll be adding this to my meal rotation for sure!
Definitely a much loved recipe in our Keto house!
I love this recipe. I make it often