Main Dishes · No. 95
Egg Roll in a Bowl
This Egg Roll in a Bowl is a deconstructed version of a traditional egg roll, featuring all the classic flavors without the wrapper or deep-frying. It's a quick, weeknight-friendly meal, prepared in one skillet.
Serves 4Total time 30 min319 calories per servingAsianDinner
Ingredients
- 1 cup onion (diced (1 cup, 125g))
- 8 oz. mushrooms (finely minced (225g))
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 5 oz. can water chestnuts (drained and chopped (1 cup, 140g)*)
- 2 green onions (sliced)
- 1 Tbsp ginger (freshly grated**)
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 16 oz. bag coleslaw mix (one bag)
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar (25g)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked)
- ⅛ tsp red pepper flakes
Method
- Gather and prep all ingredients: dice the onion, mince the mushrooms, garlic, and ginger, chop the water chestnuts, and slice the green onions.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until mostly cooked through, about 8-10 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and minced mushrooms to the skillet. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until the mushrooms soften and most of their moisture cooks off.
- Stir in the coleslaw mix. Toss well and cook for 6-8 minutes, until the cabbage is tender but still has a bit of crunch.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Pour the sauce into the skillet and add the chopped water chestnuts. Toss everything together and cook for 2-3 minutes, until evenly coated and warmed through.
- Stir in the green onions just before serving. Enjoy as is or serve over rice. Garnish with sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
- Family rule (no veggie swaps for carbs): this is an egg roll without the wrapper, with coleslaw mix as the base. Serve it over rice as the family list says.
- From the family list: about 30 min, ~319 cal, 33 g protein. Uses bagged coleslaw mix. Serve over rice.
- Recipe notes from the site:
- *Water chestnuts are crunchy aquatic vegetables that are often used in Asian cooking and add a wonderful crisp texture to dishes. They’re most commonly found canned in the international aisle of most grocery stores. If you cannot find them, chopped celery or carrot would be a good substitution and would add a similar crunch.
- **If fresh ginger isn’t available, substitute 1 tsp ground ginger.
- Times from the recipe page: prep 5 min, cook 25 min, total 30 min.
- 319 calories per serving, from the recipe page (yield as listed: 4).
- Recipe and photo from Budget Bytes (budgetbytes.com), by Jennie Alley. Saved for personal use.