03.23.20
Egg rolls are the best crispy, crunchy Asian comfort food that reminds me of childhood Chinese takeout nights, and high school food truck days. But when it comes to every day eats, I’m not about to make my own at home.
And to be honest, it’s that meaty, savory filling that I’m all about. There’s something about the flavor combination that gets my mouth watering every time!
This is my low-carb, one dish, 15 minute version that I look forward to in the meal rotation. It’s paleo, keto, and Whole30 friendly, and can easily be upped in carbs if you serve it over white rice!
We eat it alone, straight out of the bowl with the easiest “Spicy Mayo” that takes all of the flavors up a notch and adds the perfect creaminess (coming from someone that doesn’t even love mayo!)
One of my favorite parts about this dish: we almost always have everything we need for it on hand. For the protein, you can use any ground meat you like – beef or pork are our favorites! Shrimp works well too, I just chop it up into small pieces so you get a little in each bite.
Heads of fresh cabbage are usually pretty easy to find at the store, but if you’re in a pinch – grab a bag of coleslaw mix! It’s just a blend of carrots and different colors of cabbage that will work perfectly in this.
One more substitution note – apple cider vinegar works perfectly in place of rice vinegar if you don’t have it! Or you can always omit it completely. This recipe is super forgiving – you can’t go wrong! Any other questions, just leave them in the comments below!
If you make this and enjoy, please share by tagging me on Instagram @justjessieb, and be sure to leave a comment & review below! I would love to hear how much you love it!
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5 from 25 votes
Egg Roll in a Bowl with Spicy Mayo Sauce
A one dish, 15 minute, low-carb bowl of your favorite egg roll flavors, drizzled with a quick spicy mayo sauce. Paleo, Whole30, and keto friendly and super easy!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Keyword: Egg Roll, One dish
Servings: 4 bowls
Calories: 512kcal
Ingredients
Stir Fry Sauce
- 3 Tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1-2 tsp hot sauce
Egg Roll Stir Fry
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- 1 lb ground pork or beef
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dried ginger or 1 Tbsp fresh
- 1/2 head green cabbage sliced into thin 1-2" strips
- 1 cup shredded carrots about 2 large carrots
- 3 green onions, sliced thin for garnish
- sesame seeds for garnish
Spicy Mayo Sauce
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1-2 tsp hot sauce
Instructions
Combine the stir fry sauce ingredients in a small bowl by whisking with a fork, and set aside.
Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium to medium high heat until warm. Add the pork, garlic, salt, pepper, and ginger, and cook until the pork is broken into crumbles and browned (about 5 minutes).
Add the sliced cabbage and shredded carrots, and continue to stir fry until the cabbage is tender (about 5 more minutes). Stir in the "Stir Fry Sauce", and continue cooking for just a minute to combine the flavors.
Make your "Spicy Mayo Sauce" by mixing the mayo and hot sauce in a small bowl until combined.
Scoop the "Egg Roll" stir fry into bowls and top with sliced green onions, sesame seeds, and a drizzle of Spicy Mayo Sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- Ground pork and ground beef work well in this recipe – but you could use any ground meat, like chicken or turkey. Shrimp works great too, just chop it up into bite sized pieces before cooking.
- Don’t have cabbage on hand, or can’t find it? Swap it for a bag of coleslaw mix – which is just a blend of different colors of cabbage and shredded carrots. It’s an easy shortcut substitution you can make in a pinch.
- No rice wine vinegar? Swap it for apple cider vinegar, or omit it altogether. It adds flavor, but isn’t essential.
- Toasted sesame oil adds great nutty flavor, but can be left out if needed.
- Another great topping for this dish: Everything But the Bagel seasoning! We get ours from Trader Joe’s. Adds two types of sesame seeds, and some extra onion-garlic flavor.
- For the mayo, I love the Primal Kitchen Foods brand. They use an avocado oil base, and it has a great mild flavor – and I’m not usually a mayo fan!
- Any hot sauce will do, but sriracha works great if you have a brand you love!
- Fancy Plating Hack:
- Spoon your Spicy Mayo Sauce into a small plastic bag, cut a small corner off of the bottom, and squeeze out in a pretty zig-zag pattern. We eat with our eyes first after all! But of course you can plop a spoonful on top and it will taste just as great
*Nutrition calculated using ground pork
Nutrition
Calories: 512kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g
Filed Beef, Featured, keto, one dish meals, Paleo, pork, Whole 30
68 Comments
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Brittany
March 23, 2020 at 4:29 pm
I can’t wait to try this!
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Jessie B
March 23, 2020 at 7:20 pm
It’s soo good Brittany!! Hope you give it a try soon! xo
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michaela
March 23, 2020 at 9:45 pm
YUM. This is going on my dinner menu this week. Love quick meals like this!
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Jessie B
March 23, 2020 at 10:46 pm
Yay!! Me too, less time for Hudson to destroy the kitchen – ha! Love you friend!
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Lisa
March 25, 2020 at 4:04 pm
This looks so yummy! If I’m doing a Whole 30, what hot sauce is compliant?
Thanks for all your great recipes!!Reply
Jessie B
March 25, 2020 at 4:18 pm
Thank you so much, Lisa!! Cholula hot sauce is my personal favorite that works with lots of different flavor profiles, is easy to find, and also Whole30 compliant. Siete also makes some great ones, and so does Frank’s Red Hot! 🙂
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ELIZABETH MEISTER CONVER
March 24, 2020 at 12:59 am
I made this tonight for dinner! So easy and really delicious 😋!! Thanks so much for posting this.
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Jessie B
March 24, 2020 at 3:54 am
Isn’t it so easy!! I’m SOOO happy you enjoyed it!
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Kristin Midgett
March 24, 2020 at 2:09 am
Made this tonight. It is SO good and whole family loved it!
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Jessie B
March 24, 2020 at 3:54 am
SO happy you guys all loved it, Kristin! Thank you so much for coming to tell me! xoxo
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Julie
March 24, 2020 at 3:40 am
Can’t wait to try this one – just need a couple ingredients and then I’m making it! Looks so yummy!
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Jessie B
March 24, 2020 at 3:54 am
It’s sooo good! You guys could do it with ground beef too! 🙂
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Brie
March 24, 2020 at 5:15 am
So good! Seen this recipe on Instagram and had it on the table 25 min later! Quick and easy! Thanks!
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Jessie B
March 25, 2020 at 4:21 pm
Yay! So quick!! I’m so glad you liked it!
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Jess
March 24, 2020 at 10:39 am
We all loved this! This one going on repeat for sure. Will double next time so we have more leftovers! Delicious and easy!
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Jessie B
March 25, 2020 at 4:21 pm
YAY! So glad it was a hit! I’m always a “double the recipe” girl to keep everyone fed around here, haha!
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Naomi Kardel
March 24, 2020 at 2:07 pm
We will be making this tonight for dinner, thank you for sharing!
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Jessie B
March 25, 2020 at 4:21 pm
Yay!! I hope you enjoy, Naomi!!
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Diane
March 24, 2020 at 7:17 pm
It’s what’s for dinner tonight!
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Jessie B
March 25, 2020 at 4:19 pm
Yay!! Enjoy, Diane!
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Lexi cox
March 25, 2020 at 1:44 am
One of the BEST dinners we have had even with this crazy time. Seriously amazing.
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Jessie B
March 25, 2020 at 4:18 pm
This made my day!! SOOO happy you loved it, Lexi! xoxo
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Elizabeth
March 27, 2020 at 10:25 pm
Made this for dinner tonight! So yummy, everyone loved it!!
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Jessie B
March 27, 2020 at 11:38 pm
I am so happy you all enjoyed, Elizabeth!! Thank you so much for coming back to tell me! xoxo
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Rena
March 27, 2020 at 11:38 pm
Made this for dinner tonight. So delicious!
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Jessie B
March 27, 2020 at 11:57 pm
Best news!! So glad you loved it, Rena!
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Diane W.
March 28, 2020 at 1:07 pm
My husband and I made this last night for dinner, and WOW!!! Flavors galore and SO easy to make!!! (Coming from someone that is not the main cook in our family). Also, very easy to find ground pork and cloeslaw mix (we went the easier way concerning the chopping) at our grocery store in these uncertain times so that was a big plus as well. Thank you Jessie for posting super EASY recipes that are NUTRITIOUS and CLEAN and DELICIOUS! MY hubby and I are BIG fans!!
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Jessie B
March 28, 2020 at 7:25 pm
You’re the BEST, Diane! I’m sooo happy you & your husband enjoyed the recipe, and were able to source the ingredients easily! Best news I could get! Thank you so much for the sweet words, appreciate you! xoxo
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Michele C.
April 3, 2020 at 5:47 pm
Made this last night with ground beef and it was amazing. Big eaters in my family so I’ll definitely double the recipe next time and will try ground pork, which I think would be delicious too! One question – after you brown the meat, should you drain the excess fat before putting in the slaw mix? I used ground beef from Butcher Box and had a ton of excess fat in the skillet. I drained most of it out but wasn’t sure if I should have. Sorry – novice cook here!
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Jessie B
April 5, 2020 at 8:55 pm
Hey Michele! SO happy you enjoyed it!! I don’t typically drain the fat unless there’s a huge amount, but you can if you feel like it’s too much! Keep in mind that whatever fat is rendered from the meat is also your cooking fat for the veggies that go in next! I hope that helps, and so glad you liked it!
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Taylor O.
April 5, 2020 at 3:39 pm
This recipe was so awesome, we made it TWICE in one week! Easy enough to whip up with the things we had on hand! The spicy mayo adds just the right amount of heat to an already delicious recipe. Makes great leftovers for lunch the next day, too! Will become a staple in our household!
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Jessie B
April 5, 2020 at 8:57 pm
Best feedback ever! I’m SO happy you enjoyed, Taylor!! And yes, BEST leftovers!
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Jill
August 5, 2020 at 12:00 am
LOVED this sooo much!!! Do you know approximately how many calories are in a serving??
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Julie B
April 8, 2020 at 6:59 pm
We finally made this for dinner last night, and absolutely Loved it! I wasn’t sure we would be to into the sauce with the mayonnaise (because we’re not mayo people) – but mixed with the hot sauce – it was awesome!!
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Jessie B
April 8, 2020 at 9:51 pm
Yay!! So glad you guys finally made it – and yay for the mayo sauce! It’s good right! Like the creamy sauce they do on sushi. 🙂
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Jill
August 5, 2020 at 12:03 am
LOVED this sooo much!!! Do you know approximately how many calories are in a serving??Reply
Jessie B
August 13, 2020 at 5:05 pm
Hi!! So happy you loved it! I don’t have nutrition facts for all recipes quite yet, but I use the My Fitness Pal nutrition calculator whenever I need to find out! Super user friendly, you’ll just copy/paste the link to the recipe and it does most of the work for you.
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Natasha
April 9, 2020 at 3:55 am
Made this dinner tonight! My husband asked if it was “another Jessie B recipe” because it was so amazing! We love all your recipes. I even made the orange immunity smoothie this morning!
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Jessie B
April 10, 2020 at 12:00 am
Oh my gosh this totally made my night! I’m sooo happy you guys both enjoyed!! 🙂 And the smoothie too!
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Chelsea
April 11, 2020 at 12:53 am
So easy and delicious!!
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Jessie B
April 13, 2020 at 11:46 pm
So happy you loved it Chelsea!!
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Kelsi
April 11, 2020 at 2:35 am
Made this tonight and added some brown rice ramen noodles too it at the end and it was so yummy!
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Vanessa
April 13, 2020 at 9:57 am
This was wonderful! So easy to make and whole family ( including two kids!) liked. Thanks so much!
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Jessie B
April 14, 2020 at 3:33 pm
I’m so happy you all enjoyed it, Vanessa! yay!
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Cortney
April 13, 2020 at 7:37 pm
We’ve made this twice in 2 weeks. SO good and easy to make on a week night.
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Jessie B
April 14, 2020 at 3:35 pm
Yes perfect weeknight meal!! I’m so glad you guys are loving this one!
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Konika
April 13, 2020 at 8:29 pm
Loved this recipe! So easy to make and very flavorful. And the spicy mayo – OMG. I am going to be putting this on everything. 🙂 Thanks!!
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Jessie B
April 14, 2020 at 3:36 pm
We’ve been loving that spicy mayo too, Konika!! So happy you loved it!!
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Leigh-ann
April 23, 2020 at 12:06 am
Made this for dinner tonight and it is delicious!!!!
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Jessie B
April 23, 2020 at 6:50 pm
So glad you loved it!
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Courtney
April 25, 2020 at 10:18 pm
I’ve been wanting to make this since you posted and finally got around to it today. I used half purple cabbage and half green and turned out soo good! We will be making again Thank you!
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Jessie B
April 28, 2020 at 1:46 am
Yay!! I’m so so glad you loved it, Courtney!
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Kellie
May 19, 2020 at 11:24 pm
Made this for dinner tonight and we devoured it! Easy to prepare and absolutely delicious! This will definitely be part of our regular rotation. Thanks!
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Jessie B
May 20, 2020 at 7:35 pm
I am so so happy you loved it, Kellie!!
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Sandra
August 12, 2020 at 5:46 pm
Whipped this up and it hit the spot. Thanks for sharing!
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Lily H
August 13, 2020 at 12:54 am
Just made this…so easy, and SOOOOO delicious!! A new meal for our regular rotation. Thank you!!
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Corinn
August 16, 2020 at 10:05 am
Delicious! This was a quick and easy dish to make thanks to your easy to read instructions! I appreciated the extra notes you attached to the recipe to help with omissions (I thought I had toasted seasame oil-oops!). Love your recipes, love your Instagram content, and love that I will be back to find more quick and easy dishes to make!
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Jessie B
August 17, 2020 at 2:25 am
Ah thank you SO much for the great feedback on this, Corinn! So so happy you’re here!! xo
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Ryann
August 18, 2020 at 3:03 am
So yum yum yum!! The perfect quick weeknight dinner. Love the flavors in the stir fry sauce – just like an egg roll! Excited to experiment with shrimp next go around.
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Jessica
August 20, 2020 at 10:54 pm
I love this recipe! Great way to sneak in tons of veggies!
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Leesa
September 16, 2020 at 1:18 am
Made this for the first time tonight and it was hit! We used the Trader Joe’s everything Bagel Seasoning and it elevated the flavor! Who knew? You obviously. Can’t wait to get my hands on your cookbook!
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Kara
September 16, 2020 at 12:18 pm
The flavors in this were amazing! I used pre cut cabbage mix which made this such a quick dinner to put together. I also used ground turkey and it worked out well.
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Stacey
December 11, 2020 at 2:51 am
Super yummy, perfect for a quick dinner. The spicy mayo is a must, it made the dish. Everything bagel seasoning is genius, too! I used red cabbage, carrots, celery and red pepper because that’s what I had on hand, it worked out well. thank you!!!
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Kristen Cooke
April 27, 2021 at 2:32 pm
I make this every other week for my breakfasts or lunches and I love it! It’s so simple and so delicious!
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Shannon
September 23, 2021 at 3:05 am
Made this tonight with my teenage daughter. It was easy to make, healthy, flavorful and super yummy. My daughter had hers with rice and we both added cilantro. Great recipe to keep me Whole30 and easy for my family members to add in things if they want. Thanks Jessie, your recipes are great!
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Liz
November 7, 2021 at 4:47 am
I made this for dinner and it was delicious-and quick and easy which makes me love it even more 🙂
Thanks Jessie for sharing your recipes!!!
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Judy
August 20, 2023 at 12:49 am
This is the best. Don’t skip the spicy Mayo drizzle 👩🍳 😘 topped my husband’s with won ton strips and ate mine as a lettuce wrap. Tastes like you worked really hard but you don’t 🥰
