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Egg Roll in a Bowl ($10 Family Dinner Idea)

Egg Roll in a Bowl ($10 Family Dinner Idea)

Egg Roll in a Bowl is an easy, healthy skillet meal that comes together in less than 30 minutes! You can find variations of this recipe all over the internet, but if you’re looking for the easiest, fastest one — this is it, haha! It starts with bagged coleslaw mix, so it involves minimal chopping. I love making extras of this to have on hand for quick lunches for myself.

You can use any kind of ground meat that you like! It works with ground chicken, turkey, pork, beef, venison, or sausage. I used ground turkey this particular time since I’d gotten some on markdown. You can also top the finished stir fry with sesame seeds if you like them.

I serve Egg Roll in a Bowl with rice and call it a meal. I like to stir some sesame oil into the rice after it’s finished cooking, and top it with chopped green onions or cilantro.

This post is part of our $10 Dinner Ideas series, brought to you by Brigette on our team! Each week, she shares easy, delicious, and affordable family-friendly dinner ideas that cost less than $10 to make, use everyday ingredients, and are super quick meals.

Overhead view of a skillet filled with egg roll in a bowl made with ground meat, shredded cabbage and carrots, topped with fresh green onions and cilantro. A pot of fluffy white rice sits beside the skillet for serving.

Egg Roll in a Bowl Dinner Menu:

Egg Roll in a Bowl
Steamed Rice

Ingredients for homemade egg roll in a bowl arranged on a wooden table including ground turkey, two bags of coleslaw mix, green onions, fresh ginger, garlic, cilantro, soy sauce and sesame oil. A glass measuring cup of uncooked white rice is also included for serving.

Ingredients for Egg Roll in a Bowl:

1-lb. ground meat (Food Lion) — $3.17
6 green onions, chopped (Aldi – $0.99/bag) — $0.33
Garlic cloves, minced, to taste (I used 5) (Aldi – $0.99 for 3 heads) — $0.17
Fresh ginger, peeled and finely diced, to taste (I used 1 Tablespoon) (Aldi – $1.99/lb) — $0.25
2 bags coleslaw mix (Publix – $1.50 per bag) — $3
1/2 cup soy sauce (Aldi – $1.50 for 10oz) — $0.60
1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil (Walmart – $3.48 for 5 oz) — $0.34
Chopped cilantro for garnish

Total for Egg Roll in a Bowl: $7.86 (serves 6)

Ingredients for Steamed Rice:

3 cups dry rice (Aldi – $6.75 for 5 lbs) — $1.69
Water
Salt
1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil (Walmart – $3.48 for 5 oz) — $0.34
Chopped green onions for garnish

Total for Steamed Rice: $2.03 (serves 6)

Total Cost for Dinner: $9.89 (makes 6 servings)

Overhead view of a large black skillet filled with finished egg roll in a bowl.

How to Make Egg Roll in a Bowl:

1. Cook the rice according to the directions on the bag, using your preferred cooking method.

2. While the rice is cooking, brown the ground turkey over medium-low heat in a large skillet or wok, stirring until done. Stir in the white part of the chopped onions (save the chopped green tops for garnish), minced garlic, and chopped ginger. Continue cooking and stirring until the vegetables are tender (if needed, add in olive oil so that nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan).

3. Add in the coleslaw mix and continue cooking for another 5-7 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.

A black skillet filled with shredded white and purple cabbage, thin carrot strips and crumbled ground meat before the vegetables have fully cooked down.

4. Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil and cook until heated through. Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions.

Close up of the finished egg roll in a bowl showing tender shredded cabbage, browned ground meat, thin carrot strips and purple cabbage. Bright green onions and fresh cilantro add color to the saucy mixture.

5. When the rice is finished, stir in the sesame oil and top with chopped green onions.

A black pot filled with fluffy white rice topped with freshly chopped green onions.

Egg Roll in a Bowl ($10 Family Dinner Idea)

Course dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword easy dinner, family favorite, high protein, homemade, weeknight dinner

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 507kcal

Author Brigette

Cost $9.89

Ingredients

Ingredients for Egg Roll in a Bowl:

1- lb. ground meat Food Lion — $3.17
6 green onions chopped (Aldi – $0.99/bag) — $0.33
5 Garlic cloves minced, to taste (I used 5) (Aldi – $0.99 for 3 heads) — $0.17
Fresh ginger peeled and finely diced, to taste (I used 1 Tablespoon) (Aldi – $1.99/lb) — $0.25
2 bags coleslaw mix Publix – $1.50 per bag — $3
1/2 cup soy sauce Aldi – $1.50 for 10oz — $0.60
1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil Walmart – $3.48 for 5 oz — $0.34
Chopped cilantro for garnish

Ingredients for Steamed Rice:

3 cups dry rice Aldi – $6.75 for 5 lbs — $1.69
Water
Salt
1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil Walmart – $3.48 for 5 oz — $0.34
Chopped green onions for garnish

Instructions

Cook the rice according to the directions on the bag, using your preferred cooking method.
While the rice is cooking, brown the ground turkey over medium-low heat in a large skillet or wok, stirring until done. Stir in the white part of the chopped onions (save the chopped green tops for garnish), minced garlic, and chopped ginger. Continue cooking and stirring until the vegetables are tender (if needed, add in olive oil so that nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pan).
Add in the coleslaw mix and continue cooking for another 5-7 minutes, or until cabbage is tender.
Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil and cook until heated through. Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions.
When the rice is finished, stir in the sesame oil and top with chopped green onions.