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June 17, 2026Pork Egg Roll in a Bowl is a quick and flavorful twist on the classic egg roll packed with seasoned ground pork, coleslaw, carrots, and a side of rice. It’s a favorite around here because it has all the egg roll flavor without wrapping or frying.
This easy ground pork recipe is perfect for enjoying your favorite fried cuisine without all the work. The combination of tasty ground pork cabbage, carrots, and crunch blends perfectly as it rests on top of a bed of rice.
We like this recipe because it’s ready in under an hour and provides a very unique flavor when the ground pork is mixed with the Chinese 5-Spice seasoning.
This recipe is one of our favorite easy weeknight meals, along with our ground pork quesadillas.
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Ingredients and Substitutions
- Ground pork
- Shredded cabbage: Use whatever your grocery store has. They are all delicious.
- Carrots: Shredded
- Soy sauce
- Green onion
- Garlic
- Sesame oil
- Spices: Chinese 5 Spice, salt, ginger
- Garnishes if desired: cilantro, sesame seeds, sriracha
How to make an egg roll in a bowl
Step 1: Heat two teaspoons of sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown the ground pork in the skillet, seasoning with Chinese 5-spice and salt as it cooks.
Step 2: Stir in garlic, green onion whites, ginger, carrots, and cabbage. Continue combining the ingredients and gently stirring them in the heated skillet for approximately five minutes.
Step 3: Drizzle soy sauce and the remaining sesame oil over the top of the skillet. Incorporate sauce and oil by stirring for an additional minute.
Step 4: Serve over steamed or fried rice with flavorful garnishes of cilantro, sesame seeds for texture, and the green onions’ chopped greens. An easy side item to complete this meal is premade crab rangoon and sweet and sour dipping sauce.
Recipe Tips
- Prepackaged coleslaw mix helps cut down on recipe prep time
- Shred carrots using a cheese grater
- Swap 2 tsp of fresh ginger for 1/2 tsp of ground ginger
Egg Roll in the Bowl FAQs
Can you freeze egg roll in a bowl?
This quick weeknight dinner includes coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage. However, freezing the completed meal could make the cabbage soggy.
Use for meal prep
To prepare the meal ahead of time for this recipe, complete the first step: brown the ground pork in sesame oil with Chinese 5-spice and salt. Allow the meat to cool, and then freeze it in a Ziploc bag.
When ready to make the pork egg roll in a bowl, warm the meat in a skillet and continue the recipe.
What to serve with pork egg roll in a bowl
Pork egg roll in a bowl accompanied by simple Asian rice is a great way to serve this easy, one-pan dinner.
Other Ground Pork Recipes
Ground pork is such an inexpensive, protein-packed option for dinner. We use it in a variety of ways. From Ground Pork Tacos to Ground Pork Chili, any of your favorites can be recreated with ground pork. Or try this Croissant Breakfast Casserole with Ground Pork!
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Egg Roll in a Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. ground pork
- 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 green onions whites and greens separated
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger grated
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 large carrots shredded
- 14 ounce package coleslaw mix (5 cups) shredded cabbage
- 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons sesame oil divided
- Cilantro for garnish
- Sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Heat 2 teaspoons of sesame oil in a large skillet.
- Brown ground pork in the skillet, add in Chinese 5 spice and salt as the meat cooks.
- Stir in garlic, whites of the green onions, ginger, shredded carrots and shredded cabbage.
- Cook the ingredient mixture for five minutes stirring gently.
- Drizzle soy sauce and the remaining sesame oil over the top of skillet. Cook for an additional minute.
- Serve with rice and garnishes such as cilantro, sesame seeds and the chopped greens of the green onions.
Notes
- Prepackaged coleslaw mix helps cut down on recipe prep time
- Shred carrots using a cheese grater
- Swap 2 tsp of fresh ginger for 1/2 tsp of ground ginger
