Name: Gesunde Egg Roll in a Bowl
Ingredients: 1 lb ground meat (I usually go with pork, but turkey, chicken, or even crumbled tofu for my veggie friends works); 1 medium onion, diced (yellow, white, whatever you’ve got); 3 cloves garlic, minced (or more, I won’t judge); 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated (the stuff in the tube works in a pinch); 1 bag coleslaw mix OR 1 small head green cabbage, thinly sliced (about 14-16 oz); 1 large carrot, shredded (skip if your coleslaw mix already has carrots); 1/2 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced (optional, but they add amazing umami); 3-4 green onions, sliced (keep the green and white parts separate); 1-2 tablespoons sesame oil (the dark toasted kind – this is KEY for flavor); For the sauce: 1/4 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos (lower sodium options work too); 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup; 1 teaspoon sriracha or chili garlic sauce (adjust to your spice preference); Optional toppings: Sesame seeds; Extra sliced green onions; Chopped cashews or peanuts; Avocado slices (not traditional but DELICIOUS); Fried egg (trust me on this one); More sriracha because life is short

Description

So I was craving Chinese takeout like nobody’s business last week, but my jeans were already giving me the side-eye. That’s when I came up with this “Gesunde” (that’s German for “healthy”) Egg Roll in a Bowl. It’s basically all the amazing flavors of an egg roll – the savory meat, the crunchy cabbage, the umami-packed sauce – but without the deep-fried wrapper and the subsequent food coma. Think of it as an egg roll that went to therapy and got its life together. All the flavor, none of the regret!

Ingredients

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1 lb ground meat (I usually go with pork, but turkey, chicken, or even crumbled tofu for my veggie friends works)
1 medium onion, diced (yellow, white, whatever you’ve got)
3 cloves garlic, minced (or more, I won’t judge)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated (the stuff in the tube works in a pinch)
1 bag coleslaw mix OR 1 small head green cabbage, thinly sliced (about 14–16 oz)
1 large carrot, shredded (skip if your coleslaw mix already has carrots)
1/2 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced (optional, but they add amazing umami)
3–4 green onions, sliced (keep the green and white parts separate)
1–2 tablespoons sesame oil (the dark toasted kind – this is KEY for flavor)
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos (lower sodium options work too)
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon sriracha or chili garlic sauce (adjust to your spice preference)
Optional toppings:
- Sesame seeds
- Extra sliced green onions
- Chopped cashews or peanuts
- Avocado slices (not traditional but DELICIOUS)
- Fried egg (trust me on this one)
- More sriracha because life is short