Recipe: Egg Roll in a Bowl (with protein variations)

Quick stove-top meals are great recipes to have in your dinner repertoire. Including different cuisines within these can help ensure some of your go-to recipes feature a variety of ingredients and flavor profiles. This veggie-heavy egg roll in a bowl is versatile and allows easy mixing and matching of proteins, veggies, and even toppings. And if you’re feeling adventurous, this dish works great as a breakfast skillet. Can’t quite see it? Just add an egg! Make it a Plate Method meal by serving it with leftover rice or wrapping it all up in a tortilla for an Asian-inspired burrito.

Egg Roll in a Bowl (with protein variations)

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 package firm tofu, pressed (14 oz)
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce or tamari, divided
• 2 tsp garlic powder, divided
• 1 bag shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix (10 oz)
• 4 C white button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 C shredded carrots
• 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• Optional: sliced green onion, sesame seeds, soft-boiled egg, sriracha, fresh limes, sweet chili sauce.

Directions

1. Heat 1 tsp of sesame oil in a frying pan on the stove over medium-high heat. Crumble the tofu and add it to the pan. Add 1 Tbsp soy sauce/tamari and 1 tsp garlic powder. Stir and cook until tofu starts to brown, about 10 minutes.
2. While tofu is cooking, dice red onion into 1-inch pieces.
3. Remove tofu from the pan.
4. Add the remaining sesame oil to the same frying pan tofu was in. Add shredded cabbage, sliced mushrooms, diced onion, and shredded carrots to the pan with the remaining soy sauce/tamari. Cook until veggies start to soften, about 4-5 minutes. Add the remaining garlic powder and ground ginger to the pan. Stir and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Serve ¼ cabbage mixture in a bowl topped with ¼ tofu. Add optional toppings, and enjoy!

Swaps

For the tofu: tempeh, ground turkey, ground chicken, ground pork, or shrimp
For the oil: coconut oil or avocado oil
For the soy sauce: hoisin or coconut aminos
For the cabbage: riced cauliflower, broccoli slaw

Make it Plate Method by adding cooked rice or noodles