Instant Pot Egg Roll in a Bowl

I love traditional egg rolls but they really aren’t that good for you with all of the frying and such. This instant pot southwest egg roll in a bowl is a delicious solution

The pressure cooker gets dinner on the table in literally minutes! I thought at first the kids might miss the actual egg roll wrapper but no one said a word. This meal is so flavor packed that no one seemed to even notice. Talk about a mom win. You may also like this variations Egg Roll in a Bowl Slow Cooker Recipe or Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe.

Why We Love This Recipe

Are you feeding a large family like I am? This recipe is super easy to prepare and very easy on the budget.

The cabbage really helps to stretch the meat and makes this meal so frugal. Plus, you can easily use what type of meat you have in the freezer or can get on sale that week.

We love to change recipes up and sometimes we just use what we have.  I always shop the sales and often that is what I cook or what is already in the freezer.

Ingredients

• Ground Pork – You can easily use other types of meat
• Onion – If you are out, see the Best Onion Substitute
• Minced Garlic – See How to Mince Garlic Cloves
• Ground Ginger – See The Best Ginger Substitutes if you are out
• Chicken Broth – If you are out, see Chicken broth substitutes
• Low Sodium Soy Sauce – You can substitute with coconut aminos or see the Best Soy Sauce Substitute

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.

Additions and Variations

Instant Pot Egg Roll bowls can ingredients can easily be changed to what you prefer. Here are some of our delicious variations.

• Top with Cashews
• Sriracha
• Tamari
• Hoisin Sauce
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Add Veggies – Carrots and Broccoli

How to Make Instant Pot Egg Roll in a Bowl

• Step 1 – Turn the instant pot to the sauté setting. 

Step 2 – Add the pork and diced onions to the instant pot and cook, breaking up the pork as it cooks, until the pork is fully cooked through and browned. 

Step 3 – Add the minced garlic and ground ginger and cook for approximately 1 minute.

Step 4 – Turn the instant pot off. Stir in the chicken broth, soy sauce, sesame oil and rice vinegar. 

Step 5 – Pour the coleslaw mix on top but do not stir into the pork ingredients. 

• Step 6 – Seal the instant pot. Pressure cook on high pressure for 0 minutes. 
• Step 7 – After the cook time, do a quick release of the pressure on the instant pot by turning the valve on the lid to the venting position and allow all the steam to be released from the instant pot.  
• Step 8 – Stir to combine all the ingredients. 
• Step 9 – Serve topped with the green onions and enjoy! 

Expert Tips

• Preparing Veggies – One of our favorite time saving tips is to use a small food chopper or food processor to quickly and easily chop onions. If you do not have one of these, I highly recommend them. They are such a time saver and you make cooking so fast and easy.
• Freezing Veggies – Learn and  how to freeze onions and also how to freeze peppers to save so much time in the kitchen! Lots of the recipes we cook call for onions and peppers so this is such a great time tip that we use frequently.
• Instant Pot Recommendation – I am using an 8 quart Instant pot but you can use a 6 quart if you prefer. I use my instant pot all the time and it’s become one of my favorite kitchen appliances.

Serving Suggestions

Egg roll in a bowl is a complete meal idea. We love to serve topped with sesame seeds, chopped green onions and chopped peanuts.

To keep this dish low carb we have served over Cauliflower Rice. But we have also served over Instant pot White Rice Recipe or Instant Pot Brown Rice.