Egg Roll Soup (Paleo, Whole30, AIP)
This paleo egg roll soup is a nourishing a delicious cold-weather dish that features all of the flavors of an egg roll without the wrapper! It’s AIP, and Whole30 compliant.
Is there anything more comforting than soup? It’s warm, soothing, filling, and just all-around perfect for this time of year. How about add one more layer of comfort food with a takeout dupe? Takeout may scream nostalgic comfort food more to me than soup does. We were always getting Chinese takeout, or picking up a hot pizza pie on the way home when I was a kid. Now that my takeout days are far behind me and soup is my main comfort food, I decided to marry the two with this paleo egg roll soup!
This recipe was inspired by the popular paleo riff on the egg roll, the egg roll in a bowl recipe. It’s a cost-effective and easy meal, and has been a reader favorite as well as a Hoover household favorite! Honestly, this recipe is comforting enough on its own, but it’s hard to get enough soup these days! Having this as a soup makes it far more warming than eating it as one-pan meal alone, and it adds the benefit of using a healing homemade broth if you desire!
How to Make Egg Roll Soup
- Using a large pot, brown the ground pork on medium heat and lightly salt. Set aside when cooked and discard the fat.
- Melt the coconut oil in the pot on medium heat and add the diced onion. Saute for 5 minutes or until lightly translucent.
- Add the carrot and gently saute for a few minutes until the carrots soften slightly.
- Pour in the broth, cabbage, cooked pork, coconut aminos, garlic powder, and grated ginger and mix well to combine.
- Bring the soup to a low simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the cabbage is wilted.
- Season further to taste and top the soup with sliced green onion to serve.
The Ingredients You’ll Need for this Egg Roll Soup
Chicken broth
You can use a homemade broth (which I always love) or whichever broth is your favorite.
Ground Pork
I’m used to using ground pork for this recipe, but you can easily use other meats. I would suggest ground chicken as the next best thing for this recipe.
Cabbage
I’m obsessed with cabbage. It’s cheap, it’s nutrient-dense, and it cooks fast! Yes, you can buy a pre-made coleslaw mix to make this recipe even easier, but I prefer the texture and flavor from fresh, whole cabbage.
Carrots, onion, and green onion
The rest of the veggies to round out the egg roll flavor.
Ginger and coconut aminos
Coconut aminos is the soy sauce substitute in this dish. Ginger adds a bit of a spicy kick.
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PrintPaleo Egg Roll Soup (Whole30, AIP)
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 5 servings 1x
Description
This egg roll soup is a warming and comforting dish that has all of the flavors of an egg roll!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork (see above for substitutions)
- 2 tbsp coconut oil (sub sesame oil for non-AIP/if tolerated)
- 1 white onion, diced
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1 small green cabbage, sliced into strips
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 –1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp green onion, chopped
- Optional- Sriracha to taste (omit for AIP)
Instructions
- Using a large pot, brown the ground pork on medium heat and lightly salt. Set aside when cooked and discard the fat.
- Melt the coconut oil in the pot on medium heat and add the diced onion. Saute for 5 minutes or until lightly translucent.
- Add the carrot and gently saute for a few minutes until the carrots soften slightly.
- Pour in the broth, cabbage, cooked pork, coconut aminos, garlic powder, and grated ginger and mix well to combine.
- Bring the soup to a low simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the cabbage is wilted.
- Season further to taste and top the soup with sliced green onion to serve.
Notes
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- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: one pot meals
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 336
- Fat: 24.8g
- Carbohydrates: 7.5g
- Fiber: 1.7g
- Protein: 20.4g
Delicious, easy and affordable.
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Thank you so much, Nicole! So happy you like it 🙂
This is comfort food if there ever was any. I.love.this.soup. I add a fried egg and eat it for breakfast. So so good.
So good and super easy to make!
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Thank you so much Bek!!
What is coconut aminos?
Coconut aminos is a soy sauce substitute. You can buy it online or in health food stores 🙂
This was delicious! The whole family enjoyed it!
Yay! So glad to hear that Amy 🙂
I made this Thurs night and it was delish! I still have some leftover in fridge. Do you think it’s ok to eat tomorrow? I never know how long stuff lasts and I don’t want to waste this tastiness!!!
Hey Tracy! For sure!! It would last at least 2-3 days in the fridge 🙂 Enjoy!!
This was really easy to make and right on time for the cold weather. One adjustment I would suggest for the recipe is pepper. I eat egg rolls a lot (way too much actually) and they all have a peppery taste to them. That was maybe the only thing missing from this recipe. Otherwise it was great!
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Thank you so so much Bree!!
SO YUMMY! Made exactly as written, except added double ginger. I kept going back for more…couldn’t help myself! I know the post says you can sub chicken if you want—don’t! The pork added such fabulous flavor and since the meat is drained before adding to the soup, I didn’t feel too guilty about it. Thank you for this receipe! It will definitely be in our regular rotation this winter
Thank you SO much Allison! So happy you enjoyed it!!
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Very tasty! I used fresh ginger and garlic. I’d definitely make this again. It was super fast and easy.
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This was amazing!!! I used ground chicken, added black pepper, and for the liquid, 32oz miso ginger broth from Trader Joe’s plus 16oz regular chicken broth.
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Could you use shrimp as your meat?
For sure! 🙂
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Would this soup freeze well?
I haven’t tried but I think it would! 🙂
Michelle – I’m excited to try this soup! And, am thrilled I found your website. My doctor has put me on the Paleo AIG plan to help with my MS. So . . . off I go to the kitchen 🙂 Linda
Thank you so much Linda!! I hope you enjoy! Sending tons of love on your healing journey!
I made this with shrimp instead of pork and added water chestnuts for crunch. Turned out delicious! Friends loved it too. Thank you Michelle for another great recipe!
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Can this be made in an instapot?
Sure! I would just saute everything as usual and half the cooking time.
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Love this soup!! Does anyone know the macros on it?
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Did you ever find out the answer to this? I’m dying to make this but need to know them prior
Yum! Will make again. On Whole30 this month and craving Chinese takeout…this will get me through it. Thank you!
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YAY! So happy you liked it, Naomi!! 🙂 Thank you!
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This was a huge hit! Super easy to put together, absolutely delicious! I made up some quinoa with chicken broth and added that just before serving so it would have enough protein for us. This recipe is a keeper!
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Thank you so much Pamm! So glad you liked it!!
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Absolutely delicious! Thanks for the recipe! Made w ground beef because that’s what I had .. love it
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Yay!! So glad you liked it!!
I’m curious, the ingredients list ginger powder and the instructions say grated ginger. Does it make a difference which I use?
That was a typo! I use powder but either works 🙂
It looks like the recipe + ingredients have disappeared somehow…?
It’s back up! Sorry, there was an outage on my site for about 30-40 minutes or so but it’s all good again 🙂 Thank you!!
No worries! It was up in time to make dinner tonight 😀 It was delicious!
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Easy, quick and delicious. Added mushrooms, red pepper and Chinese 5 spice seasoning. Definitely would make this again!
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YUM! Thank you so much, Dianne!
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So good! Do you have the calories and macros for a serving?
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I give this soup 5+ I love this comforting, nutrient rich soup. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you so much, Jeannie!!
I love soup and Chinese food. This is one of the easiest soups to make. I used my food processor for the cabbage and carrot. I made it as written and it was delicious. Because the flavors are simple, you will need to use a good quality broth. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe!
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Thank you so much, Barbara!!
So tasty!
I made a couple of slight modifications, but this was an amazingly delicious and filling soup.
Very glad I found this recipe!
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Making this soup now! Does anyone know about how many cups a ‘small cabbage’ amounts to?
It varies, but probably around 3 cups!
Holy smokes! This turned out amazing! Just added a few drops of sesame oil and chili flakes-HA! my husband just walked in and wanted to say he “will eat this anytime, and put it in the rotation.” So thank you very much!
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SO glad you liked this, Rhianna! Thank you so much 🙂
Great idea! We LOVE egg roll in a bowl. Definitely gonna give this a try. One thing I add to my recipe that you haven’t included here, is sesame oil. I guess I can just sub it in for the coconut oil?
You sure can 🙂 It’s an AIP recipe which means it’s free of seeds, but you can add it.
This recipe was fantastic. It got me through the first week of Whole 30 when I had cravings for Chinese food. I added a few dashes of Coconut aminos as well as a sprinkle of the Trader Joes Mushroom and Company umami seasoning and the taste was incredible.
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I was trying to use up some cabbage and found this recipe, super good and comforting!
Thanks for the recipe!
Marie
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I love this soup! My husband appreciates foods with a lots of flavor, and I struggle to make a good soup. This recipe fits the bill. Thank you for flavorful eats.
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Thank you, Lisa! So glad you guys like it 🙂
Incredible soup! I added more veggies..2 onions, celery (1 cup), and 3 cups of carrots-shreds and chunks.
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I used shredded chicken instead of pork, and added about a 1/4 cup of cilantro. Excellent for calorie counting days. Super easy and super yummy.
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Can you tell me how many calories per serving. I am on WW.
The calories are listed below the recipe 🙂
Loved this soup. Could not find Coconut Aminos at the groceries so used low salt soy sauce instead. Wish I could have sent you a picture of my endeavour.
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Thank you so much, Penelope!! Feel free to email us or DM on instagram!! We love seeing your creations 🙂
I found your recipe on Pinterest and tried it tonight. Easily a new favorite of mine! Thank you so much for sharing!
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This may be the best soup I have ever made! I used soy sauce, olive oil and fresh garlic as subs. Me and my hubby can not stop eating it. Amazing!!
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Thank you so much, Tamiya!!
I made this for dinner tonight, and my husband and I both loved it. I didn’t have ground ginger, so I looked up the conversation for fresh ginger (I always have tubes of ginger paste), and it still worked out great. I’m assuming using that, instead of ground, gave this a heavier ginger flavor than the regular recipe, but we both love ginger.
Thank you so much, Colleen!!
This recipe is fantastic! Everyone loved it! I thought I’d have plenty of leftovers since it made a big pot full of soup, but nope, we polished off every drop. I’ll be making this again, for sure!
Thank you,
XOXOXO
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This is now one of my go-to soups for my family. It’s so quick to make and tastes awesome. My four year old even ate three bowls of it . Thank you Michelle!
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So easy and delicious! Thank you!
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This is a family regular now. Probably made this at least 10 times so far! It’s healthy and yummy. He love adding hot sauce for a little kick. Thank you!
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Can I make this in a crockpot? And if so, what would be an appropriate cooking time/temp?
I haven’t tried it, but I would brown the meat before and try to cook it on low for 3-5 hours or so!
I made this the other night and absolutely loved it. I’m hoping to make this again for some family coming over next week, but my sister is allergic to coconut. Would using a replacement effect the dish too much? Also what replacement would you recommend?
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So glad you liked it!! If you tolerate any other soy sauce alternatives, that would work just fine 🙂
So good. Thanks. I k ow nutrition data is probably an estimate and can vary. But in your description Is the whole pot the serving? Vs 1 cup etc
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The recipe is for 5 servings, so the nutrition facts are for 1/5 of that!
Yum! We love egg rolls. This looks like a great gf alternative. Can’t wait to try it.
Hello! This recipe looks amazing! I plan on making it soon. Do you think I can make this in the instant pot? If so, how might you put it together and what do you think would be an appropriate book time? Without the veggies being over cooked. I have to make for a large crowd 🙂
Made this the other night, and we loved it. I’m low sodium, but I added a little extra salt for Hubby, and he right away said that this recipe was a keeper. Even better, we finished it up yesterday and it tasted even better! Great recipe! We’re about 5/5 with your recipes. We can’t wait to try more! Thank you!
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I can’t wait to try this! My family will love it.
This was absolutely amazing. Will make it again for sure.
So glad you liked it!!
We love egg rolls. We are gluten free so this would be a great option for us to switch too.
Can you make this in a crock pot? Looks delicious
I haven’t tried so it may take some tweaking!
What would a serving be?
This recipe makes 5 servings!
The ingredients say the ginger powder and the recipe says grated ginger. Which do you recommend?
That’s a typo, sorry! You can use either, but if it’s fresh you’d just use a little more.
Great recipe. I added some sliced mushrooms, 3 garlic, and some fish sauce. Tasted fantastic!
Will make again!
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So glad you enjoyed!!
I absolutely love how easy this is to make and how it has healthy ingredients. What this recipe lacked was flavor. I added in more seasoning than it called for and still am not sure what I think. Would I make this again? Maybe but it won’t be on the regular rotation.
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One of my favorite things on the blog. Legit so good.
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