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Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box
Elevate your lunch routine with this easy chicken teriyaki bento box featuring perfectly tender chicken breast glazed with teriyaki sauce, along with a few colorful side dishes.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2 bentos
Calories: 614 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 400 grams boneless skinless chicken breast (1 piece)
- 1 tablespoon sake
- ½ teaspoon grated ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons Potato Starch
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 batch cooked Japanese short-grain rice
Instructions
- Find the line running down the middle of the 400 grams boneless skinless chicken breast and separate it into two pieces.
- Look for how the meat fibers run through the large piece of breast and cut it where the fibers change direction.
- Now, you can cut each piece against the grain into ⅓-inch thick slices.
- Add the chicken to a bowl with 1 tablespoon sake, ½ teaspoon grated ginger, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Mix to combine. Add 2 teaspoons potato starch and work it in so each piece has an even coating of starch.
- To make the teriyaki sauce, add 2 tablespoons sake, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon sugar to a bowl and mix until the sugar has dissolved.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and chicken in a single layer, starting with the larger pieces.
- When you're done adding the chicken, start flipping them over, starting with the pieces you added first.
- When the chicken is mostly cooked (it doesn't need to be fully cooked), wipe out any excess oil with a paper towel and then add the teriyaki sauce.
- Flip the teriyaki chicken pieces repeatedly until they're coated in a thick glaze.
- Pack the teriyaki chicken into a bento box along with 1 batch cooked Japanese short-grain rice, and some side dishes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
614kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
48g
(96%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
128mg
(43%)
Sodium
882mg
(37%)
Potassium
839mg
(24%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
60IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2bentos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 614
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 614kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 48g | 96% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 128mg | 43% |
| Sodium | 882mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 839mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.