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Chicken Teriyaki Bento
My Chicken Teriyaki Bento recipe makes packing lunch easy. Just cook extra chicken teriyaki for dinner to speed packing your bento the next morning. In this guide, I‘ll show you how to add cucumber salad, apple bunnies, and steamed rice to complete this balanced meal to go.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 1 bento
Calories: 498 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- cooked Japanese short-grain rice (enough to fill half the bento box)
- chicken teriyaki (pre-made; you can make my Chicken Teriyaki recipe)
- lettuce (for garnish)
- cherry tomatoes
- Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad) (pre-made; you can make my easy Sunomono recipe)
- 2 slices bunny-shaped apple (see my tutorial on how to make an apple bunny)
- furikake (rice seasoning) (you can make homemade Furikake)
Instructions
- Before You Start: Gather all the ingredients. For the steamed rice, please note that ¾ cup (150 g, 1 rice cooker cup) of uncooked Japanese short-grain rice yields 2¼ US cups (330 g) of cooked rice. See how to cook short-grain rice with a rice cooker, pot on the stove, Instant Pot, or donabe.
- Fill up half of the bento box with cooked Japanese short-grain rice. Let it cool so that the hot rice will not warm up the other cool food.
- Reheat the leftover chicken teriyaki in a frying pan until it‘s warmed thoroughly. Let it cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, wash some lettuce and cherry tomatoes and pat dry. Place them nicely in the bento box once the rice is slightly cooled.
- Pack the cooled chicken teriyaki on top of the lettuce.
- Add some Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad) to a silicone cup and put it in the bento box. Make sure you do not include any liquid.
- Pack 2 slices bunny-shaped apple in an open space in the bento box.
- Sprinkle furikake (rice seasoning) on top of the slightly cooled rice.
- Cool down completely before closing the bento box.
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Notes
- Please read FOOD SAFETY TIPS.
Nutrition Information
Calories
498kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
114mg
(38%)
Sodium
466mg
(19%)
Potassium
514mg
(15%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
614IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1bento
Amount Per Serving
Calories 498
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 498kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 114mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 466mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 514mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 614IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.