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Sweet and Sour Chicken Bento
This Sweet & Sour Chicken Bento uses the leftover from my Ootoya’s Sweet & Sour Chicken recipe for a delicious portable lunch! Served with steamed rice, ramen egg & Japanese potato salad on the side, it can be put together easily with some planning ahead.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 1 Bento
Calories: 591 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 erving cooked Japanese short-grain rice (made ahead or stored in the freezer)
- Ootoya's sweet and sour chicken (made ahead)
- Ramen Egg (Ajitsuke Tamago) (made ahead)
- Japanese potato salad (made ahead)
- cherry tomatoes
- toasted black sesame seeds
- umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums)
Instructions
- Pack steamed rice in ⅓ of bento box and let it cool.
- Reheat Ootoya's sweet and sour chicken in a frying pan till heated through. Transfer them to a small plate and let them cool.
- Meanwhile, put ramen egg, potato salad, and cherry tomatoes in the bento box.
- When sweet and sour chicken is cool, pack in the bento box.
- Let cool completely before closing the bento box to avoid condensation. Please read food safety tips for bento.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
591kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
77g
(26%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
152mg
(51%)
Sodium
814mg
(34%)
Potassium
1046mg
(30%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
1756IU
(35%)
Vitamin C
52mg
(58%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Bento
Amount Per Serving
Calories 591
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 591kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 77g | 26% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 152mg | 51% |
| Sodium | 814mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 1046mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 1756IU | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 52mg | 58% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.