6 EASY 20-Minute Japanese Lunch Box Recipes | Quick & Simple Bento Box Recipes for Beginners

I wanna share with you 6 amazing & easy bento box ideas! If you are thinking that making Japanese bento is hard, please try these recipes! You can make both main dish and side dish very quickly with this!

【CHAPTER】
00:00 Ponze Butter Salmon Bento
2:55 Teriyaki Chicken Bento
5:42 Chicken Fingers Bento
8:11 Flavored Ground Chicken (3-Color Bowl) Bento
10:07 Pork Cutlet (Tonkatsu) Bento
12:54 Sweet Chili Shrimp (Ebichiri) Bento

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1. Ponze Butter Salmon Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Ponzu butter salmon
・2.8 oz (80g) Salmon
・1 tsp Butter
・1-2 tsp Ponzu sauce

Rolled omelette
・2 Egg
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Oil

Snap peas
・1.4 oz (40g) Snap peas
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Olive oil

Honey mustard carrot
・0.3 oz (10g) Carrot
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Grain mustard
・1/2 tsp Honey

Topping
・Pickled plum
・Shiso leaves
・Cherry tomato
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2. Teriyaki Chicken Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Teriyaki chicken
・5 oz (140g) Chicken thigh
・Salt and pepper
・1 tbsp Potato starch or Corn starch
・1 tsp Oil
Teriyaki sauce
・1 tbsp Sake
・1 tbsp Mirin
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
・1 tsp Sugar

Soy butter spinach
・1.7 oz (50g) Spinach
・2 tsp Corn
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・1/3 tsp Butter

Miso carrot
・0.7 oz (20g) Carrot
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Miso paste
・1/2 tsp Mirin

Topping
・Lettuce
・Boiled egg
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3. Chicken Fingers Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Chicken fingers
・5 oz (140g) Chicken tender
・Salt and pepper
・2-3 tbsp Flour
・1 tbsp Parmesan cheese
・1-2 tbsp Water
・3 tbsp Panko (Bread crumbs)
・Oil for deep-frying

Broccoli salad
・1 oz (30g) Broccoli
・2 tsp Dried bonito shavings / Bonito Flakes (Katsuobushi)
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce

Topping
・Lettuce
・Cherry tomato
・Tonkatsu sauce (for chicken fingers)
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4. Flavored Ground Chicken (3-Color Bowl) Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Flavored ground chicken
・3.5 oz (100g) Ground chicken
・1/2 tsp Grated ginger
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
・1 tbsp Sugar
・1/2 tbsp Sake
・1/2 tbsp Mirin

Snap peas
・1.4 oz (40g) Snap peas
・A pinch of Salt
・1/2 tsp Sesame oil

Scrambled egg
・1 Egg
・Salt and pepper

Topping
・Red pickled ginger (Beni-shoga)
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5. Pork Cutlet (Tonkatsu) Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Pork cutlet
・2.8 oz (80g) Pork loin
・Salt and pepper
・1-2 tsp Flour
・1 tbsp Beaten egg
・2 tbsp Panko (Bread crumbs)
・Oil for deep-frying

Cabbage and carrot pickles
・0.7 oz (20g) Cabbage
・0.7 oz (20g) Cabbage
・A pinch of Salt
・1 tsp Rice vinegar
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・A pinch of Sugar

Topping
・Lettuce
・Mini rolled omelette (use the rest of beaten egg)
・Tonkatsu sauce (for pork cutlet)
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6. Sweet Chili Shrimp (Ebichiri) Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Sweet chili shrimp
・3.5 oz (100g) Shrimp
・2/3 tsp Potato starch or Corn starch
Sweet chili sauce
・1.5-2 tbsp Ketchup
・1/2 tsp Rice vinegar
・1/2 tsp Sake
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp Sugar
・1/2 tsp Stock powder (chicken or any other kind)
・1/3 tsp Doubanjiang
・1/3 tsp Grated ginger
・1/3 tsp Grated garlic
・1 tsp Minced green onion

Thin omelette
・1 Egg
・A pinch of Salt

Carrot salad
・0.7 oz (20g) Carrot
・1/2 tsp Sesame oil
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp White sesame seeds
・A pinch of Salt

Topping
・Broccoli

[kurniahapsari]

My husband's manager is Japanese. He'll be surprised when he sees the bento I made for my husband 😁😁

[ughlucky]

I made the teriyaki chicken without sake and it still came out delicious! Also, I like how you utilize the microwave for your side dishes since I like to cook with only one pan. Love your videos 🤗

[commierants]

My boyfriend insists the pre-packed snacks he’s been buying are enough but he’s outside doing hard labor as an electrician & I’m ignoring it cause I KNOW he needs more than that but just doesn’t wanna inconvenience me or something…I’m definitely gonna do these since they look amazing! Great video & recipes 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[thelastminmom]

Soooo cute! I love the way everything just fits so perfectly inside each box, and each one has different flavors. The perfect amount of food also. & You make it all look so easy too.

[dellabree]

I'm not from Japan but this food sure made me crave for Japanese food.❤️❤️❤️

[legion]

Beautiful food, the Japanese have some of the most aesthetically pleasing dishes, and such variety of flavours in every meal

[Fatima-lkgv]

I feel that Japanese food is very delicious and healthy

[nanamitakuminonaka]

It’ll be great if you can make a video for various bento stash ideas and it’s proper way to freeze, storage, it’s life shelf too.
Love your channel😍

[nervousbunnygaming]

My husband has been missing Japanese food a lot lately. He’s lived in America for 2 years now and I think I’m gonna start making bentos to make him happy and to make healthier lunches for myself!

[qaffan]

Love bento boxes 🍱 I’m from the US but love all the flavors of Asian food and have been cooking at home. Thank you for the awesome videos

[GreverZX]

Absolutely amazing. This is how you really cook something good for your family bento without taking too much time. Still delicious for every day busy lifestyle! Its perfect, thank you!😊

[bec]

The tips on how to be organized and combinations of flavors that im not used to is so inspiring

[abond]

Great ideas for quick and easy bento! Thank you so much!😊

[Cup_god]

I’m obsessed with Japanese culture since an early age and the food is especially healthy. I love bringing Asian (generally speaking) food to school whenever I get a chance. But I e always wanted to make actual bento meals. This will be great when I actually get a bento box

[DivineTimesTwo]

All the bentos looked delicious. Love the way you put them together. Thank you so much for this awesome video. ☺️☺️❤️

[noctis]

Very good! This is the first beginner bento box recipe video i have seen on youtube that is actually really for beginners. I can't wait to try these out!

[KentLaoGomez]

Thank you so much for making these videos! I’ve been looking and waiting for a channel like this to be created. Thank you! 🙏🏽

[s]

Lesson learnt: when in doubt - salt, pepper & soy sauce😂

[fengyizen]

You are so well organized and seeing you makes foods make me feel relaxed and help my mood better and your videos give me such a healing feeling. Love it a lot

[OanhNguyen-kxgb]

I cooked the fish salmon with Ponzu sauce followed yr recipe, so yummy, my son love it too! Thx alot so easy way and yummy !