Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 390 (how calories are calculated)
Time needed: 10-15 minutes in the morning (you could cut this down by making some things in advance)
Type: Salad! continue reading...
Chicken tenders, or thin pieces of chicken breast, cook up very fast and are low in fat. They are a bit more expensive than chicken dark meat, but otherwise are perfect for bentos.
This marinated and grilled chicken really just takes minutes to prep and to cook in a grill pan. They go well in a rice-based bento, in salad, sandwiches and more.
There’s a bonus just-mix yogurt dressing or sauce recipe below too! continue reading...
Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 450 (how calories are calculated)
Time needed: 15-20 minutes in the morning (you could cut this down by making some things in advance)
Type: Japanese, chicken, Bento Challenge! continue reading...
This is a variation on the Balsamic Vinegar and Sesame Chicken recipe. I came up with this when I ran out of balsamic vinegar and had to make do with plain red wine vinegar - which of course is much cheaper. It’s even simpler to make since you do not have to deal with the sesame. continue reading...
I’ve been working on a some recipes which work when I just throw them together, but aren’t quite ready for prime time publishing here. So the meantime here are a couple of bentos that are too similar to other bentos already shown here, but may be of interest to look at anyway. Both feature chicken recipes from the recent chicken mini-marathon. continue reading...
Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 435 (how calories are calculated)
Time needed: 5-10 minutes in the morning continue reading...
Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 400 (how calories are calculated) continue reading...
Bento contents:
Total calories (approx): 355 (how calories are calculated)
Time needed: 5-10 minutes in the morning, just to pack everything in the bento box
Type: Japanese, chicken! continue reading...
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