5 bento box Recipes

soba noodles, organic vegetable or chicken broth, homemade or store-bought, toasted sesame oil or hot pepper sesame oil, kombu, green tea bags, carrot, peeled and grated, stemmed and sliced shiitake mushrooms, firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, tamari, white miso, scallions, white and green parts, sliced diagonally, freshly squeezed lemon juice, loosely packed baby spinach

cooked japanese-style rice, crabsticks, hard-boiled egg, cheese, sheet nori (seaweed), salt water, ketchup (tomato sauce), mayonnaise, black pepper, sheet plastic wrap, mayonnaise (optional), wasabi (optional)

ground chicken or 1 lb ground beef, egg (alternative is 1/2 tsp starch & 1/2 tsp water), onion, chopped, sugar, soy sauce, sake, ketchup, rice vinegar, water, starch (mixed with 1 tsp water), vegetable oil (for stir fry)

soba noodles, uncooked, low-sodium tamari, divided, sesame seeds, toasted sesame oil, pepper , to taste, nori, broken into small pieces, whole wheat flour, garlic powder, extra firm tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes, frozen broccoli florets, thawed, carrots, grated, fresh ginger, minced, frozen shelled edamame, thawed