Chicken Meatball Bento

Name: Chicken Meatball Bento
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: cooked Japanese short-grain rice; teriyaki chicken meatballs; flower-shaped ham ((see how to make a ham flower)); Japanese kani salad; soft or hard-boiled egg; broccoli ((steamed or parboiled the previous night)); cherry tomatoes; strawberries; mandarin orange

Packed with a ham flower, crab salad, boiled egg, broccoli, and fruit, this colorful Chicken Meatball Bento with steamed Japanese rice will get your kids to enjoy their lunches without fail. Read on to learn more about how to pack bento boxes.

⏱ 18 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 3min 📊 Easy 🍽 1 servings 👁 8

Ingredients

1 servings

cooked Japanese short-grain rice
teriyaki chicken meatballs
flower-shaped ham ((see how to make a ham flower))
Japanese kani salad
soft or hard-boiled egg
broccoli ((steamed or parboiled the previous night))
cherry tomatoes
strawberries
mandarin orange

Instructions

Pack cooked Japanese short-grain rice in half of the bento box and let it cool.
Reheat the teriyaki chicken meatballs in a frying pan until heated through. Transfer them to a small plate and let them cool.
Meanwhile, make a ham flower and set aside.
When the rice and meatballs are cool, pack the rest of the ingredients into the bento box: Japanese kani salad, flower-shaped ham, soft or hard-boiled egg, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, and mandarin orange.
Cool down completely before closing the bento box.

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