Sweet and Sour Chicken Bento

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken Bento
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 serving cooked Japanese short-grain rice; Ootoya's sweet and sour chicken ((made ahead)); Ramen Egg ((made ahead)); Japanese potato salad ((made ahead)); cherry tomatoes; toasted black sesame seeds; umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums)

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.

⏱ 20 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 5min 📊 Easy 🍽 1 servings 👁 7

Ingredients

1 servings

1 serving cooked Japanese short-grain rice
Ootoya's sweet and sour chicken ((made ahead))
Ramen Egg ((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 until 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 it in the bento box.
Let cool completely before closing the bento box to avoid condensation. Please read food safety tips for bento.

Chicken & Poultry bentojapanese

Nutrition per serving

591kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$61.00

Per Serving
$61.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$122.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (14% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
serving cooked Japanese short-grain rice	1	$61.00
Ootoya's sweet and sour chicken	-	-
Ramen Egg	-	-
Japanese potato salad	-	-
cherry tomatoes	-	-
toasted black sesame seeds	-	-
umeboshi	-	-