Teriyaki Chicken Bento is a simple and easy Bento you can make for you and your family. Pan-fried chicken coated with a sweet and salty sauce is good hot and also at room temperature. It is a great dish for a Bento lunch. Chicken can be made the night ahead so that you can eat some for dinner and leave some for next day’s Bento. Just heat chicken up in the morning, and add lettuce and cherry tomatoes along with Steamed Rice in the Bento box. If you are an early bird, you can of course make the whole thing in the morning. This recipe is from our cook book Simply Bento: Delicious Box Lunch Ideas for Healthy Portions to Go. There are over 140 Bento recipes for both main and side dishes. Simply Bento is available online and at book stores.
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