Yummy even when cold! How to make Japanese Style Fried Rice Bento - BENTO BOX Lunch Ideas #21

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still flavorful.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces salt intake.

nori

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: lettuce

Spinach adds nutrients without the cost of nori.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

Add diced onion and carrot; sauté until softened.

Stir in peas and chopped green onion; cook for an additional 2 minutes.

Push the vegetables to one side of the skillet and crack an egg into the other side.

Scramble the egg until fully cooked, then mix with the vegetables.

Add the cooked rice to the skillet; break up any clumps and combine.

Pour in soy sauce and mirin; stir to evenly coat the rice and vegetables.

Season with salt and pepper to taste; cook until heated through.

Fold in cooked chicken and shrimp; heat until warmed.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly before packing into bento boxes.

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