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Home » Quick & Easy

Quick & Easy Japanese Recipes

Browse our quick and easy recipes that take about 5 ingredients, around 5 steps, or 20 minutes or less to prepare.

Chopsticks pulling noodles from a black bowl containing Soba Noodle Salad topped with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro and green onions.

Soba Noodle Salad (Video) 蕎麦サラダ

4.75 from 204 votes
A light-colored wooden tray containing a bowl of miso soup with soft tofu, wakame seaweed, and thinly sliced green onions, along with a bowl of steamed rice, a small plate of tamagoyaki, and a smalll side dish.

10 Minute Meal – Easy Miso Soup

5 from 3 votes
A white ramen bowl containing Korean ramen (ramyeon), topped with soft-cooked egg, kimchi, and green onions.

10 Minute Meal – Instant Ramen Recipe

4.50 from 2 votes
A paper box containing Japanese Sandwiches (Mixed Sando).

Japanese Sandwich – Mixed Sando ミックスサンド

4.79 from 14 votes
A white plate containing okra with ginger soy sauce.

Okra with Ginger Soy Sauce オクラの生姜醤油和え

4.87 from 15 votes
A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.

Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl) (Video) 鰻丼

4.78 from 63 votes
A glass plate containing cold natto udon topped with kimchi, onsen tamago, blanched okra, fresh cucumber, and grated nagaimo.

Cold Natto Udon

No ratings yet
A white plate containing Blistered Shishito Peppers With Ginger Soy Sauce.

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Ginger Soy Sauce

4.72 from 21 votes
A glass bowl containing cold somen noodles with dipping sauce.

Japanese Cold Somen Noodles そうめん

4.79 from 37 votes
Serving Asian Salad served on a plate.

Asian Cabbage Salad with 3-Ingredient Miso Dressing

4.68 from 31 votes
A fluted plate containing Zunda Mochi, topped with sweet edamame paste.

Zunda Mochi (Sweet Edamame Mochi) ずんだ餅

No ratings yet
An oval fluted plate containing Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant topped with julienned ginger.

Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant with Miso

5 from 1 vote
Red lacquered bowls containing red bean soup with mochi balls.

Oshiruko (Sweet Red Bean Soup) お汁粉

5 from 1 vote
A white plate containing Bean Sprout Salad, seasoned with sesame oil and mixed with (ground) sesame seeds and green onions.

Bean Sprout Salad もやしのナムル

4.77 from 51 votes
A glass bowl containing Japanese strawberry milk dessert with chunks of fresh strawberries.

Showa-style Japanese Strawberry Milk 昭和の苺ミルク

5 from 1 vote
Royal milk tea in a blue and white tea cup.

Royal Milk Tea (Video) ロイヤルミルクティー

4.85 from 63 votes
Japanese bowls containing Classic Udon Noodle Soup called Kake Udon or Su Udon, topped with sliced green onion, onsen tamago (poached egg), and fish cake slices.

Udon Noodle Soup (Kake Udon) (Video) かけうどん

4.67 from 92 votes
A plate containing Onsen Tamago (Japanese hot spring egg) made with a microwave.

2-Minute Microwave Onsen Tamago

5 from 6 votes
White ceramic bowls containing Bacon Asparagus Miso Soup topped with a slice of butter.

Bacon Asparagus Miso Soup

5 from 8 votes
A round ceramic plate containing napa cabbage stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms and bacon seasoned lightly with soy sauce.

Napa Cabbage Stir-Fry 白菜の炒め物

4.69 from 29 votes
A bowl containing steamed rice, raw egg, sprinkled katsuobushi, and a drizzle of soy sauce.

Tamago Kake Gohan (TKG) 卵かけご飯

4.86 from 14 votes
Wooden miso soup bowls containing Kakitamajiru, Japanese egg drop soup.

Easy Japanese Egg Drop Soup (Kakitamajiru) かきたま汁

4.79 from 57 votes
A white ceramic bowl containing Miso Soup with enoki mushrooms, tofu, and Japanese long green onion, topped with ground sesame seeds.

Miso Soup with Enoki Mushrooms and Ground Sesame エノキのごま味噌汁

5 from 4 votes
Ceramic cups containing Japanese Ginger Tea (Shogayu) garnished with a slice of lemon.

Honey Ginger Tea (Shogayu) (Video) 生姜湯

4.66 from 75 votes
Chocolate covered strawberries on a baking sheet.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

5 from 2 votes
Japanese miso soup bowls containing tofu and wakame miso soup.

Homemade Miso Soup (Video) 味噌汁

4.85 from 579 votes
White cups containing Hojicha Latte topped with roasted green tea powder.

Hojicha Latte ほうじ茶ラテ

5 from 4 votes
A white and blue enamel tray containing frisee and radicchio lettuce, thinly sliced watermelon radish, and heirloom tomatoes, drizzled with Japanese onion dressing.

A Million-Dollar Japanese Onion Dressing 玉ねぎドレッシング

4.84 from 6 votes
A plate containing Teriyaki Salmon served with steamed rice and miso soup.

Teriyaki Salmon (Video) 鮭の照り焼き

4.82 from 367 votes
A Japanese donburi bowl containing Yakiniku Don, where pan-grilled well-marbled beef is coated with Japanese BBQ sauce and served over a bed of steamed rice.

Yakiniku Don (Japanese Grilled Beef Bowl) 焼肉丼

5 from 2 votes
A white plate containing Stir-Fried Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice.

Niratama Donburi (Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice) (Video) ニラ玉

4.81 from 31 votes
A tall glass filled with iced hojicha latte, showing two layers of milk and chocolate-color roasted green tea (hojicha).

Iced Hojicha Latte アイスほうじ茶ラテ

5 from 1 vote
Small Japanese bowls containing Japanese cucumber salad called Sunomono.

Japanese Cucumber Salad (Sunomono) (Video) 酢の物

4.68 from 142 votes
Japanese spinach salad dressed in sesame sauce served in a bowl

Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing (Gomaae) (Video) 胡麻和え

4.66 from 244 votes
A white bowl containing Ahi Tuna Poke.

Tuna Poke (Video) アヒポケ

4.80 from 10 votes
A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.

Poke Bowl Recipe

4.77 from 59 votes
Dipping the grilled beef in the homemade Yakiniku Sauce.

Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) 焼肉

4.67 from 6 votes
A glassware containing Japanese cold tofu topped with green onion and grated ginger and drizzled with soy sauce.

Japanese Cold Tofu (Hiyayakko) 冷奴

4.81 from 46 votes
A glass jar containing homemade watermelon juice.

Homemade Watermelon Juice (Video)

4.77 from 30 votes
Tall glass cups containing Iced Matcha Latte.

Iced Matcha Latte (Video) アイス抹茶ラテ

4.89 from 34 votes
A white bowl containing Shiso Pesto Pasta garnished with shaved Parmesan cheese and shiso leaves.

Shiso Pesto Pasta (Video) 大葉ジェノベーゼパスタ

4.67 from 9 votes
A white bowl containing Easy Chrysanthemum Salad.

Chrysanthemum Greens Salad 春菊のナムル

4.80 from 10 votes
Japanese tea cups containing Matcha Latte with a flat white on top sprinkling with green tea powder.

Matcha Latte (Video) 抹茶ラテ

4.84 from 72 votes
A blue bowl containing cold somen noodles topped with thinly sliced sudachi citrus.

Cold Somen Noodles with Sudachi Lime すだちそうめん

5 from 5 votes
A white ceramic plate containing spicy edamame.

Spicy Edamame スパイシー枝豆

4.69 from 66 votes
A white enamel bowl containing Heirloom Tomato Salad garnished with mint.

Heirloom Tomato Salad

4.86 from 7 votes
A bamboo basket containing perfectly cooked and salted edamame.

How to Cook Edamame (Fresh and Frozen)

4.82 from 38 votes
A plate containing Japanese Pizza Toast made with Japanese milk bread, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and various toppings.

Pizza Toast ピザトースト

4.58 from 14 votes
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