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Japanese Recipes Under 30 Minutes

These Japanese recipes under 30 minutes are perfect for busy days. Try fast and flavorful dishes like baked chicken katsu, mapo eggplant, garlic onion chicken, and ketchup spaghetti.

With simple ingredients and easy steps, you can enjoy homemade Japanese meals in no time!

A white plate containing Baked Chicken Katsu (Japanese Chicken Cutlets) and shredded cabbage salad. A white plate containing Baked Chicken Katsu (Japanese Chicken Cutlets) and shredded cabbage salad.
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All Under 30 Minutes Recipes

  • Salmon fillet baked in foil with sliced lemon, julienned carrots, and mushrooms, garnished with chives. Japanese side dishes, rice, and chopsticks are visible in the background.
    Salmon in Foil (Video) 鮭のホイル焼き
    156
    25 minutes
  • A bowl of beef udon with sliced beef, green onions, narutomaki (fish cake), and fresh herbs in broth, served on a wooden tray with chopped green onions and a bottle of seasoning on the side.
    Beef Udon (Niku Udon) (Video) 肉うどん
    269
    25 minutes
  • A plate of chilled udon noodles on a bamboo mat, garnished with green maple leaves, served with dipping sauce, wasabi, green onions, ginger, and sesame seeds on a rustic wooden table.
    Easy
    Cold Udon Noodles (Zaru Udon) ざるうどん
    3
    15 minutes
  • A plate of crispy breaded chicken cutlets drizzled with sauce, served with shredded cabbage, tomato wedges, and dipping sauce. Chopsticks rest in front of the plate on a wooden table.
    Chicken Katsu (Video) チキンカツ
    137
    30 minutes
  • Zaru soba and zaru cha soba (cold buckwheat noodles and green tea noodles) served on a bamboo mat with shredded nori on top. Dipping sauce, green onions, and wasabi are in the background.
    Easy
    Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles) ざるそば
    118
    15 minutes
  • Three grilled triangular rice balls (yaki onigiri) with a golden-brown crust are arranged on a green leaf in a rectangular plate, accompanied by pickled vegetables on the side. The setting is on a wooden table.
    Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball) (Video) 焼きおにぎり
    83
    30 minutes
  • An oval shape plate containing Pan-Fried Curry Chicken garnished with lettuce.
    Easy
    Pan-Fried Curry Chicken (Video)
    8
    20 minutes
  • White plates of fresh green salad with lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, and cherry tomatoes, topped with vibrant orange carrot ginger dressing and served with a gold fork on a marble surface.
    Carrot Ginger Dressing 人参ドレッシング
    248
    10 minutes
  • A wooden bowl containing tomato egg vermicelli soup garnished with green onion.
    Easy
    Tomato Egg Vermicelli Soup (Video)
    5
    15 minutes
  • A white scalloped plate containing stir-fried Butter Ponzu beef with komatsuna green and maitake mushrooms.
    Easy
    Butter Ponzu Beef (Video)
    9
    20 minutes
  • A white plate containing Honey Gochujang Chicken sprinkled with sesame chicken served on green salad.
    Honey Gochujang Chicken (Video)
    12
    20 minutes
  • Wooden soup bowls containing Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup.
    Easy
    Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup ほうれん草と椎茸の味噌汁
    3
    15 minutes
  • A large shallow bowl containing multi-grain rice and Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry.
    Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry (Video)
    8
    20 minutes
  • Beautiful Japanese plates containing karaage, Japanese fried chicken, garnished with lemon wedges and kewpie mayo dollop sprinkled with shichimi togarashi.
    Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) (Video) 唐揚げ
    408
    30 minutes
  • An oval plate with scalloped edge containing Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry served with multigrain rice and miso soup.
    Easy
    Easy Pork and Eggplant Stir Fry (Video) 豚と茄子の炒め物
    3
    20 minutes
  • Lacquerer miso soup bowls containing Kale Daikon Miso Soup.
    Easy
    Kale Daikon Miso Soup
    2
    20 minutes
  • A round shallow bowl containing a bed of steamed rice and Hayashi Rice.
    Easy Hayashi Rice (Video)
    5
    40 minutes
  • A Japanese shabu-shabu hot pot setup with a donabe pot, thinly sliced beef, tofu, assorted mushrooms, vegetables, udon noodles, and dipping sauces arranged on a wooden table.
    Shabu Shabu Recipe (Video)しゃぶしゃぶ
    95
    30 minutes
  • Delicious Chicken Yakisoba with tender, moist chicken thighs and crisp veggies in a sweet savory sauce plated on a beautiful white plate with blue scalloped edge.
    Easy
    Easy Chicken Yakisoba チキン焼きそば
    2
    20 minutes
  • A mason jar of homemade Japanese mayonnaise next to a bottle of Kewpie mayonnaise.
    How to Make Japanese Mayonnaise (Kewpie Mayo) マヨネーズ
    616
    10 minutes
  • A Le Creuset pot containing Mille-Feuille Nabe, which is a hot pot dish with layers of pork belly slices and napa cabbage slices in a dashi broth.
    Mille-Feuille Nabe ミルフィーユ鍋
    132
    30 minutes
  • an assortment of green tea in teacups on a wooden table
    How to Make Japanese Green Tea
    8
    5 minutes
  • An oval plate containing Chicken Stir-fry with Garlic Chives served on the table along with tea pot and small plates.
    Easy
    Chicken Stir-fry with Garlic Chives (Video)
    4
    20 minutes
  • A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.
    Easy
    Poke Bowl Recipe
    60
    15 minutes
  • Wooden bowls filled with Pork Tofu Soup, served alongside steamed rice and a chicken dish on the table.
    Easy
    Pork Tofu Soup (Video)
    4
    15 minutes
  • A rectangular plate containing Miso Glazed Eggplant garnished with yuzu kosho paste on a green maple leaf on the side.
    Miso Glazed Eggplant 茄子の味噌焼き
    120
    30 minutes
  • A white bowl containing Katsudon, pork cutlet rice bowl, where golden brown tonkatsu, drizzled egg, and tender onion are simmered in a savory dashi broth.
    Katsudon (Pork Cutlet Rice Bowl) (Video) かつ丼
    51
    30 minutes
  • An indigo round plate containing chopped cabbage dish called Yamitsuki Cabbage served with a pair of chopsticks and small dishes and sake cups and the table.
    Yamitsuki Cabbage やみつきキャベツ
    132
    5 minutes
  • A glass mason jar containing homemade teriyaki sauce.
    Teriyaki Sauce 照り焼きのたれ
    333
    15 minutes
  • Japanese ceramic plates containing Tonkatsu (pork cutlet) and shredded cabbage salad.
    Tonkatsu (Japanese Pork Cutlet) (Video) とんかつ
    302
    30 minutes
  • A bottle of Bulldog vegetable & fruit sauce (Tonkatsu sauce) and a mason glass jar of homemade tonkatsu sauce.
    Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce とんかつソース
    777
    5 minutes
  • A light wooden bowl containing Spicy Pork and Bean Sprout Miso Soup sprinkled with ground sesame seeds.
    Easy
    Spicy Pork and Bean Sprout Miso Soup (Video)
    5
    10 minutes
  • Yaki Udon (Japanese Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) being pulled out with chopsticks.
    Yaki Udon (Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) (Video) 焼きうどん
    179
    25 minutes
  • A Japanese black mortar containing cut tomato wedges dressed in ground sesame ponzu seasoning, garnished with mitsuba leaves on top.
    Tomato Salad with Sesame Ponzu (Video)
    4
    5 minutes
  • A Japanese meal consisting of small dishes or bowls, each plating Teriyaki Salmon, steamed rice, miso soup, pickles, tamagoyaki, and green bean gomaae.
    Easy
    Teriyaki Salmon (Video) 鮭の照り焼き
    381
    15 minutes
  • 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.
    Easy
    Udon Noodle Soup (Kake Udon) (Video) かけうどん
    94
    15 minutes
  • Small Japanese bowls containing Japanese cucumber salad called Sunomono.
    Japanese Cucumber Salad (Sunomono) (Video) 酢の物
    147
    15 minutes
  • An isobeyaki mochi cheese pull!
    Isobeyaki Mochi with Cheese 磯部焼き餅
    4
    20 minutes
  • A round red bowl containing Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) garnished with green leaves.
    Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) 椎茸の含め煮
    3
    25 minutes
  • A green plate containing Japanese rice cake (mochi) coated with kinako (soybean flour).
    Kinako Mochi (Rice Cake with Soybean Flour) きな粉餅
    2
  • A bowl containing Chicken Teriyaki glazed with homemade teriyaki sauce on the bed of steamed rice.
    Easy
    Chicken Teriyaki (Video) チキン照り焼き
    381
    20 minutes
  • Donburi rice bowls containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.
    Easy
    Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼
    510
    20 minutes
  • A bowl containing mapo tofu over steamed rice.
    Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) (Video) 麻婆豆腐
    326
    25 minutes
  • Round plates containing shrimp yakisoba.
    Shrimp Yakisoba 海老焼きそば
    3
    25 minutes
  • A plate containing three tuna mayo onigiri and pickles, served with a wooden bowl of miso soup.
    Easy
    Tuna Mayo Onigiri ツナマヨおにぎり
    5
    15 minutes
  • A white plate containing Japanese souffle pancakes dusted with powdered sugar, fresh mixed berries, and whipped cream.
    Fluffy Japanese Soufflé Pancakes (Video) スフレパンケーキ
    1269
    45 minutes
  • A large ceramic donburi rice bowl containing Sukiyaki Don, thinly sliced beef, tofu, and vegetables simmered in a savory dashi soy broth and served over steamed rice.
    Easy
    Sukiyaki Don すき焼き丼
    4
    15 minutes
  • A plate containing Miso Cod.
    Miso Cod (Black Cod with Miso) 銀だらの西京焼き
    461
    30 minutes
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