Fill up half of bento box with Japanese rice. Let it cool so that hot/warm rice will not warm up other cool food.*
Pan fry leftover Chicken Nanban or bake in a toaster oven until it's warm.
Heat butter in a frying pan and saute mixed vegetables until cooked through. Season with salt and pepper. Put it in a bento silicone cup.
Wash tomatoes and pat dry. Place nicely in the bento box along with broccoli.
Pack Tamagoyaki and cooled Chicken Nanban.
Put Umeboshi on top of slightly cooled rice.
Cool down completely before closing the bento box.
Notes
Broccoli: How to freeze food for Bento, click here.* Cook broccoli florets in microwave: Put 1-2 broccoli florets in a small microwave-safe bowl/container. Fill with water and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for a minute or so until it's a little bit soft (or you can blanch it as well). Drain well and let it cool.[Please read FOOD SAFETY TIPS .]If you are using a thermal bento box like Thermos, you do not need to cool down before closing lunch box.This lunch is for my 6-year-old son.Recipe by Namiko Chen of Just One Cookbook. All images and content on this site are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without my permission. If you’d like to share this recipe on your site, please re-write the recipe in your own words and link to this post as the original source. Thank you.