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Discover my Easy and Delicious Japanese Lunch Recipes perfect for rushed lunch breaks, meal prep and bento boxes.

From protein-packed rice bowls like Oyakodon to vibrant salads like my Salmon Crispy Rice Salad, these recipes make it easy to enjoy balanced, flavorful meals at home or on the go.

Featured Recipe

sanshoku don made with chicken soboro, scrambled egg and blanched spinach served over rice and topped with red pickled ginger on a wooden background

Sanshoku Soboro Donburi (Tricolor Chicken Rice Bowl)

Popular Japanese Lunch Recipes

easy shortcut tonkotsu-style ramen topped with pork chashu, ramen egg and shredded vegetables in a black bowl on black wood-effect background

10-Minute Cheat’s Tonkotsu Ramen (No Pork Bones Required)

Japanese izakaya style potato salad in a light blue bowl on a wooden board

Addictive Japanese Potato Salad (Potesara)

Osaka style okonomiyaki topped with homemade okonomi sauce, mayonnaise, aonori and bonito flakes in a small frying pan with sauce and a plate in the background

Ultimate Guide for The Best Authentic Osaka Style Okonomiyaki

Festival style yakisoba served in a bamboo boat with red pickled ginger

Authentic Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-fried Noodles)

Lunch Ideas by Type

Miso glazed salmon (pan fried) served on a brown rectangular plate and sprinkled with spring onions

Miso Glazed Salmon (Pan-fried)

Goya Champuru (Okinawan Bitter Melon Stir Fry) on a grey plate top down view

Goya Champuru (Okinawan Bitter Melon Stir Fry)

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Tonpeiyaki (Pork Belly and Cabbage Omelette)

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Okinawa Taco Rice And Cheese (Cafe Style)

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Chicken Tsukune (Japanese Glazed Meatballs)

Japanese Sesame Spinach Salad (Horensou no Gomaae)

Japanese Sesame Spinach Salad (Horenso no Goma-ae)

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Dashimaki Tamago (Japanese Rolled Omelette with Dashi)

Kinpira gobo made with carrots and burdock root topped with red chili in a white bowl on a wooden background surrounded by dry red chilis

Kinpira Gobo (Braised Burdock Root)

Japanese style crispy rice salad in a mottled bowl top down view

Crispy Rice Salad with Salmon (Japanese Flavor Twist)

Chicken and citrus somen noodle soup in a white bowl with slices of sudachi

Chilled Chicken and Citrus Somen Noodle Soup

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Japanese Chicken Salad (with Homemade Dressing)

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Sashimi Salad (with Homemade Japanese Wafu Dressing)

Three nikumaki onigiri (pork belly wrapped rice balls) arranged on a cream plate decorated with Perilla leaves and sprinkled with sesame seeds

Pork-Wrapped Rice Balls (Nikumaki Onigiri)

devil's onigiri made with tempura flakes and aonori on a gray plate with a brown border

Devil’s Onigiri Copycat Recipe (Lawson Akuma no Onigiri)

Yaki Onigiri (Japanese Grilled Rice Balls)

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Chicken Soboro Onigiri (Japanese Ground Chicken Rice Ball)

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Combini Style Tamago Sando

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All Lunch

Crispy Pan-Fried Enoki Mushroom Rice Bowl

Pork Wrapped Asparagus Rolls with Soy Glaze

One-Pan Beef Pepper Rice (Pepper Lunch Style)

Sobameshi (Kobe’s Fried Rice & Yakisoba Mashup)

Salmon Fried Rice with Japanese Flair

Mentaiko Mayo Onigiri (Rice Balls)

Tamago Kake Men (TKM Japanese Egg on Noodles)

Abura Udon (Addictive Soupless Udon)

Bikkuri Donkey Copycat Hamburger Steak (Cheese Burg Dish)

Easy Mock Teriyaki Without Using Sake and Mirin

Negitoro Onigiri (Mashed Tuna Rice Balls)

Salmon Miso Soup with Carrots and Potatoes

Shirunashi Tantanmen (Soupless Tan Tan Ramen)

Garlic Miso Rice Balls

Ebikyu Maki (Shrimp & Cucumber Sushi Rolls)

Ankake Spa (Nagoya’s Spaghetti with Thick Sauce)

Crispy Rice Salad with Salmon (Japanese Flavor Twist)

10-Minute Cheat’s Tonkotsu Ramen (No Pork Bones Required)

Ultimate Chicken Breast Karaage with Lemon

Tanindon (Japanese Pork and Egg Rice Bowl)

Tamago Sando (Japanese Egg Sandwich) Better Than Konbini

Teriyaki Beef Rice Bowl with Wasabi Twist

Homemade Ingredients

Salmon Flakes (Better Than Store-Bought!)

Perfect Onsen Tamago (Japanese Hot Spring Eggs)

Teriyaki Tofu Donburi (Vegan Rice Bowl)

Tsukimi Udon Noodle Soup (Egg Udon)

Omusoba (Yakisoba Omelette)

Yakitori Donburi (Japanese Chicken Rice Bowl)

Inari Sushi (Inarizushi)

Mentaiko Udon (Cod Roe Ankake Udon)

Uni Cream Pasta (Creamy Sea Urchin Pasta)

Easy Okayu with Egg (Japanese Rice Porridge)

Tekka Don (Japanese Tuna Sashimi Rice Bowl)

Miso Glazed Salmon (Pan-fried)

Chicken Udon Noodle Soup (Tori Nanban Udon)

Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Buns)

Spicy Vegetarian Miso Ramen

Easy and Delicious Ponzu Chicken

Ponzu Salmon (Pan Fried)

Yakiniku Rice Burger (Mos Burger Style)

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Thanks for visiting Sudachi Recipes. My name is Yuto and I’m a Japanese guy with a passion for food. Here I share tasty and accessible recipes so that you can bring a taste of Japan to your own kitchen.

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