Japanese Butadon Pork Rice Bowl
Thin pork simmered with onion in a sweet soy sauce and served over rice.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Pork
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Japanese Dinner Ideas
17 Japanese dinner recipes for home cooks, with cooking times.
These Japanese dinners lean on rice bowls, noodles and a few pantry staples such as miso, soy sauce, mirin and dashi. Oyako don, butadon and shogayaki pork come together quickly over rice, yakisoba and nabeyaki udon cover the noodle side, and Okinawan goya champuru shows a different regional style. Most recipes here are done in 25 minutes or so, which makes this one of the fastest cuisines on the site.
17 dinner ideas
Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry with Cabbage
Crisp panko chicken cutlets sit over a mellow curry of onion and carrot, with cool shredded cabbage alongside.
- 50 min
- Serves 4
- Chicken
Japanese Goya Champuru with Tofu
Bitter melon salted and stir-fried hard with pressed tofu, egg, and bonito.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Tofu
Japanese Goya Chanpuru Tofu Scramble
Bitter melon, tofu, egg, and vegetables become a balanced Okinawan-style chanpuru suitable for a quick dinner.
- 30 min
- Serves 2
- Bitter Melon
Japanese Hiyashi Chuka Chicken Noodles
Chilled ramen noodles arranged with chicken, egg ribbons, and vegetables under a soy-vinegar dressing.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Chicken
Japanese Kabocha Korokke with Cabbage
Mashed kabocha croquettes crumbed in panko and fried crisp, with shredded cabbage.
- 40 min
- Serves 3
- Vegetables
Japanese Nabeyaki Udon with Chicken
Udon simmered in a dashi broth in a single pot with chicken, shiitake, and an egg cracked in at the end.
- 35 min
- Serves 2
- Chicken
Japanese Okonomiyaki with Shrimp and Cabbage
A savory cabbage pancake with tender shrimp, crisp edges, and a quick drizzle of tangy sauce and creamy mayonnaise.
- 35 min
- Serves 4
- Shrimp
Japanese Oyako Don with Scallions
Tender chicken and softly set egg cook in a sweet-savory broth over fluffy rice.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Chicken
Japanese Saba Miso with Rice
Mackerel braises gently in a gingery miso sauce, with rice and greens to soak up the glaze.
- 30 min
- Serves 2
- Fish
Japanese Salmon Ochazuke with Tea Broth
Flaked salmon and rice turn into a soothing bowl when finished with hot green tea and nori.
- 20 min
- Serves 2
- Fish
Japanese Shogayaki Pork with Rice
Thin pork seared fast and glazed with a grated ginger and soy sauce.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Pork
Japanese Takikomi Gohan Mushroom Rice
Rice cooked in seasoned dashi with mushrooms so every grain takes on the flavour.
- 35 min
- Serves 3
- Vegetables
Japanese Tamago Kake Gohan with Furikake
A raw egg beaten into piping hot rice with soy sauce and furikake.
- 15 min
- Serves 1
- Eggs
Japanese Yaki Onigiri with Miso Vegetables
Rice balls grilled until the surface crisps, brushed with miso glaze, with charred vegetables.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Vegetables
Japanese Yakisoba with Pork and Cabbage
Quick pan-fried noodles with pork, cabbage, and a tangy-sweet sauce make an easy weeknight plate.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Pork
Japanese-Inspired Miso Mushroom Udon
Chewy udon, browned mushrooms, and spinach come together in a savory miso-butter sauce for a fast meatless dinner.
- 25 min
- Serves 4
- Mushrooms