Recipe List

I’ve featured many recipes on Not Exactly Bento over the years.  Below are the recipes I enjoyed and seemed to work well for me.  Some have become staples of my bento packing lifestyle.  For a list of those that didn’t work, visit my Recipe Failures archive.

Type: Appetizers | Sides |
Meat: Beef | Chicken|
Baked Goods

Appetizers:

• BBQ Pulled Pork
• Chicken & Pine Nut Mini Burgers, printable here
• Potstickers
• Red Pepper Bites
• Sesame Crusted Chicken Bites, printable here
• Vegetarian Wontons, printable here

Beef:

• Baked Beef Nachos
• Beef & Black Bean Tacos
• Beef Stew
• Kibi filling
• Meatloaf: Version 1
• Red Pepper Bites
• Versatile Meat Mix

Breads:

• Recipes to Come

Chicken:

• Chicken & Pine Nut Mini Burgers, printable here
• Chicken & Rice Soup
• Chicken Potstickers
• Chicken Salad
• Chunky Chicken Chili
• Lighter Sesame Chicken (from Everyday Food Magazine)
• Lime Basil Chicken
• Pan Roasted Chicken (ala Everyday Food Magazine, June 2010)
• Quick Roasted Chicken
• Sesame Crusted Chicken Bites, printable here
• Soba Sauce Stirfry
• Teriyaki Chicken

Desserts:

• Apple Torte
• Baked Apples: Version 1 & Version 2
• Carrot Cupcakes
• Cherry-Lime Pie
• Chocolate Stacked Cookie
• Pecan Brownies

Grains

• Quinoa, basic cooking instructions
• Quinoa Scramble
• Spanish-spiced cous cous

Louisiana Dishes

• Red Beans & Rice
• Sausage Jambalaya

Side Dishes

• Homemade Ravioli: Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, Step 5
• Baked Macaroni ‘n Cheese: Version 1 & Version 2

Pork Dishes

• Apple-Walnut Stuffed Pork Chops
• BBQ Pulled Pork
• Pork-filled Potstickers
• Sausage Jambalaya

Other

• Herbed Butter
• Simple Scrambled Eggs

Seafood

• Pan-Fried Flounder

Vegetables / Beans

• Black Bean Tacos
• Chorizo Garlic Potatoes
• Corn-Pepper Relish
• Lentil Cakes
• Lima Bean Cakes
• Pan-Browned Potatoes
• Red Beans & Rice
• Homemade Vegetable Stock
• Roasted Cabbage
• Vegetarian Wontons, printable here
• Zucchini & Onion Skewers