Here's How to Make Mushroom-Stuffed Hamburger and French Toast Salad Bentos

Because bentos, if you haven’t heard, are like portable, portion-controlled Asian boxes of awesome.

And, since these recipes only take 10 minutes, they’re the perfect way to ready your school lunches for the next couple of weeks. You know, until you get lazy, say “screw it” and decide to go to McDonald’s everyday instead.

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Mushroom-Stuffed Hamburger

Serves 1

3 oz. (80 g) ground beef and pork mix
Vegetable oil

Mixture A:

1/2 bag enoki mushrooms, chopped
1 fresh shiitake mushroom, minced
2 quail eggs
2 Tbsp panko breadcrumbs
1/6 onion, grated
Dash each salt, pepper

Mixture B:

1 Tbsp each ketchup, Worcestershire sauce
1/2 Tbsp white wine

In a bowl, combine ground meat and mixture A and knead together. Divide into thirds and shape into patties.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a frying pan and cook patties over high heat for 30 seconds, then turn heat to low and cook for 3 minutes. Flip patties and repeat.
Add mixture B and bring to a boil, thoroughly coating burgers in the sauce.

Mini Sunny-Side Up Eggs

Serves 1

2 quail eggs
Lettuce, vegetable oil, salt and pepper to taste

Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add quail eggs and fry sunny-side up. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with lettuce.

Arrange: Add cooked rice to bento box. Top with hamburgers, fried eggs and lettuce.

French Toast

Serves 1

1 slice bread
Butter, vegetable oil

Soy Sesame Dressing:

1 egg
3 Tbsp parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp milk
Dash each salt, pepper

Combine Soy Sesame Dressing in pan. Cut bread into bite-size pieces and soak thoroughly in dressing.
Heat 1 tsp each butter and oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add toast and cook until browned on both sides.