Cooking Cute: Bento Recipes

Cooking Cute: a bento site

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Carrot and Tofu with Sesame Dressing (GF)(BV)
Cheddar, Ham & Bell Pepper Mini-Quiches (GF)(BV)
Chicken Dumplings (c/GF)
"Greek Tamagoyaki" (GF)(c/BV)
Hoisin Chicken Buns
Indian-Style Chicken Chunks (GF)
Mango-Shrimp Summer Rolls (GF)
Mini Shrimp Burgers with Chili Mayo (c/GF)
Mini-Turkey Burgers with Special Sauce (GF)
Mixed-Rice Onigiri in 3 flavors: Ginger-Beef, Sweet-Egg, Pickled Plum (GF)(BV)
Chicken Skewers w/Chili-BBQ Sauce (GF)
Sundried Tomato Chicken Buns (GF)
Tamagoyaki with Spinach (GF)(BV)
Tea-Marbled Eggs (GF)
Thai-Style Dumplings
Thai-Style "Sushi" Sandwich Rolls
Tofu-Egg Scramble (GF)
Wontons with Pork & Shrimp Filling

Red Beef Curry (GF)(c/BV)
Royal Chicken Cooked in Yogurt (GF)(c/BV)
Shrimp Curry Laksa (GF)
Vietnamese Chicken Curry (GF)(c/BV)

Shrimp Curry Laksa (GF)
Soba Noodles with Tofu and Veggies (GF)(c/BV)
Somen Noodle Stir-Fry (c/GF)(BV)
Stir-Fried Rice Noodles w/Beef & Broccoli (GF)(c/BV)
Wontons with Pork & Shrimp Filling

Amatriciana Sauce (GF)
Chicken Pasta with Walnut Pesto (GF)(c/BV)
Fusilli with Prosciutto and Peas (c/GF)(c/BV)
Jazzed-Up Jarred Meat Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
Quick Bolognese Sauce (GF)
Shrimp & Roasted Zucchini Pasta w/Basil Vinaigrette (GF)
Triple-Meat Pasta Sauce (GF)

Aromatic Brown Jasmine Rice (GF)(BV)
Aromatic Garlicky Brown Rice (GF)(c/BV)
Caramelized Chicken and Onions (GF)
Chicken Donburi, Indian-Style (GF)
Chicken Katsu (c/GF)
Chicken Katsu II (c/GF)
Chicken-Tofu Rice (GF)(c/BV)
Grilled Catfish with Hoisin-Peanut Sauce (GF)
Honey-Ginger Chicken (GF)
Kung "Pow" Chicken (GF)
Omuraisu (Omelet Filled with Fried Rice) (GF)(c/BV)
Pork with Garlic and Pepper (GF)
Spinach & Feta-Stuffed Chicken Thighs (GF)
Spam Fried Rice (GF)(c/BV)
Tomato-Basil Shrimp & Onions (GF)
Three-Color Donburi (GF)
Three-Mushroom Rice (GF)(BV)
Vegetable Fried Rice (GF)(c/BV)

Gingery Sweet Potato Soup (GF)(c/BV)
Shrimp Curry Laksa (GF)
Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Chicken (GF)
Wontons with Pork & Shrimp Filling

Spam Musubi (GF)
Tamago (GF)(c/BV)

Chili-BBQ Sauce(GF)(BV)
Hoisin-Peanut Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
Honey-Ginger Marinade/Sauce (GF)
Marinade for Beef (GF)(c/BV)
Minty Cilantro-Lime Dipping Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
Special Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
The Best Dipping Sauce Ever (GF)
Tonkatsu Sauce (c/GF)(BV)

Mango Sticky Rice (GF)(BV)

Jazzed-Up Jarred Meat Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
Marinade for Beef (GF)(c/BV)
Mixed-Rice Onigiri: Ginger-Beef Flavored (GF)
Quick Bolognese Sauce (GF)
Red Beef Curry (GF)(c/BV)
Stir-Fried Rice Noodles w/ Beef & Broccoli (GF)(c/BV)
Thai-Style "Sushi" Sandwich Rolls
Three-Color Donburi (GF)
Triple-Meat Pasta Sauce (GF)

Caramelized Chicken and Onions (GF)
Chicken Donburi, Indian-Style (GF)
Chicken Dumplings (c/GF)
Chicken Katsu (c/GF)
Chicken Katsu II (c/GF)
Chicken Pasta with Walnut Pesto (GF)(c/BV)
Chicken Skewers w/Chili-BBQ Sauce (GF)
Chicken-Tofu Rice (GF)(c/BV)
Hoisin Chicken Buns
Honey-Ginger Chicken (GF)
Indian-Style Chicken Chunks (GF)
Kung "Pow" Chicken (GF)
Mini-Turkey Burgers with Special Sauce (GF)
Omuraisu (Omelet Filled with Fried Rice) (GF)(c/BV)
Royal Chicken Cooked in Yogurt (GF)(c/BV)
Spinach & Feta-Stuffed Chicken Thighs (GF)
Sundried Tomato Chicken Buns (GF)
Vietnamese Chicken Curry (GF)(c/BV)
Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Chicken (GF)

Grilled Catfish with Hoisin-Peanut Sauce (GF)
Mango-Shrimp Summer Rolls (GF)
Mini Shrimp Burgers with Chili Mayo (c/GF)
Shrimp Curry Laksa (GF)
Shrimp & Roasted Zucchini Pasta w/Basil Vinaigrette (GF)
Tomato-Basil Shrimp & Onions (GF)
Wontons with Pork & Shrimp Filling

Amatriciana Sauce (GF)
Cheddar, Ham & Bell Pepper Mini-Quiches (GF)(BV)
Fusilli with Prosciutto and Peas (c/GF)(c/BV)
Pork with Garlic and Pepper (GF)
Spam Fried Rice (GF)(c/BV)
Spam Musubi (GF)
Thai-Style Dumplings
Triple-Meat Pasta Sauce (GF)
Wontons with Pork & Shrimp Filling

Aromatic Brown Jasmine Rice (GF)(BV)
Aromatic Garlicky Brown Rice (GF)(c/BV)
Carrot and Tofu with Sesame Dressing (GF)(BV)
Chili-BBQ Sauce (GF)(BV)
Gingery Sweet Potato Soup (GF)(c/BV)
"Greek Tamagoyaki" (GF)(c/BV)
Hoisin-Peanut Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
Honey-Ginger Marinade/Sauce (GF)
Mango Sticky Rice (GF)(BV)
Minty Cilantro-Lime Dipping Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
Mixed-Rice Onigiri: Sweet Egg-Flavored (GF)(c/BV)
Mixed-Rice Onigiri: Pickled Plum-Flavored (GF)(BV)
Soba Noodles with Tofu and Veggies (GF)(c/BV)
Somen Noodle Stir-Fry (c/GF)(BV)
Special Sauce (GF)(c/BV)
Tamago (GF)(c/BV)
Tamagoyaki with Spinach (GF)(BV)
Tea-Marbled Eggs (GF)
The Best Dipping Sauce Ever (GF)
Three-Mushroom Rice (GF)(BV)
Tofu-Egg Scramble (GF)(c/BV)
Tonkatsu Sauce (c/GF)(BV)
Vegetable Fried Rice (GF)(c/BV)

GF	Gluten-Free
c/GF	convertible to Gluten-Free (by subsitution of GF ingredients or omission of non-GF ingredients)
BV	Buddhist-Vegetarian (no meat, onion, scallions, garlic, chives, or leeks)
c/BV	convertible into Buddhist-Vegetarian (by substitution of BV ingredients or omission of non-BV ingredients)
Cooking Cute went gluten-free in July 2006; therefore, recipes marked GF that were featured prior to that date may be pictured with non-GF items. If you are gluten senstive or a celiac, please ensure that you use only gluten-free products and ingredients.