Breakfast Muffin Bento
By Yuko and Noriko
Image courtesy of Race Point Publishing
Prep Time
2 minutes prep time, 8 minutes cook time
Number of Servings
2
Recipe Source
Bento by Yuki & Noriko ($15.99, Race Point Publishing, 2020)
Ingredients
To Make This Bento
- Breakfast Muffin (see recipe below)
- Red plum or other seasonal fruits
- Ketchup (optional)
Breakfast Muffin
- 2 slices Cheddar cheese
- 2 English muffins, split
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, divided
- 2 to 4 slices Canadian bacon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- Pinch black pepper
- 1⁄2 cup (10 g) baby spinach
- 1⁄2 tomato, cut into 1⁄2-inch-thick (13 mm) slices
- 1 cup (33 g) alfalfa sprouts
Directions
- Place a cheese slice on the 2 bottom halves of the English muffins. Lightly toast all 4 muffin halves.
- Heat 1⁄2 teaspoon of the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the Canadian bacon and cook, turning a couple times.
- While the bacon is cooking, in a small skillet, heat the remaining 1⁄2 teaspoon oil and the butter over medium heat and make scrambled eggs. Season with the salt and pepper.
- On each toasted muffin bottom half with cheese, put half of the scrambled eggs, bacon slice(s), spinach, tomato, and alfalfa sprouts. Top with the other muffin halves.
Nutrition Info
Served with 1 plum): 404 Calories, 27 g Protein, 211 mg Cholesterol, 33 g Carbohydrates, 6 g Total sugars (0 g Added sugars), 4 g Fiber, 19 g Total fat (8 g sat), 775 mg Sodium, ★★★★★ Phosphorus, ★★★★ Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), ★★★ Vitamin B3 (niacin), Vitamin B12, Calcium, ★★ Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Folate, Zinc, ★ Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium
Contributor
Yuko and Noriko
Yuko and Noriko launched Japanese Cooking 101 in 2012 to show the world how to make fresh, simple, and tasty Japanese meals that can be prepared at home by everyone.
Yuko and Noriko grew up in Japan watching their mothers and grandmothers prepare food at home. Norika is also a professionally trained pastry chef.
They create recipes based on those memories, as well as their own years of experience cooking at home for their families. They both live in San Diego, California.
