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Easy Japanese Recipes for Everyday Home Cooking

Namiko Hirasawa Chen

Konnichiwa, I’m Nami!

Born and raised in Japan, I’m the founder and recipe creator behind Just One Cookbook, the largest English-language website for Japanese recipes. Since 2011, I’ve tested and shared 1,200 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes with step-by-step photos to help anyone cook delicious Japanese food at home.

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A bowl of soboro don (ground chicken bowl) with scrambled eggs, green peas, and pickled ginger arranged in sections, served on a wooden table with a bowl of miso soup and chopsticks beside it.
Dinner
Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl) そぼろ丼
30 minutes

Master Soboro Don at home! This 30-minute Japanese chicken rice bowl recipe with sweet-savory ground chicken and fluffy eggs is simple and satisfying.

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A wooden spoon lifts a piece of glazed chicken from a bowl of yakitori don, with rice, vegetables, and green peppers. The food looks saucy and freshly cooked.

JOC Cooking Challenge March 2026

Join the March 2026 JOC Cooking Challenge and master Yakitori Don at home! Pan-grill and glaze juicy chicken in sweet-savory sauce and serve over hot rice.

Japanese Cooking Guides & Tips

Awase Dashi in a measuring cup, and kombu and katsuobushi on a bamboo basket.
Soups & Stocks
How to Make Dashi (Video) だしの作り方

Discover how to make dashi at home—an easy 20-minute Japanese stock any beginner can master. Use kombu and bonito to unlock bold umami everyone will love.

Seasonal Ingredients

Easy Weeknight Dinners

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    Dinner
    Steak Garlic Rice
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    30 minutes
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    Dinner
    Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) (Video) 麻婆豆腐
    335
    25 minutes
  • A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.
    Dinner
    Poke Bowl Recipe
    60
    15 minutes
  • A fluted plate containing Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles).
    Dinner
    Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles)(Video) 焼きそば
    420
    30 minutes
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    Soups & Stocks
    Homemade Miso Soup (Video) 味噌汁
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    Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼
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    Teriyaki Salmon (Video) 鮭の照り焼き
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    Dinner
    Miso Butter Pasta with Tuna and Cabbage キャベツとツナの和風パスタ
    163
    15 minutes
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    Salads
    Soba Noodle Salad (Video) 蕎麦サラダ
    213
    15 minutes
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    Dinner
    Japanese Chicken Curry (Video) チキンカレー
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    Dinner
    Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) (Video) 親子丼
    649
    25 minutes
  • Beautiful Japanese plates containing karaage, Japanese fried chicken, garnished with lemon wedges and kewpie mayo dollop sprinkled with shichimi togarashi.
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    Appetizers
    Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) (Video) 唐揚げ
    414
    30 minutes
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    Appetizers
    Yakitori Recipe 焼き鳥
    227
    1 hour
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    Dinner
    Baked Chicken Katsu 揚げないチキンカツ
    218
    1 hour
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    Dinner
    Vegetarian Ramen (Video) 豆乳味噌ラーメン
    405
    30 minutes
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    Dinner
    Soy-Glazed Eggplant Donburi 茄子の甘辛丼
    241
    20 minutes
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    Dinner
    Vegetarian Sushi Rolls
    11
    1 hour 45 minutes
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    Dinner
    Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu Bowl 照り焼き豆腐丼
    20
    1 hour
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    Lunch
    Kitsune Udon (Video) きつねうどん
    171
    20 minutes
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