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Home » Weeknight Dinner

Weeknight Dinner

For a quick and delicious weeknight meal, browse our go-to recipes like teriyaki salmon, Japanese dry curry, and taco rice.

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A white plate containing Japanese Pasta with Shrimp and Broccolini.

Japanese-style Shrimp and Broccolini Pasta 海老とブロッコリーニの和風パスタ

4.73 from 44 votes
A glass bowl containing cold somen noodles with dipping sauce.

Japanese Cold Somen Noodles そうめん

4.79 from 37 votes
A bowl containing mapo tofu over steamed rice.

Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) (Video) 麻婆豆腐

4.76 from 319 votes
A white plate containing Broiled Miso Salmon served over ginger rice.

Miso Salmon (Video) 味噌サーモン

4.75 from 607 votes

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A bowl containing Chicken Teriyaki glazed with homemade teriyaki sauce on the bed of steamed rice.

Chicken Teriyaki (Video) チキン照り焼き

4.75 from 374 votes
Donburi rice bowls containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼

4.74 from 500 votes
A bowl containing mapo tofu over steamed rice.

Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) (Video) 麻婆豆腐

4.76 from 319 votes
A plate containing butter shoyu chicken, broccoli, and tomatoes.

Butter Shoyu Chicken バター醤油チキン

4.77 from 165 votes
A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.

Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl) (Video) 鰻丼

4.78 from 63 votes
A glass bowl containing cold somen noodles with dipping sauce.

Japanese Cold Somen Noodles そうめん

4.79 from 37 votes
A white plate containing chicken katsu with tonkatsu sauce and shredded cabbage with sesame dressing.

Chicken Katsu (Video) チキンカツ

4.70 from 100 votes
Japanese bowls containing Classic Udon Noodle Soup called Kake Udon or Su Udon, topped with sliced green onion, onsen tamago (poached egg), and fish cake slices.

Udon Noodle Soup (Kake Udon) (Video) かけうどん

4.67 from 92 votes
A white plate containing Japanese Pasta with Shrimp and Broccolini.

Japanese-style Shrimp and Broccolini Pasta 海老とブロッコリーニの和風パスタ

4.73 from 44 votes
Tablesetup for shabu shabu - donabe hot pot, vegetables, meat, udon, and dipping sauces.

Shabu Shabu Recipe (Video)しゃぶしゃぶ

4.70 from 96 votes
A white plate containing Broiled Miso Salmon served over ginger rice.

Miso Salmon (Video) 味噌サーモン

4.75 from 607 votes
A Le Creuset pot containing Mille-Feuille Nabe, which is a hot pot dish with layers of pork belly slices and napa cabbage slices in a dashi broth.

Mille-Feuille Nabe ミルフィーユ鍋

4.75 from 128 votes
A white ceramic bowl containing Instant Pot Short Ribs with daikon and carrots pressure cooked in a savory sauce.

Instant Pot Short Ribs (Video) 牛バラ肉と大根煮

4.89 from 111 votes
A fluted plate containing Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles).

Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles)(Video) 焼きそば

4.81 from 412 votes
A bowl of Vegetarian Ramen topped with ajitama (soy marinated egg), spicy bean sprouts, corn, and a green veggie.

Vegetarian Ramen (Video) 豆乳味噌ラーメン

4.82 from 387 votes
A plate containing Teriyaki Salmon served with steamed rice and miso soup.

Teriyaki Salmon (Video) 鮭の照り焼き

4.82 from 367 votes
A white plate containing Stir-Fried Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice.

Niratama Donburi (Garlic Chives and Egg Over Rice) (Video) ニラ玉

4.81 from 31 votes
A fluted plate containing baked Tonkatsu drizzled with tonkatsu sauce, shredded cabbage, cucumber slices, and tomato wedges.

Baked Tonkatsu (Video) 揚げないとんかつ

4.82 from 222 votes
A bowl containing ahi tuna and salmon poke along with edamame, avocado, sushi ginger, and radish over bed of steamed rice.

Poke Bowl Recipe

4.77 from 59 votes
Colorful plates containing Okinawa Taco Rice with flavorful taco fixings served on a bed of hot Japanese white rice.

Okinawa Taco Rice (Video) タコライス

4.80 from 85 votes
A white plate containing Baked Chicken Katsu (Japanese Chicken Cutlets) and shredded cabbage salad.

Baked Chicken Katsu 揚げないチキンカツ

4.79 from 216 votes
A cast-iron pan containing Steak Garlic Rice topped with chopped scallions and garlic chips.

Steak Garlic Rice

4.69 from 63 votes
A fluted oval shape containing stir-fried mushrooms and eggs drizzled with ankake sauce.

Stir-Fried Mushrooms and Eggs with Ankake Sauce

4.76 from 33 votes
A donabe claypot containing Nabeyaki Udon, which is made of udon noodles, kamaboko fish cake, fried tofu, egg cooked in a dashi broth and topped with shrimp tempura.

Nabeyaki Udon (Video) 鍋焼きうどん

4.81 from 26 votes
A black staub containing Kimchi Jjigae (Stew) topped with slices of tofu.

Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)

4.80 from 25 votes
A ceramic plate containing steamed rice, dry curry, and a fried egg.

Japanese Dry Curry ドライカレー

4.62 from 39 votes
A white plate containing vegetable yakisoba along with red pickled ginger.

Vegetable Yakisoba 野菜焼きそば

4.58 from 14 votes
A white plate containing Mentaiko Udon topped with shredded nori and shiso leaves.

Mentaiko Udon (Spicy Cod Roe Udon) 明太子うどん

4.76 from 57 votes
A white plate containing Japanese simmered beef and tofu (niku dofu).

Simmered Beef and Tofu (Niku Dofu) 肉豆腐

4.65 from 28 votes
A white Japanese bowl containing cold miso soup (hiyajiru) with tofu, cucumber, and salmon).

Cold Miso Soup (Hiyajiru) 冷や汁

4.75 from 20 votes
A white plate containing Ketchup Spaghetti (Napolitan).

Napolitan (Japanese Ketchup Spaghetti) ナポリタン

4.70 from 147 votes
A white plate containing cold ramen (Hiyashi Chuka) with julienned cucumber, ham, egg, and more!

Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen) 冷やし中華

4.75 from 75 votes
A plate containing Japanese Pizza Toast made with Japanese milk bread, pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and various toppings.

Pizza Toast ピザトースト

4.58 from 14 votes
Zaru Soba (Cold Buckwheat Noodles with Dipping Sauce) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles) ざるそば

4.74 from 115 votes
A bowl containing Soboro Don (seasoned ground chicken and scrambled egg over rice).

Soboro Don (Ground Chicken Bowl) そぼろ丼

4.77 from 153 votes
A octagon plate containing Tenshinhan (Crab Omelette Over Rice).

Tenshinhan (Crab Omelette Over Rice) 天津飯

4.79 from 14 votes
Yaki Udon (Japanese Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) being pulled out with chopsticks.

Yaki Udon (Stir-Fried Udon Noodles) (Video) 焼きうどん

4.68 from 175 votes
A Japanese ceramic plate containing Pork Kimchi Stir-Fry called Buta Kimchi. It's served with steamed rice.

Pork Kimchi Stir-Fry (Buta Kimchi) 豚キムチ炒め

4.90 from 19 votes
A Japanese donburi bowl containing Tanindon, which is simmered beef and egg over steamed rice.

Tanindon (Beef and Egg Rice Bowl) 他人丼

4.82 from 22 votes
Soba Noodle Soup with shrimp in a bowl | easy Japanese recipes at justonecookbook.com

Soba Noodle Soup (Video) 温かいお蕎麦

4.66 from 66 votes
A white ceramic plate containing Japanese fried rice (Yakimeshi).

Japanese Fried Rice (Yakimeshi) (Video) 焼き飯

4.79 from 79 votes
A taquoise bowl containing teriyaki tofu and broccoli over steamed rice.

Pan-Fried Teriyaki Tofu Bowl 照り焼き豆腐丼

4.58 from 19 votes
Black ceramic bowls containing glass noodle soup with tofu, fluffy egg, and wakame seaweed.

Japanese Glass Noodle Soup (Harusame Soup) 春雨スープ

4.63 from 40 votes
A white plate containing Pickled Mustard Green Fried Rice (Takana Chahan).

Pickled Mustard Greens Fried Rice (Takana Chahan) 高菜チャーハン

4.60 from 25 votes
A black bowl containing somen noodle soup with vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, egg, kamaboko fish cake, garnish with green onion.

Somen Noodle Soup (Nyumen) (Video) にゅうめん

4.84 from 18 votes
Chicken Zosui (Japanese rice soup) served in a white ceramic bowl along with green onions and sesame seeds in a separate bowl.

Zosui (Japanese Rice Soup) 雑炊

4.69 from 67 votes
Assortment of mushrooms are wrapped and cooked in foil with miso and butter.

Miso Butter Mushrooms in Foil きのこのホイル焼き

4.66 from 46 votes
Beef udon noodle soup in a donburi bowl.

Beef Udon (Niku Udon) (Video) 肉うどん

4.75 from 261 votes
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