Japanese-style shimeji pasta bento box

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Butter soy sauce flavored pasta that can be made in one pan
Japanese-style shimeji pasta bento box
2026.03.26 ｜ cabbage
For my morning lunch, I made a simple one-pan pasta dish. Today, I went for a Japanese-style version with plenty of butter.

Ingredients and Instructions for Japanese-Style Shimeji Mushroom Pasta (1 serving)

Japanese-Style Shimeji Mushroom Pasta

Pasta
100g

Shimeji Mushrooms
Half a pack (40g)

Onion
1/4

Bacon
Half a pack

Water or Hot Water
400cc～600cc

Soy sauce
10g

Mirin
15g

Dashi stock powder
5g

Butter
10g

Salt and pepper
a pinch
- Sauté shimeji mushrooms, onion, and bacon in olive oil (1 tablespoon [15g])
- Add all seasonings except the hot water and butter, then add the pasta
- About 3 minutes before the pasta is done cooking, adjust the heat so that the water is gone by the time the pasta is done cooking.
- Turn off the heat and finally add the butter, stirring until melted.
- Season with salt and pepper. If available, sprinkle with shiso leaves, seaweed, etc.

Husband

The pasta I’m using is Barilla No. 5 (1.8mm). It’s a little on the thicker side. I use a lot of Barilla pasta.

Wife

Barilla is a good pasta that smells nice and is easy to cook al dente.

Husband

Yeah, the boiling time isn’t a problem if you make it in one pan, even in the morning. I’ll probably be making pasta in one pan more often in the mornings.

Wife

One-pan cooking requires a bit of skill when it comes to things like the amount of hot water, but it’s easy once you get used to it. Barilla might be especially suitable for one-pan cooking.

Ingredients and Instructions for Stir-fry (2 servings)

A Simple Stir-fry

Remaining shredded cabbage
Remaining

Remaining Norabou greens
Remaining

Bacon
Remaining from the pasta above

Garlic
1cm

Soy sauce
1 teaspoon (5g)

Salt and pepper
A pinch
- To change the flavor with the pasta, sauté the remaining ingredients in sesame oil.
- Once cooked, add seasonings and it’s done

Husband

I made pasta and another dish from leftover stir-fry lol

Wife

You put leftovers in to fill up the bento box, right? I’ve never heard of Norabou-na before. Apparently it’s a vegetable grown in West Tokyo and Saitama.