Japanese rice balls

Use up whatever you have leftover in the fridge in these easy rice balls. They're a great snack and perfect for lunch boxes. Source: kidspot

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Japanese rice balls
Suitable from
Finger foods (BLW)

Easy to prepare

Total time
20min

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Makes
6servings

adjustable below

Iron
0.3mg

per serving

Common allergens

Fish, MilkIntroduce one at a time.

Ingredients

6 servings
  • White rice1/2 cup
  • Brown rice1/2 cup
  • Chickenshredded
  • Fish, tunatinned
  • Green peasfrozen peas
  • Carrotsfinely chopped
  • Red bell pepperfinely chopped
  • Cucumberfinely chopped
  • Cheesechopped
  • Chiveschopped
  • Vegetable stock powder1 tbsp

Steps

  1. Combine white and brown rice with stock powder, and cook according to instructions on the packet of brown rice.

  2. Mix the cooked rice 2-3 of the suggested fillings of your choice.

  3. Roll into small bite-sized balls and place into pattie cases.

  4. Store in an airtight container in the fridge and use as needed.

Nutrition

Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.

Calories
36kcal
Protein
2.9g
Fat
1.3g
Carbs
3.2g
Calories from
  • Carbs35%
  • Protein32%
  • Fat33%

Ingredient health benefits

🔥 Energy
🚽 Digestion
🫀 Cardiovascular health
✨ Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant
🦵 Cellular growth
🩸 Blood health
💭 Cognitive and neurodevelopmental
🧠 Brain development
🤲 Skin health
💩 Gut health
🦠 Immune system
🔄 Healthy metabolism
💊 Supporting nutrition absorption
👀 Eyesight
🦴 Bone health

General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.

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Nutrition Facts

Estimated · 6 servings per recipe

Amount per serving

Calories

36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.3g2%
Saturated Fat 0.6g3%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 8.4mg3%
Sodium 108.5mg5%
Total Carbohydrate 3.2g1%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g2%
Total Sugars 0.7g
Incl. Added Sugars 0.0g0%
Protein 2.9g6%
Vitamin D 0.1mcg1%
Calcium 38mg3%
Iron 0.3mg1%
Vitamin C 4.0mg4%
Vitamin K 3.3mcg3%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg3%
Vitamin B12 0.2mcg7%
Folate 9mcg2%
Magnesium 7mg2%
Zinc 0.3mg3%

Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.