bento main dishes

I've been compiling a list of different items I can put in bento.  I HATE eating the same things day after day (although I do get in a rut where something sounds good, I'll eat it obsessively, but then rarely again), so variety is important to me.  I look at some bentos and think "how can they eat two cherry tomatoes every single day?"  ;)

It's turning into a long list, too.  Here's the protein portion:

Egg tamagoyaki

Tuna soboro

Balsalmic sesame chicken

Meat soboro

Mini cabbage rolls

Hardboiled egg

Soy sauce egg

Miso egg

Deviled egg

Mini quiche

Mini meatloaf

Chicken teriyaki

Ham-wrapped asparagus

Ham blossom

Octo dogs

Babybel or other cheese

Kebabs

Scotch eggs

Sausage balls

Meatballs w/ cheese in the middle

Pearl meatball

Tsukune (chicken meatballs)

Chicken grilled skewers (yakitori)

Miso chicken

Miso-marinated pork

Spanish tortilla

Lemon chicken nuggets

Salted chicken thighs

Red wine vinegar chicken

Tuna tofu mini burgers

kara-age (Japanese fried chicken)

salmon balls

sesame tofu

Japanese stuffed peppers

Cucumber and chicken salad

Tonkatsu

Kofta

Stuffed grape leaves

Some of these I have recipes for, some I don't... if you want a recipe for something, just ask.  Most of them can be found with a quick internet search, however.  Quite a few recipes are from Just Bento.  There are also a few items that are *ahem* not Japanese, like the kofta and dolmades.  I'm interested in other international cuisines as well. 

Starch, veg, and sweets lists to follow.