Chicken Congee (Rice Porridge with Rotisserie Chicken)
Creamy, comforting rice porridge made with shredded Costco rotisserie chicken. A one-pot meal that’s cozy, flavorful, and ready in under an hour.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp avocado oil or neutral oil
- 1.5 cups short grain rice rinsed
- 2 green onion stalks thinly sliced (white & green parts separated)
- 1 cup carrot finely diced
- 1 cup zucchini finely diced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 32 oz chicken stock
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon base or 1 cube
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 cups cooked chicken shredded
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Water as needed
To garnish
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- Green onions sliced
- 4 tsp chili oil optional
Instructions
- Heat oil in a medium pot. Add white parts of green onion, carrots, and zucchini. Cook 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Add rice, sauté 2 minutes. Stir in chicken stock and bouillon base. Bring to boil, then reduce to simmer.
- Cook 30 minutes with lid ajar, stirring every 5 minutes. Add water if broth evaporates.
- When rice is creamy and porridge-like, turn off heat. Stir in soy sauce, sesame oil, and shredded chicken. Season to taste.
- Ladle into bowls, garnish with sesame oil, sesame seeds, green onions, and chili oil if using.
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