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Ginger-Chicken Congee

Ali Segersten (author)
GINGER-CHICKEN CONGEE-1

Congee is an Asian rice porridge that is very comforting and easy to digest. This low-FODMAP recipe uses plenty of fresh ginger and chicken breasts to create a nourishing stew-like meal that can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is an excellent meal to serve a new mom during the postpartum period. My recipe requires an Instant Pot (which makes preparation very quick and easy!)—if you do not have an Instant Pot, use a 4-quart pot and cover and simmer on low heat for at least an hour, or until the chicken easily falls apart.

Ingredients
1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger
4 green onions chopped
2 medium parsnips peeled and chopped
4 medium carrots peeled and chopped
1 pounds boneless chicken breasts
1 cups white jasmine rice rinsed well
6 cups water (or chicken stock)
1 teaspoons sea salt
1 cups chopped cilantro

Garnish

2 green onions chopped
5.0 7 reviews

Tin…

Oct 1, 2026

Perfect comfort food.

I have never cooked with parsnips. Not only does it have more flavor than white potatoes, but it is also more nutritious. The cilantro just gives it that nice added boost of flavor. What a great combination. Thank you <3

Jil…

Nov 5, 2024

Hi Ali,

I would love to know how to cook this congee recipe on a stovetop. Do you have any suggestions on how to convert the directions (and possibly the ingredient quantities, if necessary) for the stovetop please?

Hea…

Jan 4, 2023

This is a truly nourishing recipe...love it and added it to my regular rotation!

Alissa Segersten

Oct 19, 2022

Hi Jill,

You can just keep the IP on "Keep Warm" setting during the natural release. You will see the timer begin counting after it beeps to let you know how much time has gone by for a natural release.

Jil…

Oct 19, 2022

Hi Ali,

I have a question about step 4 of the instructions which say, "When it is done, let the pressure release naturally."

When the porridge cooking timer of 20 minutes beeped that it was complete, my Instant Pot turned itself to the "Keep Warm" setting. Am I supposed to wait for the natural release to occur while in the keep warm setting? Or after the 20 minute porridge cooking time am I supposed to hit CANCEL on the Keep Warm setting and let it naturally release the steam without any additional heat from the keep warm setting?

I am not sure how much more time the natural release process would take if the Instant Pot were kept in the Keep Warm setting.

She…

Mar 3, 2022

Excellent & easy! Highly recommend!

Tin…

Jan 29, 2022

Wow! This was so easy and so tasty! I used chicken broth which I would recommend. It was the perfect meal on a cold winter night.