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Sesame Chicken Congee

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  • Prep Time10 min
  • Total Time45 min
  • Makes4 servings
Savoury chicken congee recipe topped with ginger, sesame seeds, and green onions. Healthy Asian rice porridge breakfast bowl with shiitake mushrooms and chili oil garnish.

(Photo: Roberto Caruso)

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Today's savoury rice porridge uses leftovers from yesterday's poached ginger chicken and noodles.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water

  • 3 cups reserved ginger chicken broth, (from poached ginger chicken and noodles recipe, link below)

  • 3/4 cup long-grain rice

  • 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced

  • 2 reserved cooked chicken pieces, (from poached ginger chicken and noodles)

  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced

  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

  • soy sauce, (optional)

  • sesame oil, (optional)

Instructions

  • COMBINE water with ginger chicken broth and rice in a large pot and set over high. Boil, covered, stirring occasionally, then reduce heat to medium. Gently boil, partially covered, until rice becomes mushy, 30 min. Stir in mushrooms and chicken pieces. Cook until heated through, 3 to 4 min. Ladle into bowls and top with green onion and sesame seeds. Drizzle with soy and sesame oil.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 215, Protein 17g, Carbohydrates 30g, Fat 3g, Fibre 1g, Sodium 483mg.
Good source of vitamin B6.

Make this easy recipe with leftovers from our ginger poached chicken and udon noodles recipe.

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