{"id":148055,"date":"2026-10-20T17:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T17:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=148055"},"modified":"2026-10-24T00:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T00:02:17","slug":"chicken-congee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/chicken-congee\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Congee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-1024x643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A bowl of creamy chicken and rice soup, reminiscent of congee, garnished with chopped celery and croutons sits on a wooden surface. A ceramic spoon is on the left, and a textured brown cloth is on the right. Part of a bowl with celery slices is also visible in the background. MyFitnessPal Blog\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-500x315.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-752x472.jpg 752w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-269x169.jpg 269w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-444x280.jpg 444w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee-299x188.jpg 299w, https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Chicken-Congee.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally made with rice, congee is a comfort food staple in Chinese cuisine, but this lighter take on the classic porridge swaps rice for oats. With the addition of spices, veggies and lean protein with chicken, you have a delicious meal in 15 minutes for about 400 calories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Active time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 15 minutes | <\/span><b>Total time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 15 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Chicken Congee<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Ingredients<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 tbsp olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 cloves garlic, chopped fine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 shallots, chopped fine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5oz (100g) boneless, skinless cooked chicken breast, minced\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/2 tsp low-sodium soy sauce\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 cups (500g) water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1\/2 tsp low-sodium chicken bouillon powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 cup (100g) quick-cooking oats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 tsp sesame oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 celery stalks, thinly sliced on the diagonal<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ground black pepper, to taste<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Directions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat the olive oil in a pan and add the chopped garlic and shallot to the pan. Saut\u00e9 until both are browned. Add the minced chicken and soy sauce. Mix well and set aside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cook the oats with the water and chicken bouillon powder until thickened to your liking. Add the seasoned chicken to the porridge and stir well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divide into 2 bowls and garnish with the celery, sesame oil and black pepper to taste. Serve hot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Serves: 2 | Serving Size: 1\/2 of recipe<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Nutrition (per serving):<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calories: 419; Total Fat: 22g; Saturated Fat: 4g; Monounsaturated Fat: 13g; Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g; Cholesterol: 43mg; Sodium: 419mg; Carbohydrate: 37g; Dietary Fiber: 7g; Sugar: 4g; Protein: 21g<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Nutrition Bonus:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potassium: 663mg; Iron: 16%; Vitamin C: 7%; Calcium: 7%<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally published November 20, 2018; Updated July 2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/chicken-congee\/\">Chicken Congee<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\">MyFitnessPal Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This congee recipe, a comfort food in Chinese cuisine, swaps oats for rice and adds chicken for more protein.<br \/>\nThe post Chicken Congee appeared first on MyFitnessPal Blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148040,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148055"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148055"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148056,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148055\/revisions\/148056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}