6 simple ingredients & 5 mins prep to make this tasty & comforting Instant Pot Chicken Congee (Pressure Cooker Chicken Congee). Frugal, easy one pot meal. No need to tend the pot & constantly stir the congee. Don’t have to worry about messy cleanup or burnt pot bottom!

Jump to: Recipe | Step by Step Photo Guide

Tried the Recipe? Rate it here 5 from 95 votes

Step aside chicken noodle soup, here comes the Instant Pot Chicken Congee!

What is Congee?

Congee, also known as Jook, is a rice porridge that has thousands of years of history in the Chinese culture.

It’s the ultimate “feel good” comfort food that we crave for when we’re not feeling well or when it’s cold. You’ll definitely feel an instant soothing effect with a good warm bowl of congee.

There are endless variations on how you can customize congee, but chicken congee has to be one of the most popular congee of all. There’s just something about the chicken congee that makes it extra comforting to eat.

If you prefer a flavorful yet meatless congee, try our Comforting Pressure Cooker Congee.

There’s really no one right way to make congee, as regional preferences vary from super watery to super thick.

For us, we like our chicken congee to be slightly thick. But most importantly, each spoonful of congee must be filled with fragrant chicken flavors with tender pieces of chicken. Yum 😀

We tested the difference between cooking the chicken and rice together and separately. After many tries, we finally came up with this easy dump-it-all-in Instant Pot Congee Recipe! 🙂

With just 6 simple ingredients + 3 easy steps, this is seriously one of our favorite go-to lazy one pot meals.

SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE RECIPES + TIPS Tried & True Recipes Delivered To Your Inbox Weekly. 100% Free! SUBSCRIBE! Please check your inbox (sometimes Junk Box) and confirm your subscription! Then, add our email address to your contact list to ensure you will receive our recipes, tips, and giveaways!

6 Ingredients for Instant Pot Chicken Congee

Jasmine rice

Chicken drumsticks

Ginger

Green onions

Salt

Water

3 Steps to Making Chicken Congee in Instant Pot

Rinse rice

Pressure cook chicken + rice

Stir to thicken & season

Time to cook chicken congee in Instant Pot!