World’s Easiest Instant Pot Cháo Ga Recipe

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December 13, 2019 by Zoe Nguyen-Patalano 20 Comments

I absolutely love my 6QT Instant Pot. I use it all the time, especially on days when I’m feeling super lazy and I have to make dinner quickly and easily. I’ve made all kinds of food using it, from Mexican shredded chicken to chicken pho and even beef pho. I’ve also made Vietnamese yogurt and stews and soups. It’s one of my favorite kitchen appliances. If you don’t have one, you should go out and buy one!

Since it’s December and naturally cold and flu season, my husband came home the other day with a man cold. Since our 6 month old baby was feeling under the weather too, I wanted to cook something easy that they could both enjoy. Chao Ga, or Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge (or rice congee) was a staple sick food when I was growing up and my family loves it. It’s the ultimate sick food. Easy to digest, warm on the tummy, and just healthy. Also, it’s super easy to make the Instant Pot.

I am also the queen of laziness when it comes to cooking when I’m busy. This recipe is the world’s laziest and world’s easiest Instant Pot Chao Ga recipe. It uses frozen chicken breasts (because sometimes, you don’t have time to go to the grocery store to buy fresh thawed chicken breasts.)

Enjoy and please let me know you like it!

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World’s Easiest Instant Pot Cháo Ga Recipe

This is the world’s easiest Instant Pot Vietnamese Rice Porridge (Chao Ga) recipe using frozen chicken breasts.

Course Breakfast, Main Course, Soup

Cuisine Asian, Vietnamese

Keyword Chao Ga, Rice Recipes, Vietnamese Courses

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

1 cup jasmine rice
6 cups of chicken broth
2 frozen skinless chicken breasts
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 knob of ginger, peeled
1 small or medium onion, peeled
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
1 teaspoon ginger powder (optional)
Ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Rinse the jasmine rice with cold water. Rinse until the water is clear.
Add the rice, chicken broth, and frozen chicken breasts to the Instant Pot.
Peel and mince the garlic cloves.
Peel the onion and ginger knob.
Add the aromatics to the Instant Pot.
Close the lid. Select Manual, High Pressure and set to 25 Minutes. Let it naturally release if eating later, or manually release it.
If the consistency of the rice porridge (or rice congee) isn’t to your liking, add more water or chicken stock to thin it out using the Saute mode.
Remove the onion and garlic knob from the porridge and discard.
Using kitchen thongs, remove the chicken breasts and shred it before putting back in the porridge.
Serve the Chao Ga with cilantro, chopped basil leaves, or fried shallot (whatever you’d like). Top it with ground black pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Notes

Depending on your preference for thicker thinner porridge, you can adjust the chicken stock amount to your liking. For thicker rice congee, I’d use 4 cups of water. For a thinner consistency, I’d use 8 cups.
If you want your Instant Pot rice congee to be saltier, add fish sauce to taste.

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Linda Nguyen
July 26, 2020 at 1:57 pm

OMG, I’m Vietnamese (& extremely impatient) and this recipe is so quick/delicious when I don’t feel well! Thank you!
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Kathy Goodman
October 19, 2020 at 6:29 pm

I agree with Linda, a delicious, quick and easy recipe. Highly recommend!
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Hoa
December 2, 2020 at 8:26 pm
This dish was so delicious to make!!! Eating it reminded me of home so much…thank you!!!
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- Zoe Nguyen-Patalano
  December 20, 2020 at 9:16 pm
  See Also
  EASY Instant Pot Oatmeal Recipe
  I’m so glad you loved it!
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Barb Hartley
January 28, 2021 at 5:04 am

I would love to make this for my hubby. He served in the US Army in Vietnam. This is one of his favorite dishes, but I do not have an Instapot. We have a local Vietnamese restaurant that makes it to his liking, but I would love to make it at home for him, since he is severely C19 compromised and going out to eat is not really an option now. Can you help me with converting this recipe to regular pots and pans?
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- Barb Hartley
  January 28, 2021 at 5:15 am
  I am a well-seasoned cook (not a chef). Not much will take me aback. This recipe sounded really like the Chao Ga that my hubby gets at our local Vietnamese restaurant. But I just am have having trouble converting this from Instapot to real cooking. Thanks for your help.
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  - Zoe Nguyen-Patalano
    February 21, 2021 at 9:05 pm
    You can just boil it over the stove using the recipe. Then Add more water or stock if you want it thinner. It will take longer over the stovetop than the instant pot. Good luck!
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- Joann
  May 5, 2022 at 7:44 pm
  Why would you give her one star because you don’t have an instant pot. That’s on you. These stars matter because it brings her ratings down. Glad I looked at the comments and instead of purely the stars she received. I depend on ratings before attempting to make a dish because I like to see other people’s feedback. This is just rude.
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  - Leslie
    September 5, 2023 at 6:49 pm
    
    I look at the stars too and I was curious why someone would give this easy recipe such a low rating. Low and behold it’s due to someone not having an instapot. Mind boggling. Change your review or delete it, Barb. Thats completely inconsiderate. 🤦🏽‍♀️
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    - Zoe Nguyen-Patalano
      September 5, 2023 at 8:10 pm
      Thanks! So many people have issues with not having an instant pot (when it’s literally in the title).
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Barb Hartley
January 28, 2021 at 5:17 am
I am still going to try to convert it to regular pots. I hope hubby loves it….
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- Zoe Nguyen-Patalano
  February 21, 2021 at 9:04 pm
  I hope your husband loves it!
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Anna Nguyen
September 26, 2021 at 5:01 pm

This was such the perfect recipe when I was missing home!
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Tuan Nguyen
October 25, 2021 at 3:37 pm

SO SIMPLE and the kids love it. Makes getting Dinner ready so easy for a family of 6. It’s our go to when the kids aren’t feeling well/Dad is lazy/or it’s cold outside and we need a warm meal.
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Cheryl
May 28, 2022 at 3:40 am

I’ve made this several times and love that it’s so adaptable! Definitely brings me back to my childhood, my mom would make this when we were sick. Thank you!
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Summer A
September 7, 2022 at 12:33 am

Delicious I make it every few weeks for my family and they love it!!
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Jamie T
October 30, 2022 at 7:37 pm

Thank you for this recipe! I love soups of all kind, especially when it reminds me of my mom’s cooking. Going to get an instant pot soon so I’m excited. Great job and thank you for sharing.
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Cheryl
February 2, 2023 at 4:21 pm

I’ve made this recipe a few times now and it’s outstanding, and so easily customizable! I like a thinner chao ga and am the only one who eats it in my house, so I use 1/2 cup of rice to 4 cups of broth. It’s fantastic and lasts me a good 3-4 days. So glad I came across your recipe!
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K
July 24, 2023 at 4:25 pm

Just trying to balance out the rude rating from someone who didn’t have an instant pot. That’s on you, not the author.
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Tuan H Nguyen
January 16, 2024 at 10:07 pm

Love love love this. It’s so easy to throw in the pot and have it ready while having all my kids crawling all over me. Thank you so much for making our day a little easier 🙂
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