Instant Pot Bone Broth Porridge (kid-friendly recipe)

Name: Instant Pot Bone Broth Porridge
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: ⅛ cup rice; ⅛ cup quinoa; 1 cup bone broth, chicken or beef; 1 tbsp dried parsley; 1 tbsp onions, chopped finely (dried or fresh); ¼ cup vegetable(s), chopped finely (cabbage, broccoli, kale, carrots, spinach, etc); 1 piece chicken, drumstick, wing, or thigh (with the skin-on and bone-in); salt (for babies over 12 months)

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This Instant Pot bone broth porridge recipe is also known as congee. It is a common baby food in East Asia.

This easy-to-make congee is a rice + quinoa recipe for babies which can be made in a matter of minutes using an Instant Pot. It is cooked with bone-in chicken, vegetables, and bone broth of choice.

Instant Pot Bone Broth Porridge Easy toddler friendly healthy meal quick to make chinese congee nutritios bone broth baby meal

What is congee? It is a first food offered to kids in East Asia. It was introduced to my South Asian family by a childhood friend and because of that my kids grew up eating it as a baby's first food.

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Ingredients

white rice (jasmine, basmati, long grain)
quinoa
no salt bone broth, chicken or beef
parsley
onion, chopped finely (dried or fresh)
vegetable of choice - (kale, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, etc)
chicken, drum stick or thigh with skin and bone
salt (for babies over 12 months)

Instructions

Wash the rice and quinoa (optional) and place them in the Instant Pot with all of the other ingredients.

rice and quinoa in an instant pot for baby recipe

Cook the porridge for 20 minutes on high pressure with the vent sealed. Allow it to naturally cool down before opening.

Once the Instant Pot finishes cooking, take the bone out of the chicken and cut the chicken using scissors. In my experience scissors work best to cut the chicken and skin finely.

cut chicken with scissors for the bone broth porridge once it is cooked with scissors

Serve the baby quinoa and rice porridge warm.

cooked baby porridge quinoa recipe congee on a spatula

Variations

Vegetarian- give my kichdi a try
Add turmeric (powder or fresh)
Finely chopped vegetable options (I've tried them all)
- peas, spinach, kale, carrots, green beans, bell peppers, cabbage, broccoli slaw, sweet potato, butternut squash, acorn squash, zucchini, etc.
Salt (recommended for 12 months and over)

Porridge Toppings

Instant Pot Bone Broth Porridge quick chinese congee easy toddler baby meal

soy sauce
sriracha
toasted sesame oil
sesame seeds
green onions
dry roasted unsalted peanuts
chopped chili peppers
cilantro

Equipment

Instant Pot
Scissors
Spatula to serve
Measuring Cup
Cutting Board and Knife

Don't have an Instant Pot? Try making this recipe in a traditional pressure cooker.

Top Tips

Remove the bone before storing leftovers. This will help prevent the chicken from having a "gamey" flavor.
Add hot water to the serving bowl in order to reach a consistency your baby prefers
Make it adult friendly after taking out the baby's porridge.

FAQ

Is it possible to make Vegetarian Congee?

Honestly, the whole point behind this dish being nutritious is based on bone broth. Some vegetarians are okay eating broths, and if that is the case then simply skip the chicken and continue on with the recipe.

What is Bone Broth made from?

The name says it all. It is slow simmered water, vegetables, and bones based on the type of bones being used.

What are the benefits of Bone Broth?

For one it has many minerals which are beneficial in a multitude of ways. Bone Broth increases bone strength with magnesium, phosphorous, and of course, there is calcium. Next, there is collagen in Bone Broth which we all know is needed for us aging gems.