Dinner for 2
Korean Chicken Rice Porridge
$9.89for 450 minServes 2
Rice, chicken, vegetables, and stock simmer together until creamy, then finish with sesame oil, scallions, and sesame seeds.
Photo: koreanbapsang.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rice$0.08/oz typical | 6.5 oz | $0.52Typical price |
 | Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.5 lb | $1.75Typical price |
 | Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.17Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | a little | $0.22Typical price |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $0.98Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.59Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.35Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $4.95 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Asian sauces and pastes
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Rice for Quinoa, couscous, barleyabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 2servings (the source says 4, which counts pieces)
- $$typical cost tier
KoreanDairy-freeBudgetFamilyDinnersWinter
Typical price
$2.47 per serving$9.89 for 4
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Ingredients
- 1 cup short grain rice or sweet rice
- 1 1/2 cups pulled chicken
- 1 carrot
- 1 stalk celery
- 3 1/2 mushroom caps
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- finely chopped scallion
- sesame seeds
Steps
- Rinse the rice and chop the carrot, celery, and mushroom caps.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large pot over medium heat, then cook the vegetables for 5 minutes.
- Add the rice and chicken stock, bring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat.
- Simmer uncovered for 35 minutes, stirring often, until the rice softens and thickens.
- Stir in the pulled chicken and cook for 10 minutes, until steaming hot.
- Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
- Top with chopped scallion and sesame seeds before serving.
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