Quick recipe for a savoury meal when you are sick of your meal prepped rice +chicken and want to transform it into something different.

Chicken Congee with left over rice and chicken.

This recipe is most suitable for chicken that is cooked dry like grilled or fried chicken.

1. Add water, chicken stock powder leftover rice and a piece of ginger to a pot, season with salt/fish sauce and bring to a boil. Let it simmer until the rice soaked up the broth and gets fluffy.

Add a pinch of msg (optional).

1. Meanwhile shred your chicken by hand into tiny strips. Wash the chicken beforehand if it you eant to remove the previous spices.

2. Serve the congee in a large bowl with shredded chicken on top.

3. As toppings add freshly crushed pepper and chili oil, then garnish with herbs at hand, preferably coriander, scallions and/or vietnamese coriander.

Taste test your congee and reseason with fish sauce if needed.

If you have pre-prepped chicken stock, use that instead of chicken stock powder.

This dish is most suitable for a cold winter morning as a warm breakfast to start the day.