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February 3, 2021

Instant Pot Chicken Bog

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Instant Pot Chicken Bog—a homey comfort food dish of chicken, rice, and smoked sausage.

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Instant Pot Chicken Bog

Instant Pot Chicken Bog

If you don’t what chicken bog is you’re not the only one. I just learned a few days ago and now I’m wondering how I have never made it before! Chicken bog is a South Carolina dish. It is most popular in Horry County (the home of Myrtle Beach). There is even a Bog Off competition held every year.

It’s a cousin to chicken pilau (or pilaf or perlo) except that it is boggier. It’s a stewy rice dish as opposed to fluffy rice. I knew that this would be a perfect recipe to make in the moist environment of the pressure cooker.

As I scanned the internet and read several different chicken bog recipes I found that the most traditional recipes are the most basic. Purists insist that the only ingredients should be chicken, smoked sausage, rice, salt, pepper and maybe an onion.

Since I’m not a purist and I like to make sure my recipes are well seasoned I added carrots, celery, seasonings and green onions to my version. I also used brown rice instead of white rice. (Although you can make this recipe with white rice if you prefer.) So perhaps it’s not a traditional bog but it’s definitely a dinner I would want to have again!

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Instant Pot Chicken Bog


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5 from 2 reviews

  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 22 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
  • Total Time: 37 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
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A homey comfort food dish of chicken, rice, and smoked sausage. 


Ingredients

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  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 1/4 cups uncooked brown rice (for white rice see note below)
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (or 1 pound chicken breasts)
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • 2 celery ribs, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground thyme
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 tsp crushed rosemary
  • Pinch of red pepper
  • 1 (9-12 oz) package smoked sausage, sliced
  • For topping: sliced green onions and hot sauce

Instructions

  1. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When the display says HOT add in the olive oil and onions. Sauté for about 4 minutes. If desired, you can brown up the sausage at the same time. Remove sausage and place on a plate. 
  2. Pour in chicken broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot. Add in the bay leaf, rice, chicken, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, parsley, rosemary, red pepper and sliced smoked sausage. 
  3. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 22 minutes. When time is up let the pot sit for 10 minutes and then move the valve to venting. 
  4. Break up the chicken with a fork. Stir and serve topped with green onions and a few drops of hot sauce.

Notes

I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. Make in the 8 quart pot with no changes. Halve the recipe in the 3 quart pot. 

To make with white rice instead of brown rice: Cut your chicken thighs up into quarters. Use 1 cup of uncooked white rice and the same amount of broth as listed above. Pressure cook for 5 minutes with a 5-10 minute natural pressure release. 

  • Category: Chicken
  • Method: Instant Pot

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19 Comments Filed Under: All Recipes, Chicken, Gluten Free, Sausage, Instant Pot, Rice Tagged With: one pot meal, states

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  1. Sarah says

    August 23, 2022 at 3:29 pm

    This one is a keeper! We like to add to our bowl after serving a couple dashes of chipotle flavor Tabasco – adds tang and spice.

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    • Karen says

      August 26, 2022 at 9:16 am

      Sounds so good! I love that idea!

      Reply
  2. Ashlin says

    January 24, 2022 at 3:17 pm

    Can we use frozen breast?

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    • Karen says

      January 24, 2022 at 4:06 pm

      yes and I would use same cooking time

      Reply
  3. Linda says

    May 16, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    If doubled could it still go in a 6qt IP?

    ★★★★★

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    • Karen says

      May 17, 2021 at 1:43 pm

      Yes I think it will fit. It will be close to the top but it should work.

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  4. Jill Smith says

    April 15, 2021 at 10:48 pm

    I’m from Marion, South Carolina. Our chicken bog was yellow rice, chicken, chicken broth and smoked sausage. The yellow rice makes it the best! Sometimes if I want a creamier texture I’ll add cream of chicken soup. There’s nothing lo-cal about a southerners cooking. Every calorie counts!

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    • Karen says

      April 16, 2021 at 4:47 pm

      I like the sound of that!

      Reply
  5. Kyle says

    February 15, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Can you double this recipe and use same cooking time?

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    • Karen says

      February 16, 2021 at 12:34 pm

      Yes you can! I would actually decreased cooking time to 20 minutes.

      Reply
  6. Bruce McKibben says

    February 11, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    From 22 minutes for brown rice to 5 minutes for white rice?

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    • Karen says

      February 11, 2021 at 1:34 pm

      yes brown rice uses a 22 minute pressure cook time. white rice cooks quickly in about 3-5 minutes with a 10 minute natural pressure release.

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      • Bruce McKibben says

        February 12, 2021 at 6:52 am

        Thanks for clarification. I’ve only made white rice once in the IP. It has been my only failure thus far. Followed the recipe (not yours), and disaster.

        ★★★★★

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  7. Fran says

    February 6, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    hey Karen!! My husband is a South Carolina historian!! Chicken Big came from the original slaves that farmed the rice fields in the Lowcountry ( Horry county, georgetown county and Charleston.
    It was a simple dish of what they had the most of on hand.Rice, pork sausage, onion chicken (usually the whole chicken was thrown in the pot. It Fed many very cheap.
    I have cooked chicken bog in the IP since I purchased.
    LOVE your website!! Daily email!! And your cookbook!!! Fran Myrtle Beach, SC

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    • Karen says

      February 8, 2021 at 2:16 pm

      Oh thanks so much for your comment Fran! So good to know origins!!!

      Reply
  8. Courtney Batallones says

    February 3, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    If I use chicken breasts instead of thighs, should I change the cook time? Also I lived in SC for 2 years (although I wasn’t near the county you mentioned) and never heard of this but it looks delicious!

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    • Karen says

      February 8, 2021 at 2:56 pm

      No need to change cooking time since the time is based on the brown rice cooking correctly.

      Reply
  9. Shannon says

    February 3, 2021 at 2:48 pm

    Can basmati rice be iadded and if so, what would the cook time be? Same as the white rice or brown rice?

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    • Karen says

      February 8, 2021 at 2:57 pm

      Use instructions for white rice if you use basmati rice

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