Today I am showing you how to make chicken bone broth, a nutrient dense super food, and you can make it in the slow cooker, or my recent favorite – the Instant Pot (Amazon affiliate).
I sometimes call this chicken stock, even though using the two interchangeably is not completely accurate. Bone broth cooks the bones very long, until they become soft. Here is a great article that explains the difference, in case you are curious.
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Our entire household was sick last week with an upper respiratory infection. With a kid in daycare, we get exposed to a lot of germs (<-understatement of a lifetime).
So when my sniffling self went to the fridge one morning last week to make my breakfast, I spied a picked over rotisserie chicken, and I knew I just had to make us some chicken bone broth!
The cool thing about chicken bone broth is that is a food that can be made from things that your normally throw away. You could store chicken bones in an airtight container in the freezer until you are ready to make it.
Heck, I even save the ends of my veggies (carrots, celery, onions, garlic, already used bay leaves). Talk about frugal! Those all can also be saved in the freezer in a freezer bag.
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How to Use Chicken Bone Broth
As for uses? When I am sick, I will drink a little bit warmed up, just straight out of a mug. It is actually pretty tasty, warm and comforting all by itself, if you ask me.
I use is to cook veggies in, like green beans, peas or lima beans. You can also use bone broths as the base for many sauces or gravies.
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I also love to use it as a base for homemade chicken noodle soup. Chicken bone broth is a great base for many soups, actually.
Soup Recipes to Use Chicken Bone Broth
You may enjoy some of these recipes. They are some of my family’s favorites. You can make them with your chicken bone broth!🙌🏻 Some of them are Instant Pot recipes, some slow cooker and some are made on the stovetop.
- Chicken noodle soup from scratch
- Chicken tortilla soup in the slow cooker
- Chicken and corn chowder
- Turkey vegetable soup
- Lemon chicken orzo soup
- Slow cooker black bean soup (use in place of the vegetable stock)
- Instant Pot white chicken chili
- Ham and 15 bean soup (slow cooker or Instant Pot)
- Instant Pot chicken tortilla soup
- Broccoli cheese soup
- Instant Pot black bean soup (use in place of veggie stock listed in the recipe)
- Healthy lasagna soup (Instant Pot and stovetop instructions included)
- Pasta e fagioli soup (Instant Pot or stovetop instructions included)
- Irish potato leek soup (Instant Pot or stovetop instructions included)
- Instant Pot chicken and rice
Chicken Bone Broth FAQ’s
How long will this keep?
For about a week in the refrigerator.
Is it really bone broth if I use the Instant Pot method?
As far as I can tell, yes. What makes it “bone broth” is the high levels of collagen. This is indicated by a gel-like texture once it is refrigerated. Mine gels every time I make it. Your bones-to-water ratio will determine how much collagen you get. For thicker stock, use less water or more bones.
If you are a stickler for the length of time, use the slow cooker method, provided in the recipe card. Either way works!
Can I use the bones from a home roasted chicken or Instant Pot rotisserie chicken?
Yes! You can use any liquid that comes out from roasting that as well, as well as any skin, or any other part.
If there is still some meat on it that I plan to use, should I remove it first?
Yes. I often remove any leftover meat and set it aside. That being said, if you don’t plan on consuming the meat left on the bones, you can just go ahead and leave it on there.
Tools You Will Need to Make Bone Broth
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- A large stock pot, or slow cooker, or Instant Pot (my personal favorite)
- A mesh strainer
to separate the liquid from the solid bits - Storage containers – I recommend glass to store the broth, like these mason jars
(Do not use these to freeze! They may crack.)
to separate the liquid from the solid bits
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Chicken Bone Broth Recipe
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