Easy Leftover Chicken Bone Broth

Name: Easy Leftover Chicken Bone Broth
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Leftover bones of an entire cooked chicken; 2 tsp salt (more or less to taste preference); 1 tsp pepper; 1 carrot; Celery bunch (only the end parts that you usually discard); 1 onion cut in half skin on; 2 bay leaves; 12 cups water

3 steps

Prep:5minCook:4h

Whether you roasted a bone in chicken or purchased a cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, the remaining bones can be used to make the most delicious home made chicken stock/broth. It's so EASY to make and takes only a few minutes to prepare, the rest of the time it is left alone simmering on the stove to really break down and absorb all the ingredients into the liquid gold. It can be stored in the fridge for 4 days or frozen for 4 months.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:01:39 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories36.9 kcal (2%)

Total Fat1.8 g (3%)

Carbs2.7 g (1%)

Sugars1.2 g (1%)

Protein2.5 g (5%)

Sodium506 mg (25%)

Fiber1 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

10 servings

chicken

Leftover bones of, entire, cooked

2 tspsalt

more or less to taste preference

1 tsppepper

1carrot

Celery

only the end parts that you usually discard

1onion

cut in half skin on

2bay leaves

12 cupswater

Instructions

Step 1

Place bones, and all ingredients above into a large pot. Put only 10 cups of the water in to begin with and bring to a boil. It's ok if there's meat and skin left on some of the chicken bones it will all add to the flavor in the broth.

Step 2

It should taste a little bit saltier than you like as when it reduces, more water will be added in and dilute the saltiness.

Step 3

Once boiling, reduce heat to a low simmer and leave it to simmer for 3-4 hours. The liquid will reduce and at this point, add 2 more cups of water and let it simmer for 10-15 more minutes.