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Best Chicken Broth Recipe
This homemade chicken broth recipe is delicious and an excellent way to use leftover chicken scraps and vegetables. It's easy to make, costs less, and is much more flavorful than store-bought. Make a big batch and keep it on hand for all of your recipes that call for broth.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 95 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lb bones/leftovers from rotisserie chicken or whole cooked chicken scraps
- 4 stalks celery
- 4 whole carrots
- 1 head garlic unpeeled and halved
- 2 whole bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
- 1 whole onion
- 6 cups water
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a large pot.
- Bring it to a boil and then turn it down to a simmer.
- Let it simmer for 2-3 hours. The longer it simmers, the better the flavor.
- Remove from the heat and strain the mixture into a large bowl using a fine mesh strainer.
- Set the bowl with the broth aside to cool.
- Once it has cooled, skim the fat from the top.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freeze it for later.
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Notes
- slow cooker
- strainer
- Keep your leftover vegetable scraps in a ziplock bag in the freezer. You can throw them into the pot whenever you get ready to make broth and they won't go to waste.
- You can also add all of the ingredients to a slow cooker and let it cook for 8-10 hours.
- It's best to use a fine mesh strainer for the best results.
- Cooling the broth before storing is important to skim the fat and to also have the best results for storing.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cup
Calories
95kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
50mg
(17%)
Sodium
801mg
(33%)
Potassium
248mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
0.3g
(1%)
Vitamin A
232IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 95
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cup | |
| Calories | 95kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 50mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 801mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 248mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 0.3g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 232IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.