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homemade chicken broth

Making Your Own Homemade Chicken Broth

Homemade Chicken Broth
Your own homemade chicken broth is packed with flavor, substance, and nutrition. Better than store-bought any day.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine American
Servings 8 quart

Ingredients
  

  • Chicken - breast legs, leg quarters, thighs, wings
  • Water to cover the chicken or follow directions in an Instant Pot
  • 1 Tablespoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon pepper
  • 1 onion quartered
  • 2 stalks celery especially the leaves
  • 2 carrots washed and cut into 3-4 sections
  • 2 Garlic cloves - optional

Instructions
 

  • Rinse chicken
  • Place chicken and vegetables in your pot
  • Add seasoning
  • Add water
  • Cover and cook for one hour or until the meat is tender and comes off the bone
  • Remove chicken and place in colander to drain; save broth
  • When chicken is cool, remove chicken and fat from the bones
  • Reserve all the broth
  • Put bones and fat back into the kettle, cover with water, and cook until bones are clean
  • Drain chicken as before, saving broth
  • Put chicken and broth into freezer containers
  • You can put them in together or separate the broth from the chicken