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Easy Homemade Chicken Broth - FamilyFreshMeals.com
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5 from 21 votes

Easy Homemade Chicken Broth

I know the idea of making your own Easy Homemade Chicken Broth is scary, but it's so easy! Use right away in amazing soups, refrigerate or freeze!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American, chicken
Keyword: broth, homemade, stock
Servings: 12
Calories: 22kcal
Author: Corey Valley

Ingredients

  • 3-4 pound chicken organic preferred
  • 3-4 carrots peeled and cut in half
  • 2 turnips quartered
  • 2 celery stalks cut in half
  • 2 onions quartered
  • 1 head of garlic halved
  • 1 tsp. pepper corns or cracked black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme

Instructions

  • Place the chicken in a large pot, remove giblets.
  • Put the rest of the stock ingredients in the pot along with the chicken.
  • Put enough water in the pot to cover the chicken- approx. 12 cups. Cover, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 1-1 ½ hours or longer, until chicken is cooked.
  • Remove chicken from stock and let cool.
  • Finely strain the vegetables and herbs out of your stock. Discard skin and bones and hand shred chicken meat from chicken and set aside. Use stock immediately, refrigerate up to one week or freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 22kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 30mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2586IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg