Name: Homemade Chicken Broth Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 chicken breast halves; 1 quartered onion; 1 quartered tomato; 1 cup carrots; 2 stalks celery; 2 cloves garlic; 3 sprigs thyme leaves; 3 bay leaves; cilantro or parsley fresh herbs; whole peppercorns; kosher salt

How To Make Homemade Chicken Broth

Skip the store-bought options and make your own chicken broth at home with this recipe, with all the goodness of carrots, celeries, and fresh herbs.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3chicken breast halves
1onion,quartered
1tomato,quartered
1cupcarrots
2stalkscelery
2clovesgarlic
3sprigsthyme leaves
3bay leaves
fresh herbs,cilantro or parsley
whole peppercorns
kosher salt

Instructions

Place all ingredients into crock pot and fill with water.
Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 8 hours.
When it’s done, throw out all the vegetables, strain the liquid and remove the chicken for other recipes, like chicken salad, or anything that calls for shredded chicken.
If you’re not using the stock right away you can store it in containers and refrigerate for up to 2 days or freeze for several months.
When the stock is chilled, the fat will rise to the top and harden and you can easily remove it.

Nutrition

Calories: 609.52kcal
Fat: 25.30g
Saturated Fat: 7.21g
Trans Fat: 0.27g
Monounsaturated Fat: 10.14g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.55g
Carbohydrates: 36.43g
Fiber: 10.10g
Sugar: 15.52g
Protein: 59.69g
Cholesterol: 167.04mg
Sodium: 1700.35mg
Calcium: 200.44mg
Potassium: 1767.51mg
Iron: 5.12mg
Vitamin A: 1194.27µg
Vitamin C: 52.89mg

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