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A bowl of chicken broth in a white bowl on a blue plate
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Chicken broth made with leftover rotisserie/roast chicken

This delicious chicken broth takes 5 minutes of prep and simmers until you're satisfied with its rich flavor. Use it as a base for your favorite soups and sauces. Or drink it straight as a belly-warming, cozy soup.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Cooking Helper, Soup
Cuisine: American, Chinese, French
Keyword: 10 ingredients or less, batch-cooking, comfort, fall, family-friendly, freezer-friendly, gluten-free, winter
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 43kcal
Author: Anna Rider
Cost: $1

Equipment

  • Knife
  • Chopping Board
  • spice sachets
  • Soup Pot
  • Strainer

Ingredients

Herbs & spices

  • 3 Bay Leaves
  • 20 Peppercorns
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 palmful savory
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Instructions

  • Gather the ingredients.
    All the ingredients for creating chicken stock
  • Chop the carrots and celery into smaller pieces (I like the bias cut or diagonals). Quarter the onion. Slice the garlic and ginger.
  • Make a spice sachet. Put the sliced ginger and garlic as well as herbs and spices inside the spice sachet and tie it with twine. This step is optional but it can save you time when removing the spices if you're not straining the soup.
  • Put the chicken carcass in a soup pot. Make sure the soup pot is large enough to fit the chicken, vegetables, and water.
  • Add the chopped vegetables on top of the chicken in the soup pot.
  • Add the salt and tie the spice sachet to the soup pot handle (if using).
  • Add enough water to cover the ingredients. The water level doesn't have to be perfectly above every item but it should cover most of the vegetables.
  • Bring the ingredients in the soup pot to a boil over high heat. It could take as long as 15 minutes to come to a boil.
  • As soon as you see the soup beginning to boil, turn the heat down to a simmer.
  • Simmer the chicken broth for 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on how concentrated you want the broth.
    A collage of 9 images showing how to make chicken broth
  • Taste the soup. Don't burn your tongue. If you're happy with the flavor, turn off the heat.
  • If you plan to strain the broth, allow it to cool enough so it doesn't scald you when you pour it out. Strain through a colander or a fine-mesh strainer.
  • Your chicken broth is ready to use! Or you can drink it straight.

Nutrition

Calories: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1802mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 7791IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg