Slow Cooker Chicken Broth

0
Points® value
Total Time
4 hr 12 min
Prep
12 min
Cook
4 hr
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
No store-bought broth can compare to the rich flavour, silky texture, andgolden colour of homemade. Using a slow cooker means there’s no checking and no stirring. For easy use, transfer the broth to mason jars and refrigerate up to 1 week or freeze up to 4 months. Use it in any recipe that calls for canned chicken broth, or drink a mug of the warm broth as a nice change from coffee or tea. Don’t have a slow cooker? Place all the ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the chicken and vegetables are tender, about 1 hour.

Ingredients

Cooked bone-in skinless chicken breast

4 pound(s), cut-up, bone-in chicken parts (breasts and legs)

Onion

2 medium, unpeeled and quartered

Carrots

2 large, scrubbed and quartered

Celery

2 stalk(s), large, with leaves, quartered

Garlic clove

3 clove(s), large, unpeeled and lightly crushed with side of knife

Peppercorn

1 tsp(s), 12 whole black peppercorns

Kosher salt

1 tsp(s), or to taste

Water

8 cup(s)

Instructions

  1. Place chicken in 5- or 6-L (5- or 6-qt) slow cooker. Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, peppercorns, and salt. Pour in water. Cover and cook 4–5 hours on High or 8–10 hours on Low.
  2. Using slotted spoon, transfer chicken to large plate or bowl. When cool enough to handle, remove and discard skin and bones. Put chicken meat in airtight container and refrigerate for another use, if you’d like. Ladle vegetables and broth through large sieve set over large bowl. Discard vegetables and peppercorns. Let broth cool to room temperature; cover and refrigerate overnight.
  3. The next day, remove and discard solid fat from surface of broth. Transfer broth to airtight containers or 1 -L (1 -qt) mason jars. Cover and refrigerate up to several days or freeze up to 3 months.
  4. Per serving (250 ml [1 cup]): 12 Cal, 0 g Total Fat, 0 g Sat Fat, 553 mg Sod, 1 g Total Carb, 1 g Sugar, 0 g Fib, 2 g Prot.