How To Make Homemade Chicken Broth in a Slow Cooker

Hey friends! Yesterday I showed you all how I make a whole chicken in my Crockpot. After I made the chicken and removed it from the Crockpot, there was a lot of liquid left in the pot. To be exact, there was about 6 cups of it. Now, I could have easily drained and tossed out the liquid and went on about my day, BUT you know that is not my style. I had to make something with it. Actually, I’ll be making quite a few things with it. How? Well, I turned that leftover liquid into some delicious homemade chicken broth! I’ll be using this broth to flavor several dishes such as collard greens, beans, cabbage…and, of course, soups! Let me tell you how I made this pot of liquid gold!

Three plastic bags filled with chicken stock ready for the freezer lay on a wooden cutting board. A black Sharpie is nearby.

Okay, so first things first. After I removed the chicken from my Crockpot, I turned the Crockpot off so that the leftover liquid could cool down. Once that the liquid was nice and cool, I poured 2 cups of liquid into gallon freezer bags. I made sure that there was no excess air in the bags, and then I labeled each bag with the date, and, of course, what it was. The bags were stored lying flat in my freezer (this saves room in the freezer). You can store these for several months, but I usually use them within 3 months.

Fresh celery, carrots, thyme, parsley and a lemon lay on a white plastic cutting board ready to be chopped for homemade chicken broth.

Once I was ready to make my chicken broth, I removed the bags of frozen chicken stuff (heck, I don’t know what to call it because it’s not quite broth or stock yet) from my freezer. Then I cut up a bunch of vegetables, etc: celery, Italian parsley, thyme, lemon, carrots, onion, garlic (onion & garlic not shown).

Frozen chicken stock, chopped veggies and herbs along with lemon slices are ready to simmer in a slow cooker.

Next, I tossed everything into my Crockpot and then poured in 6 cups of water. I covered my Crockpot, then set it on LOW for 10 hours…yup…10 whole hours.

I usually make this right before I go to bed, and when I wake up in the morning the house smells amazing!!!

Homemade chicken broth with chopped veggies and herbs that has simmered for hours in a slow cooker.

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Homemade Chicken Broth

This homemade chicken broth is freezer-friendly, and it's a recipe you're always going to want to have on-hand!

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Course Slow Cooker

Cuisine American

Keyword Homemade Chicken Broth

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 6

Total Time 6 5

Servings cups

Ingredients

6 cups leftover chicken broth from pot
3 celery stalks
3 large carrots
1 medium sized onion chopped
3 whole cloves of garlic
5 -6 sprigs of fresh thyme
5-6 sprigs of fresh parsley I used Italian parsley
2 thin slices of lemon
1 tbsp Mrs. Dash seasoning OR 2 tsp salt

Instructions

Clean all of the vegetables prior to cooking.
Put the frozen leftover broth into your slow cooker, and add in all of the other ingredients, plus 6 cups of water.
Cover the slow cooker, and set it on LOW for 10 hours OR high for 6 hours if you’re in a rush.
Once done, turn off the slow cooker, and let it cool down.
Pour 2 cups of chicken broth into 1 gallon freezer bags, label, then freeze!

Notes

You can store the broth in the freezer for MONTHS! When you are ready, remove it from the freezer, thaw, and use!

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