Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Bone Broth

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Bone Broth

This chicken bone broth is the easiest way to make bone broth! Using a whole chicken in the slow cooker yields both shredded chicken and rich bone broth.

Course Broth

Keyword bone broth

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Servings cups

Calories 221

Author Michelle

Ingredients

1 cup carrots chopped
2 ribs celery chopped
½ yellow onion quartered
3 lb whole chicken uncooked
3 cloves garlic chopped
2 sprigs rosemary
2 sprigs thyme
3-4 leaves fresh sage
¾ tsp salt
8 cups water
1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients to a slow cooker, ensuring that the chicken is fully covered with water. Add more water if needed.
Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 6 hours. Carefully remove the chicken meat from the slow cooker (check temperature for 165F), leaving the carcass in the slow cooker.
Shred the cooked chicken and allow to cool before storing in the fridge to make salads, soup, etc!
Keep the chicken carcass back to the slow cooker and continue cooking on low for 18 hours.
Strain the broth and allow it to cool before storing the fridge for 3-4 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Notes

Add chicken feet for extra gelatin. Yes, chicken feet are a great source of collagen! I recommend using a butcher's knife to cut off the nails.

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