Rotisserie Chicken Bone Broth (2024)

Delicious homemade rotisserie chicken bone broth made with leftovers is an economical way to stretch your groceries and leaves a much tastier broth than a store-bought version.

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Making a Rotisserie Chicken Bone Broth out of your leftover chicken is just so economical and you can definitely make it so much better at home. This recipe gives you a delicious, deep and aromatic broth that can be used in most dishes.

If you're like me, then you grab a rotisserie chicken when you don't much feel like cooking but still want the kids to eat good food.

Pair that up with a giant pot of mashed potatoes and you're in good shape for making everyone rub their bellies.

What do you do with the carcass afterward though?

Did you know you could make a really good homemade chicken bone broth right in your own kitchen using all your leftovers?

❤️ Why you'll love it

• In today's economy it's a great way to get more mileage out of your groceries.
• Making your own broth at home really helps you to have control over the flavor. The fact you can use anything you want really helps.
• It's really freezer friendly so you can make huge batches and freeze it.
• You'll never taste a more flavorful stock.
• It will give all your other dishes a lot more extra flavor.
• There are a lot of health benefits from making your own homemade bone broth.

🧅 Ingredients

• Rotisserie Chicken Leftovers
• Onion
• Celery
• Carrot
• Garlic
• Bay Leaf
• Salt
• Pepper
• Thyme
• Parsley

See recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities.

🥣 Instructions

• Step 1: Add all ingredients to your instant pot (or to a large stock pot if you don't have an instant pot). Pour enough water to cover all ingredients - and more if you have the room.
• Step 2: Select Pressure Cook, turn off keep warm.
• Step 3: Set time to 4 hours. If you're cooking on the stove, allow to simmer all day (about 12 hours).
• Step 4: Decant to some large mason jars (or another container if you prefer) by passing through a strainer.

Hint: Keep a large resealable bag in the freezer and add things to it as you cook during the week. E.g. Veggie cut offs, peelings etc. Any leftover chicken bones. Then use the contents of this bag to make your chicken broth every week or two.

🔄 Substitutions and Variations

• Beef Bones - instead of a chicken broth you could make a beef broth (or beef stock).
• Fresh Herbs - use any fresh herbs.
• Chicken Feet - if you don't have any leftover chicken bones and want a cheap alternative, chicken feet are very cheap.
• Whole Rotisserie Chicken - if you're not so worried about cost, cut up a whole rotisserie chicken and make a lot of broth!

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I love to use my pressure cooker for making my rotisserie chicken bone broth, mostly because it just speeds things up so much using the high pressure!

I like to use mason jars for storing and you'll need a sieve to strain the fluid. I have some affiliate links in the recipe card below.

📘 Recipes I use My Homemade Chicken Broth In

• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
• Pastalaya
• Saltgrass Baked Potato Soup
• One Pot Turkey Pasta
• Cracker Barrel Chicken and Rice
• Southern Liver and Onions with Gravy
• Southern Chicken Stew
• Cajun Cornbread Dressing
• Cuban Chicken Soup
• Rice Cooker Jambalaya
• Chicken and Lima Beans

🧊 Storage

Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the refrigerator. Maybe a bit less if you keep opening and closing the container, exposing to air.

Bone broth freezes excellently, so if you don't get to use it you can store in a freezer safe container for up to 6 months. You could also freeze smaller portions in ice cube trays.

💡 Tips

Expert Tip: Take a large cleaver, and carefully break the bones in half (those that you can safely). This will allow the marrow and goodness from inside the bones come out into the homemade broth easier.

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Rotisserie Chicken Bone Broth

Delicious homemade rotisserie chicken bone broth made with leftovers is an economical way to stretch your groceries and leaves a much tastier broth than a store-bought version.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time4 hours hrs

Cooling Time1 hour hr

Total Time5 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Servings: 3 Quarts

Cuisine: Soups

Author: Melanie Cagle

Equipment

• Instant Pot

• Large Mesh Strainer

• Ball Regular Mouth 32-Ounces Mason Jar with Lids and Bands (2-Units)

Ingredients

• 1 Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Carcass including skin, bones, any meat
• 2 Carrots roughly chopped
• 1 Onion roughly chopped
• 2 Stalks Celery roughly chopped
• 4 Garlic Cloves crushed
• 3 Large Bay Leaves
• 10 whole peppercorns
• 2 Teaspoons Salt
• Water enough to fill

Instructions

• Add the chicken carcass, and all other ingredients to your Instant Pot. Fill with water to the fill line.

• Select Pressure Cook and turn off keep warm.

• Select 4 hours then allow to natural pressure release (although, if you need to you can do a quick release).

• Decant through a sieve and bottle up for later use.

Notes

I like to use my pressure cooker to make bone broth although this same recipe can be used on the stove too. Just use a nice big stock pot and allow to simmer all day (about 12 hours).

Try using a slow cooker and cook overnight and into the next day.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 29kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 391mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g

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