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Chicken Stock

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Chicken Stock
  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 25 min
  • Servings 4
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Make homemade chicken stock easily, ready to use in soups, stews and other main dishes. Try the slow cooker version for the easiest-ever homemade stock.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 29, 2012

Ingredients

  • 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)*
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 medium stalk celery with leaves, cut up
  • 1 medium carrot, cut up
  • 1 small onion, cut up
  • 1 sprig fresh parsley
  • 4 1/2 cups cold water

Steps

  • 1
    In 4-quart Dutch oven or stockpot, place chicken. Add remaining ingredients; heat to boiling. Skim foam from broth; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 45 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F).
  • 2
    Carefully remove chicken from broth by placing wooden spoon into cavity and lifting with fork or tongs. Cool chicken about 10 minutes or just until cool enough to handle. Strain broth through fine strainer; discard vegetables.
  • 3
    Remove skin and bones from chicken. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch pieces. Skim fat from broth. Use broth and chicken immediately, or cover and refrigerate broth and chicken in separate containers up to 24 hours or freeze up to 6 months.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Short on time? Try Progresso® broths available in 32-ounce cartons in the soup section of your supermarket.
  • tip 2
    *3 to 3 1/2 lb chicken parts can be used to make broth.
  • tip 3
    Slow Cooker Directions: Decrease water to 3 cups. Increase salt to 1 1/4 teaspoons. Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix all ingredients. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours. Continue as directed in Step 2.

Nutrition

180 Calories, 7g Total Fat, 27g Protein, 2g Total Carbohydrate, 1g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
490mg
21%
Potassium
300mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
2g
1%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
1g
Protein
27g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
35%
35%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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