Stock In A Slow Cooker

I've shared this recipe on the blog before, but to be honest it's kind of buried in the intro paragraph of another recipe, which basically means it's hard to find.

And now that I've realized how incredibly popular this slow cooker "overnight chicken stock" recipe is, I've decided it deserves a page all of its own!

Chicken Stock Ingredients

If you don't already own a slow cooker, I like to give people plenty of reasons to buy one because I love mine (we use this basic, inexpensive slow cooker) and use it quite frequently for everything from "Flank Steak Fajitas" to "Refried Beans."

But one of the best crock pot discoveries (thanks to a friend!) has definitely been this recipe below for chicken stock that cooks while you sleep using the leftover chicken bones from your dinner. I highly recommend using the leftovers from "The Best Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot" recipe, but any chicken bones will do, and you'll be amazed by the outcome.

Get ready to say goodbye to canned chicken broth forever!

Chicken Noodle Soup made with Homemade Chicken Stock

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Overnight Chicken Stock in the Crock Pot

Don't waste your leftover chicken! Put it in the crockpot with water, spices & some veggies and make your own stock (freezer friendly, too!)

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 hrs

Total Time: 10 hrs 10 mins

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Servings: 6 people

leftover chicken including carcass, bones, etc (see notes for link to recipe great for this!)
1 onion peeled and loosely chopped
1 rib celery roughly chopped
1 carrot roughly chopped (no need to peel)
1 bay leaf
1 sprig parsley
1 sprig thyme
salt to taste
water

After removing all edible meat from the chicken put/leave the bones, skin, cooking juices, etc. in the crock pot. If you are using the chicken carcass from the The Best Whole Chicken in the Crock Pot recipe just leave every single thing that's leftover (except the good meat of course) in the crock pot, including the original onion and spices you used when making the chicken.
Add the onion, celery, carrot and spices on top of the bones and fill the crock pot almost to the top with tap water (leaving about 1/2" at the top).
Turn the slow cooker onto "low" after dinner and cook all night long or alternatively you could start it in the morning and cook on "low" for 8 – 10 hours during the day.
After the stock is done cooking turn off the heat and, using a soup ladle, pass the stock through a fine sieve to remove all herbs/bones/etc.
Either refrigerate or freeze the stock for future use. I usually freeze some in both 1 and 2-cup portions, and I also sometimes freeze stock in ice cube trays just in case I just "need a little" for making sauce or rice. This stock is great in soups like chicken noodle soup and also in rice like risotto.
Enjoy!

If you're missing any of the above flavoring ingredients, don't let that stop you from making this anyway!

Great chicken recipe for this – Best Whole Chicken in a Crock Pot

We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.

Nutrition Facts

Overnight Chicken Stock in the Crock Pot

Amount Per Serving

Calories 13 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g 2%

Saturated Fat 1g 6%

Sodium 13mg 1%

Potassium 77mg 2%

Carbohydrates 3g 1%

Fiber 1g 4%

Sugar 1g 1%

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 1740IU 35%

Vitamin C 2.4mg 3%

Calcium 13mg 1%

Iron 0.3mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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