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5 from 2 votes

Homemade Chicken Stock

Use a rotisserie chicken to create this delicious homemade chicken stock!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chicken stock
Servings: 8
Calories: 30kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 leftover chicken rotisserie store bought
  • 8-10 cup water divided
  • 1 onion peeled and quartered
  • 1 tbsp dried sage
  • 1 tbsp dried thyme
  • 1 tbsp dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp salt & pepper each

Instructions

  • Place chicken carcass, skin, cartilage and quartered onion in the pressure cooker or crock pot. Cover with 6 cups of water.
    Cook in pressure cooker according to the instructions with your specific pressure cooker for 90 minutes on low or 10-12 hours in the crock pot.
    Remove from heat and let the pressure cooker completely cool insuring the pressure has gone down.  Read your pressure cooker instructions!
    Place a colander in a large measuring cup or bowl - enough to hold 8 cups of stock.
    Remove chicken, bones, skin and onion using a slotted spoon and place in the colander.
    Pour cold water over the chicken bringing the liquid up to 8 cups.
    Remove chicken from the bones and reserve. Discard skin, bones & cartilage.
    Stock can be frozen with pulled chicken for soups and stews.
    **Optional: add a couple of tablespoons of dry chicken base.
    ***Option to cook for 10-12 hours in a crock pot!
    Easy Homemade Chicken Stock