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    Published: Oct 1, 2023 by Desarae

    EASY Instant Pot Bone Broth

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    Want to learn all you need to know about how to make instant pot bone broth? Discover our easy method for the best warm, hearty, and soul-filling chicken bone broth. There seriously is a difference between homemade and store bought when it comes to bone broth or stock.

    Once you make it at home, you will never go back! And every one will be dying over the flavor it adds to your meals.

    Two bowls of bone broth with a hand around one of the bowls.
    Jump to:
    • What is Bone Broth?
    • Why You Will Love This Chicken Bone Broth Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Substitutions
    • How to Make Chicken Bone Broth Instant Pot
    • Storage
    • How to Use Instant Pot Bone Broth
    • Expert Tips
    • Recipe FAQs
    • More Instant Pot Recipes
    • Let's Be Friends!!
    • Easy Instant Pot Bone Broth

    What is Bone Broth?

    Are you wondering what's all the fuss with bone broth? Or what makes bone broth different from stock or broth. Here's a bit more about each one.

    • Broth: It's usually made with the flesh of the chicken and herbs. It typically doesn't use bones.
    • Stock: Stock is made from bones, herbs, and veggies cooked in water.
    • Bone broth: Is prepared similar to stock but is cooked longer to pull out more nutrients from the chicken and its bones into the broth liquid.

    What makes bone broth significantly different from stock and broth is it contains all the nutrients that cooks out of the bones, while also being very rich, flavorful, and filling.

    Why You Will Love This Chicken Bone Broth Recipe

    • Budget-friendly! Making your own instant pot chicken broth will save you some bucks!
    • Tastes great. Use veggies, herbs, and spices you enjoy to make a chicken bone broth you really love.
    • So many ways to use it!

    Ingredients

    Let's take a closer look at the simple ingredients you need to gather to make homemade chicken bone broth in the Instant Pot. Be sure to check the recipe card further down the page for the complete list and quantities. 

    Ingredients to make instant pot bone broth on the table.
    • Rotisserie Chicken: This is the quick and easiest way to make bone broth and trust me its WORTH IT!
    • Veggies and aromatics: A simple combination of onion, celery, carrots, and garlic infuse the broth with more depth of flavor.
    • Herbs: We're using thyme, oregano, and bay leaves.

    PRO TIP: Find a store that makes a rotisserie chicken with ingredients you trust. I have also found that wholesale stores like Sam's and Costco have the best deals AND the best chickens. They are large birds that are extra juicy, and sold at a great price.  

    Can I use a whole raw chicken to make bone broth?

    Yes, you can! Making bone broth from a raw chicken has many benefits. It's often cheaper to buy a chicken this way.

    Also, unlike rotisserie chicken it hasn't been seasoned or injected with seasoning so you know exactly what is going into your soup!

    Making your bone broth from a raw whole chicken will take extra time however so plan on that time. You will need to allow it to cook for an additional 30 minutes under pressure.

    Substitutions

    • Dried herbs: If you do not have fresh herbs on hand grab some dried herbs! Just remember dried herbs are a lot more potent that fresh ones. 1 TBS of fresh herbs = 1 teaspoon of dried.
    • Veggies: You can add parsnips, fennel, leeks, or mushrooms. Just be sure to avoid using cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and broccoli which contain compounds that can be quite overpowering and undesirable in bone broth.
    • Use different herbs: You can certainly use other herbs to flavor your broth but our favorites are oregano and thyme.

    How to Make Chicken Bone Broth Instant Pot

    Are you ready to get started? We are! Here's what you need to do.

    1. Prep your veggies. They just need to be roughly chopped and there's no need to peel them or chop them very small. You can pull the entire sprig of herbs in -- stem and all. Remove the papery outside of the garlic cloves and chop up slightly.
    2. Remove the meat from the rotisserie chicken. Leave the skin on, just break through and pull the meat off. Put the bones into the pressure cooker along with all the drippings in the container. The drippings add nutrients and flavor.

    PRO TIP: Save the meat from the rotisserie chicken to use it in other recipes such as chicken lasagna roll ups or chicken enchiladas. If you don't like the dark meat leave it on the bird and just remove the white meat. It will add additional flavor.

    1. Add all the veggies on top including the onion, celery, carrots, and garlic.
    2. Toss in the herbs on top.
    A collage of images showing making instant pot chicken bone broth from cutting the veggies, adding the bones, veggies, and herbs.
    1. Add water to fill up the pot to the maximum fill line.
    2. Pressure cook on high for 60 - 90 minutes and then use natural release. 
    3. Strain the broth. You can buy strainer inserts from amazon or use a fine strainer and do it by hand into a separate container. Use a fine strainer as pictured while the soup is hot so make sure herbs and small bones are all removed.
    4. Pour it into jars or a glass container and store. 
    A collage showing adding water to the Instant pot, after the bone broth cooks, a strainer, and then the broth in jars.

    Storage

    Store it in an airtight container or jar in the refrigerator after it's fully cooled.

    For freezing, I like to freeze the broth ice cube trays and then transfer to the cubes to an airtight container or plastic bag. This way I can take out exactly the amount I need.  Bone broth will last up to 6 months in the freezer.

    Heat it up straight from frozen or allow it to thaw out in the fridge overnight.

    How long does Instant Pot chicken bone broth last in the fridge?

    If kept in the fridge it will keep for 3-4 days. Keep in an air tight container. Since it lacks preservatives it will go bad fast- so if you need it longer than a few days I recommend freezing it to extend the shelf life.

    Two jars of instant pot bone broth on a white tray with a wooden spoon.

    How to Use Instant Pot Bone Broth

    You can use your chicken bone broth in recipes in place of chicken broth. It's especially great used to make soups. Try it these soups and recipes:

    • Chicken and Dumpling Soup
    • Chicken Noodle Soup
    • Chicken Tortilla Soup
    • Instant Pot Black Beans
    • Creamy Mac and Cheese

    Heat it up and simply enjoy sipping it straight from a mug. I find this a filling dish in between meals and it's also quite soothing when I'm sick with a cold or the flu. 

    Use it to make gravy and sauces.

    Cook grains such as quinoa, rice and others to add flavor.

    You can even add it to your morning smoothie in place of some of the water or other liquid. Try it in 

    Expert Tips

    • Do you not fill up your pressure cooker past the fill line. Your veggies and chicken should be covered or almost covered. It's ok if they're sticking out a bit, everything will cook down.
    • You don't necessarily need the meat on the chicken to make bone broth. If using a rotisserie chicken, remove all the meat and save it to use in other recipes.
    • Feel free to vary the seasonings and vegetables if you prefer but remember to avoid cabbage, Brussels, broccoli, and cauliflower because they will make a smelly broth.

    Recipe FAQs

    What size Instant Pot do I need to make bone broth?

    I recommend a 6 quart or an 8 quart. For both you will only need one chicken but if using an 8 quart add a few extra veggies and herbs.

    Can I re-use my vegetables used to make bone broth?

    After the vegetables have cooked for 60-90 minutes they really aren't very good for using in soups afterwards. SUPER MUSHY!! I recommend using them for baby food, compost, or even great for your dogs. 

    If using a whole raw chicken, can I eat the meat after using it to make bone broth?

    I don't recommend it. If you're using the whole chicken, remove the chicken meat after the chicken cooks for an hour and then cook longer to make the bone broth as instructed in the recipe card. Any remaining meat on your bird will really dry out and take on a grainy consistency so I don't recommend saving it for eating.

    How long to cook bone broth in instant pot?

    If you are using cooked chicken bones or a rotisserie chicken it cooks in about an hour (plus the time to pressurize and release). However if you prefer to use a whole raw chicken, you will need to increase the cooking time to 90 minutes.

    Overhead of two jars of chicken bone broth on a white tray lined with a napkin and fresh herbs around it.

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    Overhead of two jars of chicken bone broth on a white tray lined with a napkin and fresh herbs around it.

    Easy Instant Pot Bone Broth

    Want to learn all you need to know about how to make instant pot bone broth? Discover our easy method for the best warm, hearty, and soul-filling chicken bone broth. There seriously is a difference between homemade and store bought when it comes to bone broth or stock.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Main Course, Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 hours hours 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 2 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 20 servings
    Calories: 97kcal
    Author: Kadee & Desarae

    Equipment

    • Pressure Cooker
    • fine strainer

    Ingredients

    • 1 whole chicken rotisserie or raw
    • 1 large onion
    • 5 large carrots
    • 5 large celery
    • 3 garlic cloves
    • 1 Tablespoon oregano (2-3 sprigs) or 1 teaspoon dried
    • 1 Tablespoon thyme (2-3 sprigs) or 1 teaspoon dried
    • 1-2 bay leaves
    • 1 Tablespoon sea salt
    • water

    Instructions

    Bone Broth with Rotisserie Chicken

    • Remove meat from chicken. Add bones and juices from tray to the pressure cooker.
    • Rough chop your veggies, garlic. Add all veggies, herbs, garlic and salt to pressure cooker.
    • Fill water up to max fill line. Cook for 60-90 minutes and then natural release the pressure.
    • Strain broth and store it.

    Bone Broth with Whole Chicken

    • Remove any extra parts from cavity. Place in pressure cooker.
    • Rough chop your veggies, garlic. Add all veggies, herbs, garlic and salt to pressure cooker. fill water up to max fill line.
    • Pressure cook high 60 min natural release. Remove the chicken meat from bones.
    • To make chicken stock. Strain broth and store.
      To make chicken bone broth. Add bones back to pressure cooker and cook another 30-60 minutes. Natural release and strain.

    Video

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    Notes

    Do you not fill up your pressure cooker past the fill line. Your veggies and chicken should be covered or almost covered. It's ok if they're sticking out a bit, everything will cook down.
    You don't necessarily need the meat on the chicken to make bone broth. If using a rotisserie chicken, remove all the meat and save it to use in other recipes.
    Feel free to vary the seasonings and vegetables if you prefer but remember to avoid cabbage, Brussels, broccoli, and cauliflower because they will make a smelly broth.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 401mg | Potassium: 189mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3153IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. MJ says

      December 30, 2021 at 2:04 pm

      When you say add bone back (for bone broth)…. Do you use new fresh veggies or use the same without the meat?

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      • Kadee says

        March 04, 2022 at 9:33 pm

        You can use the same veggies.

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