Instant Pot Chicken Stock (2024)

  • Oh the geletanious bone broth that you get from this recipe with very little work!!

    • leaning In

    • Ann Arbor

    • 4/3/2023

  • I've been making chicken stock in the IP for years and find that it makes a superior stock. We save all of our organic chicken bones from roasted chickens in the freezer and when I have enough into the Instant Pot they go along with the same ingredients called for in this recipe with the exception of the ginger and thyme. I think previously roasted chicken bones make a richer stock. So easy to do. I also let it cool as the recipe suggests and pour it through cheese cloth and then refrigerate over night in a large bowl with plastic wrap on top touching the stock. The following morning I pull the plastic off and the fat comes with it. I do cook it a bit longer than this recipe calls for. Usually an hour and a half.

    • Sherwood

    • Seattle, WA

    • 11/23/2022

  • Thank you to Carla Lalli Music for posting this wonderful recipe.I have been making chicken stock "the old fashioned way" for years. However, I decided to see if there was a way to make it in the Instant Pot and found this recipe. I could not disagree with the post from "Anonymous" more. This. Is. Excellent! It is so easy and comes out very tasty. It is definitely a dump and go recipe. I put it in and came back hours later to a nice, rich, heatlhy and tasty stock. Next time I think I will skip the simmering step and maybe add the ginger, which I forgot this time. When the pressure cook step was done I just let it release naturally for a couple hours, since I was busy, and it turned out perfectly!This will probably become my go-to method and we will be having homemade chicken stock much more often now!

    • Melinda Wolfhaus

    • Long Beach, CA

    • 1/26/2022

  • I have been making my grandmother's chicken stock in a giant pot for years. It is rich and golden and tastes like chicken. This was my time making anything in the instapot. It didn't seem like much chicken but I thought maybe through the magic of a pressure cooker it brings out more flavor or the flavor is intesified? Nope. What came out tastes like dish water. I dumped it all and will go back to the old fashion way of cooking it - MORE chicken (whole chickens) and slow simmering it for hours.

  • Omg this is so good. I'm drinking it. I'm making more already. Recipe is definitely a keeper!!

    • Anniesmama

    • Texas

    • 11/3/2021

  • Easy And delicious!

    • Anonymous

    • Florida

    • 9/21/2021

  • This is for a person that wanted to know if they could use the chicken for chicken soup or just eat like that and yes you can I bet it will taste so yummy hope this helped because no one answered you have a great day

    • Anonymous

    • Lowell mass

    • 8/18/2021

  • This recipe is such a game changer. I make stock on weeknights now, sometimes at the same time I'm whipping up dinner. It's just too easy. I don't even bother with the simmer part (somehow missed that instruction the first time), and found that it's totally unnecessary. Filling up my 8 qt. instant pot to the water fill line, this makes 14 cups of stock. I freeze them in Tupperware in 2-4 cup increments, so homemade stock is always on hand! Boxed stock, never again.

    • Chelsea

    • Los Angeles, CA

    • 1/13/2021

  • Fantastic stock! Everyone was skeptical of using the Instant Pot for stock, considering all of them were used to stovetop simmering for hours... and hours. I’ve changed their minds and I will always opt for this method until proven otherwise!We had about 2.5 pounds of bones, only half a head of garlic, and a small onion. So, I used about 2 cups less water & crushed the garlic to extract as much flavor as possible.I opted to cook it at high pressure for 60 minutes, just to appease one person. I also let it release pressure “naturally” just because I was in no rush.Everyone else tried it first, salting their tasters accordingly, and they were surprised and impressed. I happily patted myself on the back after tasting the rich & flavorful broth. Phew! Good enough to drink on its own, btw!

    • erin

    • Bay Area

    • 11/28/2020

  • I made this recipe yesterday. It is FABULOUS!! It was so good that I just added noodles to it. I didn't put in the ginger. I also sauteed the vegetables first. it's just a habit I have from all of the cooking classes that I've taken. You won't be sorry with this recipe.

    • Lauren Tilbury

    • Huntington Beach, California

    • 11/23/2020

  • I made this yesterday afternoon with around a 5-6 pound chicken carcass from a rotisserie chicken we bought from the store. It was DIVINE! It made our entire house smell amazing and the broth was just so very rich! I think I ended up using 4 quarts vs 3 but kept everything else the same. I couldn't believe how delicious the broth was on it's own, not to mention in our Zuppa Tuscana and Spinach/Leek risotto! So delicious! I will always make this! We used the instant pot method, the strained through a sleeve. Frozen leftovers in freezer safe bags flat for easy storage.

    • Angel

    • Colorado

    • 10/15/2020

  • I neglected to notice I was supposed to simmer everything and scoop off the foam before turning on the pressure cooking for 40 minutes, so I just did a dump and run. The broth turned out great. I will try it the right way next time and see if it is better, but I was very pleased with the results. One question I had is do you have to throw out all the meat after using it to create the broth, or is it ok to add it to the chicken soup?

    • Anonymous

    • Portland, Oregon

    • 1/9/2020

  • I've made this recipe about 10 times now. It's always been consistently excellent and the instant pot is really perfect for making homemade chicken stock. I always have some chicken stock from this recipe ready to go in my freezer.

    • cdalzell

    • Honolulu

    • 9/9/2019

  • I STRONGLY suggest doing a natural pressure release rather than a manual pressure release with this recipe. It's chicken stock--it's not like you need to worry about it overcooking. I did manual pressure release/QPR this weekend, and ended up with a kitchen covered in a jet of chicken fat. I should have thought better to begin with, given that you're scooping fatty foam off the top before you ever apply pressure. On the bright side, the stock is great, and this is going to become a weekly practice for me--just on NPR.

    • Anonymous

    • 1/22/2019

  • Not your grandmother's chicken broth. But nana never had an IP, either. I was not overly excited by the recipe but being in a hurry for some chicken noodle soup, I gave it a try. Prep and actual cooking was easy and straightforward. Followed the instructions to a T, and when finished I mixed in my aromatics and let it bubble away on the stovetop until carrots were soft. I cooked the egg noodles separately, then added them to my bowl, ladled out the soup and sat down to my dinner, not expecting much. Much to my surprise, I realized that this was one of the best bowls of chicken noodle soup I had ever tasted. Bright, clean and spicy from the red chilies I had added, I was very impressed with this tasty broth. Two thumbs up!

    • zenbuddhist2490

    • Michigan

    • 1/13/2019

  • Instant Pot Chicken Stock (2024)

    FAQs

    Is Instant Pot good for stock? ›

    There's no doubt a pressure cooker is the best tool for flavorful, gelatin-rich chicken stock that's ready in just about an hour.

    What's the difference in chicken stock and chicken broth? ›

    Stock is generally made from bones, and broth is generally made from flesh. In both cases, they are often supported with aromatic vegetables, but in the case of stock, left unseasoned for maximum flexibility in recipes, whereas broth will usually contain at least salt and pepper.

    Can you overcook broth in Instant Pot? ›

    It's absolutely possible to overcook Instant Pot bone broth.

    You'll want to boil the chicken feet for 5 minutes or so before using them in the Instant Pot. Boiling them just helps remove any impurities from the skin.

    Is Instant Pot chicken stock better than stove top? ›

    To our surprise, both the color and the flavor of the stocks were noticeably different from each other. The pressure-cooked broth was darker, with a more complex, meaty flavor, while the broth prepared in a Dutch oven had a cleaner, purer chicken taste.

    Why did Instapot go out of business? ›

    “In particular, tightening of credit terms and higher interest rates impacted our liquidity levels and made our capital structure unsustainable,” Mr. Gadbois said. Instant Brands said in a statement on Wednesday that the new financing would allow the company to continue paying workers, vendors and suppliers.

    Is it better to slow cook or pressure cook broth? ›

    In conclusion, we enjoyed the flavor and the yield of the slow cooker the best! But, the Instant Pot version was the all-around best for time, taste, and yield. And stove top is a classic method which get's the best of both flavor and time.

    What happens if you use chicken stock instead of chicken broth? ›

    “In general, stock and broth can be used interchangeably. However, there are times when it is more advantageous to choose one over the other,” Hill admits. Because stock is made from bones, it will infuse any recipe with stronger chicken flavor than broth.

    Which tastes better chicken stock or broth? ›

    Stock has a richer, deeper flavor and mouthfeel, making it better at adding body to a dish, whereas broth might be a better choice when you want to let other flavors to shine.

    Is bouillon the same as stock? ›

    Chicken bouillon is a concentrated flavor enhancer available in both powdered and cube form. Think of it as chicken stock condensed into a convenient package. Chicken bouillon is made by dehydrating chicken stock. It gives you a concentrated product that can be easily stored and used when needed.

    Does pressure cooking ruin bone broth? ›

    A pressure cooker will save you batch time and get you 75% of the nutrition benefits of bone broth. That being said, it will lack the additional nutrients and minerals which require long and slow simmer times to harvest from the bones and animal parts.

    Can you pressure cook broth twice? ›

    I like to pressure cook the chicken stock on high pressure for one hour then on low pressure for an additional hour. I find this double pressure cooking cycle really makes a difference in the flavor and color of the final stock.

    How long do I pressure can quarts of bone broth? ›

    Process pint jars for 20 minutes and quart jars for 25 minutes, maintaining 10 or 11 pounds of pressure the entire time. Turn off heat and allow pressure to release pressure naturally. Once pressure canner is down to zero pounds of pressure, allow jars to sit for 10 more minutes inside the canner.

    Does chicken stock get better the longer you cook it? ›

    Cook it too long, though, and you get into a case of seriously diminishing returns. Throughout my testing, I tasted my stocks as they cooked, and I generally found about one and a half hours to be a reasonable endpoint—plenty of time for a flavorful, rich broth, but not so long that it's a major commitment to make it.

    Is chicken stock better in a pressure cooker or slow cooker? ›

    Chicken Broth Comes Out Better on the Stovetop or Pressure Cooker, Not the Slow Cooker. If you want the most flavorful, full-bodied chicken stock you can make at home, do it on the stove or with a pressure cooker, and save your slow cooker for something else.

    Is it better to cook with bone broth or stock? ›

    Bone broth is just a fashionable name for what is also called stock - a base for soups and stocks made by low slow simmering of ingredients, typically bones and veggies (or veggies only for veg stock).

    Are Instant Pots good for slow cooking? ›

    Touted as the do-it-all appliance for good reason, an Instant Pot is a multi-function pressure cooker that easily doubles as a slow cooker. The difference between pressure cooking and slow cooking is substantial, so we love that one appliance can do both, along with a slew of other cooking methods.

    Can I leave stock in pressure cooker overnight? ›

    You can even leave it on overnight because the “keep warm” setting will keep the temperature in the safe zone without cooking it any more.

    Are stock pots stronger than stock cubes? ›

    Yes . Cubes are mostly salt and often take too long to dissolve when cooking a recipe , whereas the “jellied” beef or chicken stocks are more flavorful and easier to use . Still -cubes keep longer and don't need refrigeration .

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