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Home » Recipes » Chicken » Homemade Chicken Stock and Money Saving Tips

Homemade Chicken Stock and Money Saving Tips

Last Updated July 8, 2020. Originally Posted December 15, 2015 By Maggie Unzueta

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Making your own chicken stock will make your food that much more delicious. It's worth the time investment for very little effort in the kitchen. Your family and your pocket will love for it.
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Chicken Stock in a Mason Jar

One of my favorite tricks of the kitchen trade: Buy a whole chicken and get the butcher to cut it up for you. Ask him to include the bones and the kidneys. I’m not a fan of kidneys, but the furry friends like them. When you get home, separate all your chicken pieces. I have a bag in the freezer just for back bones for making chicken stock … another one just for thighs, just legs, and so on. You may not want to do this extra step, but it saves TONS of money. And who can’t use mo’ money in their pocket especially during the Holidays?

Herbs

The other money saving tip I have is growing your own herbs. I’m not a gardener AT ALL. My grandma and my mom were/ are amazing gardeners. Me? I did not inherit their green thumbs unfortunately, but I can grow herbs. In the backyard, I have thyme and oregano. I’m a bit worried about my oregano plant, though. It seems to be dying. Might be the unusual cold winter weather we’re encountering in San Diego right now. Don’t plan your next ski trip to San Diego just yet, folks. The pigs are not flying… yet. Lol. The rosemary is store bought, and I seem to buy it a lot more in the winter months for rosemary bread, rosemary chicken, even for decorating.

Making Chicken Stock with garlic, herbs and cloves

Next money saving tip: make your own chicken stock. Remember those chicken back bones? Pull them out of the freezer and make chicken stock. When my store-bought rosemary is about to die and I am not going to use the rest of it in another meal, it’s time to make chicken stock. Little leftovers of onions and the last of the carrots, make great addition to the stock pot. The BEST part about making your own stock is that you control the amount of salt. If you’re not into collecting chicken bones, make an herb stock.

 

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Making Chicken Stock

Then when it’s done, put them in ice cube trays and use as needed. If you know you’re going to use it soon, store it in a jar with a lid. It will last 3 days in the frig or in the freezer for 3 months. The flavor … I can’t stress this enough … the flavor of your food will be a million times more delicious.


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Chicken Stock

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Chicken Stock | In Mama Maggie's Kitchen

Homemade Chicken Stock

Making your own chicken stock will make your food that much more delicious. It's worth the time investment for very little effort in the kitchen. Your family and your pocket will love for it.
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Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: All cuisine types
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 3 quarts
Calories: 22kcal
Author: Maggie Unzueta

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken carcass or back bone.
  • ½ onion quartered
  • 1 celery rib chopped
  • 1 carrot chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic halved
  • ⅛ teaspoon black peppercorn
  • 2 sprigs of thyme
  • 2 sprigs of rosemary
  • 2 sprigs of oregano
  • 4 quarts of water
  • Salt as desired

Instructions

  • Bring all the ingredients to boil in a large 8-qt stockpot. Reduce heat and let simmer for 2 hours.
  • Skim foam occasionally.
  • Strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Press to get all the stock. Discard solids.
  • Note: Stock can last up to 3 months in the freezer or 3 days in the refrigerator.

Notes

Store it in a jar with a lid. It will last 3 days in the fridge or in the freezer for 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 22kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3430IU | Vitamin C: 4.2mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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About Maggie Unzueta

Maggie Unzueta is the writer/blogger, photographer, recipe developer, videographer, and creator of In Mama Maggie's Kitchen. She has been developing easy and authentic Mexican food, Mexican-inspired recipes, and traveling tips since 2010. From family recipes to her extensive travels throughout Mexico, she brings traditional Mexican flavors from South of the Border and into your kitchen. Maggie has been featured in notable culinary websites and other media outlets. For more details, check out her About page.

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