Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth gives you all the benefits of traditional bone broth in much less time. The instant pot infuses flavor and nutrients into the bone broth using vegetables.
I love easy instant pot recipes. If you want more, try my instant pot apple sauce and my instant pot bbq chicken breasts.
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Why this Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth Recipe is a Keeper
I love this recipe because making bone broth in your pressure cooker is cheaper than buying in store! It’s super easy to make a batch, and you use all your leftovers and scraps, such as bones from a rotisserie chicken.
- Quick Prep: Beef broth or chicken broth only takes 5 minutes of prep, since the instant pot does all the work.
- Easy Ingredients: All 6 broth ingredients are super easy to make a batch of broth.
- Adaptable: Adjust the flavors of homemade instant pot chicken bone broth as you like them.
- Delicious Rich Flavor: The flavorful broth tastes amazing and is a hit in every recipe that calls for broth.
What Are Some of the Health Benefits of Bone Broth?
Some of the health benefits of bone broth include reducing inflammation, aiding in weight loss and even improving sleep if you want to try to drink bone broth!
Ingredient Notes to Make Instant Pot Bone Broth
You will need just a few super simple ingredients to make this recipe. They’re all easy to find at the store, but you may even have some of the ingredients in your kitchen already.
- Chicken Carcass: Use a roasted chicken or rotisserie chicken, bones and all, to make this wonderful homemade chicken broth in the Instant Pot.
- Carrots: Add some quartered carrots and onions in the instant pot whole chicken stock.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions to Make Chicken Bone Broth
Preparing a recipe ahead of time can be the best way to go! Make bone broth in a instant pot in advance to be able to use it whenever you’d like.
- Make Ahead: Make the broth in advance and store until you are ready to use.
Special Equipment Needed for Homemade Chicken Stock
Sometimes you need a specific piece of equipment to make a recipe just right. In this case, all you need is an instant pot!
- Instant Pot: Making chicken bone broth in the instant pot makes the process go so much faster than using a crock pot!
Pro Tip for Bone Broth in the Instant Pot
Roasting the bones in the oven (at a low temperature) before adding them to the pot significantly enhances the flavor of the broth.
How to Make Homemade Instant Pot Bone Broth
This instant pot chicken broth recipe comes together in 2 quick and easy steps. Homemade bone broth is so good, it will quickly become one of your favorite recipes!
These are the basic steps for making Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Pressure Cook the Broth
Add whole chicken carcass in the instant pot, along with carrots, onion, black peppercorn, salt and bay leaves to the pressure cooker. Add water up to the max line within the pot and cook on high pressure for 120 minutes.
When done, allow the instant pot to naturally release.
2. Let Cool and Store
Once the pressure has completely released, allow it to cool as it will be quite hot. Transfer the broth to a mason jar or glass storage container.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftover Chicken Broth
- Storing: Store homemade instant pot beef bone broth in a glass airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Reheating: I like to reheat broth in a pot on the stove to add to soups. Pour the broth into a pot and heat.
- Using Leftovers: Enjoy any leftover best bone broth in Chicken Noodle Soup!
Variations and Substitutions to Make Bone Broth
This recipe is so versatile for the insta pot! Try taking it to the next level by experimenting with flavors, or trying this with different ingredients.
- Vegetables: Use any veggies that you have You can even store ends and scraps in the freezer and throw them in as needed.
- Frozen Chicken Bones: You can save the bones of the chicken and freeze. Chicken feet, carcass or whole chicken in the instant pot.
- Spices: Make broth with fresh herbs and spices to make your favorite broth.
Bone Broth in Instant Pot Recipe FAQs
Serve this recipe in Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta, Orzo Mac and Cheese or Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy.
Use bone broth as a base for chicken soup or in cooked chicken pot pie.
Bone broth is most similar to stock as it’s made from bones and vegetables,, and it can take hours. While broth is made from simmering meats and veggies and is usually done in under 2 hours.
Expert Tips to Make this Chicken Recipe
- Add Freshness: Bone broth can benefit from a little freshness, try incorporating some fresh lemon or fresh chopped herbs before serving.
- Alternate Ingredient: Feel free to add some apple cider vinegar before cooking bone broth in an instant pot. The acid helps pull out all the collagen and other good nutrients that you desire.
- Alternate Cooking Method: Alternatively, this broth can be made in a slow cooker or the stove top. However, the cook time will be significantly longer as this way can take up to 12 hours.
Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth
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Ingredients
- 2-3 pounds Chicken carcass, left over
- 4 Carrots, cut into quarters
- 1 Onion, quartered
- 1 tablespoon Whole black peppercorn
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- 3 Bay leaves
Instructions
- Add all of your ingredients to the instant pot. Add enough water to fill to your max line within the inner pot in your instant pot.
- Set to high pressure for 120 minutes. When done, allow for a natural release.
- Once the pressure has completely released, allow it to cool as it will be quite hot.
- Transfer the broth to a mason jar, or glass storage container to keep fresh for up to one week!
Christina’s Notes
- Add Freshness:Â Bone broth can benefit from a little freshness, try incorporating some fresh lemon or fresh chopped herbs before serving.
- Alternate Ingredient:Â Feel free to add some apple cider vinegar before cooking bone broth in an instant pot. The acid helps pull out all the collagen and other good nutrients that you desire.
- Alternate Cooking Method: Alternatively, this broth can be made in a slow cooker or the stove top. However, the cook time will be significantly longer as this way can take up to 12 hours.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
simple, useful, good quality and quantity. Made 3 qts with what left over Costco Chickens I had. Great soup base since winter is arriving. Will use it again.
This bone broth turned out nice and rich and I loved being able to cook it in my instant pot to shorten the cooking time!