Don't waste your leftover chicken! Simply place the bones and carcass in the crockpot with water, spices, and some veggies and make your own stock. This recipe freezes well so that you'll never have to go back to the canned chicken broth ever again.
After removing all edible meat from the chicken put/leave the bones, skin, cooking juices, etc. in the crock pot. If you are using the chicken carcass from the The Best Whole Chicken in the Crock Pot recipe just leave every single thing that's leftover (except the good meat of course) in the crock pot, including the original onion and spices you used when making the chicken.
Add the onion, celery, carrot and spices on top of the bones and fill the crock pot almost to the top with tap water (leaving about ½” at the top).
Turn the slow cooker onto "low" after dinner and cook all night long or alternatively you could start it in the morning and cook on "low" for 8 – 10 hours during the day.
After the stock is done cooking turn off the heat and, using a soup ladle, pass the stock through a fine sieve to remove all herbs/bones/etc.
Either refrigerate or freeze the stock for future use. I usually freeze some in both 1 and 2-cup portions, and I also sometimes freeze stock in ice cube trays just in case I just “need a little” for making sauce or rice. This stock is great in soups like chicken noodle soup and also in rice like risotto. Enjoy!
Notes
If you're missing any of the above flavoring ingredients, don't let that stop you from making this anyway!Great chicken recipe for this - Best Whole Chicken in a Crock PotWe recommend organic ingredients when feasible.Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Overnight Chicken Stock in the Crock Pot
Amount Per Serving
Calories 13Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 13mg1%
Potassium 77mg2%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1740IU35%
Vitamin C 2.4mg3%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.