How to Boil a Chicken
Are you ready to learn how to boil a whole chicken? It's not only easy, but frugal! Say hello to healthy protein, chicken stock and endless meal possibilities! There are 7 reasons why everyone should learn how to boil a chicken! Trust me, you won't regret it when you do! This method is gluten-free and clean eating friendly.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 270kcal
Cost: $8.00
Equipment
- large pot
Ingredients
- 1 small chicken (approx 3-5 lbs)
- 4 celery stalks
- 4 carrots
- 1 onion, quartered
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 Tbsp sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried sage
- 10 cups water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a large pot and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 45 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Remove chicken from broth (it will try to fall apart on you) and let cool in colander.
- Once it is cool, remove meat and chop into 1 inch pieces. Discard bones and skin. Strain broth and reserve.
- You should have 3-4 cups of chopped chicken and 8 cups of homemade broth. Enjoy!
Notes
Kitchen Hack
I always have a scrap bag in my freezer and whenever I cut off the end of an onion, peel a carrot, or cut the core out of a cabbage, I add the scraps to the bag. Once it is full, I make a broth with it. If I have a whole chicken, I use that to make the broth. But I also love to save the bones from a store-bought rotisserie chicken and use that with a full gallon-sized Ziploc of veggie scraps and 10 cups water to make broth. I try to only use organic vegetable scraps for making broth since you are using the whole vegetable (including peels and such). I typically like to buy the more natural rotisserie chickens that you can get from the local market when I am going to make broth with it. But just do the best you can with what you have!
Nutrition
Calories: 270kcal