Name: Instant Pot Chicken Stock Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Leftover bones and skin from 1 chicken carcas; 1 onion; 2 carrots; 2 celery stalks; 1 bay leaf; 2 teaspoons salt; 8 cups water

Whip up a batch of instant pot chicken stock in no-time with this quick and easy pressure cooker bone broth recipe. We love this frugal way to repurpose leftover chicken bones and turn it into something healthy and delicious!

Then you can turn it into a delicious instant pot soup recipe.

Chicken stock has so many great uses from making flavorful soups to adding a little something extra to other instant pot recipes (like Instant Pot Chicken and Vegetables or salsa chicken taco).

New to the instant pot? Check out our instant pot guide here.

To make the chicken broth, you will need leftover chicken bones, a handful of vegetables, spices, and water. I used leftover rotisserie chicken for this tutorial, but you can also use up the bones from homemade chicken.

Don’t have an Instant Pot? Check out this recipe for overnight chicken stock in the slow cooker!

Special equipment used to make instant pot chicken stock:

How to make chicken stock in the Instant Pot

Start by placing your bones and any unwanted meat in the bowl of your instant pot.

Top with veggies, water, and spices.

Cook on the soup setting for 30 minutes.

Natural pressure release.

Once your bone broth is ready, ladle it into a mesh strainer over a large mixing bowl.

Throw out the leftover bones and veggies, or reuse for another batch of instant pot chicken broth.

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How to freeze Instant Pot Chicken Stock

Ladle the broth into mason jars using a wide mouth funnel.
If you plan to freeze the instant pot chicken broth, leave at least 1 inch of head space to prevent cracking of the glass as the liquid expands.
The instant pot chicken broth can be frozen for up to 3 months.
It can be defrosted overnight in the refrigerator, or on defrost in the microwave.

Update on freezing instant pot chicken broth

(updated 12/2018)

After having too many cracked jars, I am sad to say I no longer use this method.

Instead, I pour the cooled instant pot chicken broth into freezer safe zip-top bags.

I get as much air out as possible and seal them.

I freeze them flat so they take up less space and defrost quickly.

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Recipes to make with Instant Pot Chicken Stock

8 cups