Instant Pot Chicken Stock

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).

Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

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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!

Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

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.

Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

Top with veggies, water, and spices.

Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

Cook on the soup setting for 30 minutes.

Natural pressure release.

Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

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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Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

How to freeze Instant Pot Chicken Stock

  1. Ladle the broth into mason jars using a wide mouth funnel.
  2. 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. 
  3. The instant pot chicken broth can be frozen for up to 3 months.
  4. 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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Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

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Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.
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Instant Pot Chicken Stock Recipe

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!

Course dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword instant pot bone broth, instant pot chicken bone broth, instant pot chicken broth, instant pot chicken stock, pressure cooker bone broth
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Additional Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 cups
Calories 34 kcal
Author Aileen Clark

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

Instructions

  1. Place chicken bones and skin in the bowl of your instant pot.
  2. Roughly chop all vegetables and place on top of the chicken bones.
  3. Add in bay leaf, salt, and water.
  4. Set instant pot to soup for 30 minutes.
  5. Natural pressure release.
  6. Strain liquid through a mesh strainer into a large bowl.
  7. Ladle chicken stock into jars.
  8. Store bone broth in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts
Instant Pot Chicken Stock Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 34 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 561mg24%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 3g6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Make healthy and homemade chicken broth in under an hour with the instant pot! Recipe for Instant Pot Chicken Stock from aileencooks.com.

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8 Comments

  1. Great post! I have a question- how long will the broth last in the refrigerator? I assume it cannot be stored at room temp? Thanks Aileen! ~Christa

  2. 4 stars
    This recipe is great, and I use it all the time, but the cook time is misconceiving (and actually totally messed up my dinner the first time I did it.) When you factor in the time the Instapot takes to pressurize and then naturally release, the cook time is probably over and hour or so. Still, a great recipe and thanks for sharing.

    1. Hi Carol! Thank you for bringing this to my attention. You are right, it is misconceiving. I am going to update the cook time to reflect the additional time need to come to pressure and release pressure.

  3. 4 stars
    This recipe is great, and I use it all the time, but the cook time is misconceiving (and actually totally messed up my dinner the first time I did it.) When you factor in the time the Instapot takes to pressurize and then naturally release, the cook time is probably over and hour or so. Still, a great recipe and thanks for sharing.