Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth

4.94 from 45 votes

Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth

This Instant Pot Chicken Bone Broth is super quick and easy to make in the Instant Pot, and just so nourishing and delicious. Plus, it's great in soups and stews!

Prep Time5

Cook Time3

Total Time2 5

Course: Ingredient, Soup/Stew

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 7kcal

Author: Danielle Wolter

Ingredients

2 pounds chicken bones (recommend a whole chicken carcass) (see notes)
1 large onion quartered
2 carrots cut in half
2 stalks celery cut in half
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in the Instant Pot. Add water to cover the bones, plus 2-3" if room in the Instant Pot.
Cook on high pressure for 3 hours. Use the quick release to release the pressure.

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Notes

If you're in a hurry, you can cook for just 2 hours, I just prefer 3 to get a little extra richness from the broth;
A total of 2 lbs. of chicken bones/carcass is recommended for the best flavor.
Any chicken bones will work for this chicken bone broth recipe. I typically save the carcass from a chicken I've roasted, and I also save the bones from any recipe where I use bone-in chicken (i.e. legs, thighs, wings, etc.).
I use a 6 quart Instant Pot for this recipe. For an 8 quart Instant Pot, you may want to add another ½ lbs. of bones, or add less water.
You can also add whatever vegetables you'd like to enhance the flavor of the broth.
Note that I do not add salt to this bone broth recipe. When I use this chicken bone broth in other recipes, I like to adjust the salt as necessary for specific recipes. If you are drinking it straight, you will want to salt it to taste, otherwise it will taste bland. I don't recommend adding salt during the cooking process as the salt concentration becomes very high.
To freeze: Let the broth cool slightly and pour into ice cube trays. Place in the freezer. Once frozen, place ice cubes in large freezer bags. This enables you to use smaller amounts of the bone broth. You can also freeze in 1 cup containers, or just freeze the whole batch in a freezer safe container if desired.

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