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This recipe makes enough for about three quarts but if you want more, you can always double the ingredients. It takes about five minutes to prepare and about four hours to cook depending on which method you use. It will smell so good, you'll be dying to try it!

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The Ingredients To Gather:

1 (4 – 5 pound) organic whole chicken or equal amounts of bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces
1 medium yellow onion, quartered
1 clove garlic, quartered
2 celery ribs, cut into large pieces
2 carrots, cut into large pieces
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 bunch fresh thyme
fresh water

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

Slow Cooker (4 hrs on High setting or 8 hrs on Low setting)
Place chicken in 6-quart slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, celery, carrots, salt, pepper, thyme and cover with water, about 4 – 5 quarts. Cover and cook 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low settings. Remove chicken from stock and use for other recipes. Strain vegetables from stock and discard.
Stove (4 hrs)
Place chicken in large stockpot. Add onion, garlic, celery, carrots, salt, pepper, thyme and cover with water, about 4 – 5 quarts Cook on low simmer, covered for 4 hours. Add more water if needed to keep chicken covered with water while cooking. Remove chicken from stock and refrigerate for future recipes. Strain vegetables from stock and discard.
Instant Pot (25 minutes + natural release)
Place chicken in Instant Pot. Omit adding vegetables and herbs. Add fresh, cold water to the 10-cup line on the inside of the interior pot of the Instant Pot. Cook 25 minutes at high pressure. Let pressure release naturally. Remove chicken from stock and refrigerate for future recipes.
Allow stock to cool, and store in freezer-safe, airtight containers. Refrigerate or freeze until ready to use. Stock will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week and in the freezer up to 1 year.
Notes
You can also use leftover chicken bones for your stock. Use in place of the whole chicken in this recipe.

Finished!

This homemade chicken stock is so good you may never need to buy the kind from the store again! Have you made this chicken stock before?

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