Easy Overnight Bone Broth

This easy overnight bone broth requires minimal effort using veggie scraps and bones you would otherwise throw away, making it chock full of immune boosting nutrients!

Turkey Bone Broth

Don't throw away the bones!! Whether it's beef, chicken, or turkey, the bones have SO much nutrition and benefits to our bodies! Bone broth is known for boosting collagen, promoting healthy digestion, maintaining a healthy immune system, improving joint pain and stiffness, and even improving sleep!

Easy Kitchen Hack: You know those scraps from veggies, like onion peels, carrot tops, and the base and leaves of celery stalks that normally get thrown away? Throw them in a gallon freezer bag instead and store them in the freezer, and keep adding to the bag until you're ready to make bone broth! Just pull them out and add them to the crockpot or instant pot with your bones and voila! Other great scrap ideas to add are sweet potato scraps and garlic peels. I'll also add bones into the bag if I'm not quite ready to make broth yet!

We've made broth in our instant pot and slow cooker, and both are great options! I feel like a slower option is great to truly let the bones simmer for a lengthy amount of time to obtain that protein-rich, nutrient dense goodness. You can start it early on in the morning and let it go all day, or start it at night and let it do its thing while you sleep!

Chicken Bone Broth

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What you need:

Crockpot

Jars with lids or quart freezer bags

Bones

Vegetable scraps

Salt and pepper

Water

Splash of apple cider vinegar, or lemon juice

(Optional: other seasonings such as thyme, rosemary, etc.)

Directions:

1. Add bones and veggie scraps to a large crockpot. Sprinkle in salt and pepper.

2. Pour in water until everything is covered, adding in the splash of vinegar.

3. Add lid and let it cook on low overnight, at least 12 hours. (16-18 is best)

4. After broth is done simmering, strain the broth let cool before storing. Dispose of the bones/scraps.

5. While broth cools, clean jars if using them, or prep freezer bags by labeling them. Be sure to date it!

6. Once cooled, add to jars or bags. If using jars, be sure to leave enough headspace because it will expand a little bit in the freezer. (Most jars have a freeze line on them.)

7. Place in the freezer!

To thaw: Place in a bowl of lukewarm water or heat in a pot of water on the stove. (Can also microwave for faster thawing, but we prefer stovetop!) Refrigerate what you don't use, and consume within 7 days.

We use bone broth in soups (like our Vegetable Beef Soup), replacing the water when cooking rice, drinking by itself when sickness happens, and even adding to hot chocolate!