My favorite bone broth recipe is easy to make and guarantees an intensely flavorful, velvety broth perfect for using in recipes or sipping by itself.

This bone broth tastes just way better than store-bought, and it is much less expensive!

You can use a pressure cooker (Instant Pot) or a slow cooker, so I’ve shared both methods below. The one you choose depends on what works best for your schedule. For more broth recipes you’ll love, see our easy chicken broth, vegetable broth, classic chicken stock, or beef stock.

Key Ingredients

• Bones: I usually use chicken bones and make chicken bone broth, but you can use our recipe below for beef, pork, or a mix of bones. I often use leftover bones from roasting a chicken. Still, the best bones for this recipe have a high collagen and marrow content, providing rich flavor, gelatinous texture, and more nutritional benefits. For poultry, I like chicken wings, backs and necks, and chicken feet (don’t be put off, they have lots of collagen). For beef, use knuckles, marrow bones, and neck bones. And for pork, use neck bones and feet.
• Apple Cider Vinegar: I always add a bit of vinegar to my broth, but it is optional. Some say it helps to break down the bones and connective tissue, which sounds great, but honestly, I cannot confirm. What I do know is that acid almost always makes dishes taste better, and I always have a bottle of ACV in the pantry, so I use it for my bone broth. Other vinegars, like white or red wine vinegar, work well, too.
• Aromatics: Onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, and salt help to make this really tasty. For a cleaner, more chicken-forward broth, remove the carrot. For a gingery broth, add a few coins of fresh ginger. For a herby broth, add parsley, dill, or thyme.

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Tips for How to Make the Best Bone Broth

Tip 1: Use a pressure cooker. I prefer using a pressure cooker (like an Instant Pot) or a slow cooker when making bone broth. While you can make it on the stove, the extended cooking time (24+ hours) makes me uneasy about leaving a pot on an open flame for that long.

Tip 2: Roast your bones. Roasting your bones intensifies the flavor of the broth. I spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast them in a hot oven until they turn brown, usually about 30 minutes.

Tip 3: Building your flavors. Once roasted, transfer the bones to your pressure cooker or slow cooker. Add your desired vinegar and aromatics, then cover everything with cold water. Ensure the water level covers all the ingredients but doesn’t exceed the maximum fill line of your cooker.

Tip 4: Cooking times. Once you have everything in your cooker secure the lid and cook according to your appliance:

• Pressure cooker (Instant Pot): Cook on high pressure for 3 to 4 hours.
• Slow cooker: Cook on LOW for 24 to 48 hours.

Ways to Enjoy Bone Broth

Serve on its own. My favorite way to serve this is to sip it like tea. Heat a cup of broth and season with salt, pepper, or other spices you love. I love grating fresh ginger into my cup for a gingery kick. Then, I sip it as a comforting drink.

Add to recipes. You can also use this broth as your base for soups, stews, gravies, risotto, and rice. Some of my favorite recipes that make the rich, satisfying flavor of bone broth sing are:

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This is the easiest homemade chicken broth recipe I’ve made and it tastes like pure chicken.

This recipe has quickly become one of my favorites. It’s ridiculously simple to make, and since it starts with a whole chicken, you are left with an incredible broth and a whole cooked chicken at the end.

You can use the broth to make your favorite soups (chicken noodle soup for me!) and the chicken to make chicken salad or these incredible chicken enchiladas.

Key Ingredients

• Chicken: I use a whole chicken to make the broth and gently poach it in cold water with the other ingredients for just over an hour (that’s all!).. We also have this chicken stock recipe, which I love, but it takes much longer (more like 3 to 4 hours).
• Peppercorns: Pepper has this fantastic ability to make things taste more rounded out and seasoned, which is why it’s a common ingredient when making broth. I use whole peppercorns in this recipe.
• Garlic: I add 2 garlic cloves that I lightly smash with my knife for a light flavor.
• Thyme and Bay Leaf: Super classic and delicious, fresh thyme and a bay leaf bring out the pure chicken flavor and make the broth taste well-rounded.

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Tips for Making the Best Chicken Broth

Tip 1: Use a whole chicken. To make the broth, I place a whole chicken, breast-side-down, in a pot and add the garlic cloves, peppercorns, fresh thyme, a bay leaf, and a bit of salt. I barely cover it with cold water, bring it to a boil, and then reduce it to a simmer. We use a similar method when making the broth for chicken and dumplings.

Tip 2: Skim your broth. Some scum and foam rise to the top as the water heats up. Skim that off the top using a slotted spoon or a soup skimmer. Then, cover the pot and allow the broth to simmer for an hour and fifteen minutes.

Tip 3: Strain and store for your favorite recipes. Remove the chicken, and pour the broth through a fine mesh strainer. Now it is ready to use or store your broth in jars for another day. It keeps in the fridge for four days and in the freezer for a few months. We highly recommend using the cooked chicken to make our chicken salad or chicken enchiladas.

Serving Suggestions

Since the chicken simmers for just over an hour, it comes out juicy and tender. This is a fantastic bonus to this recipe! You can use the tender cooked chicken for other dishes, like chicken salad, green chicken enchiladas, and more! I especially love it when making our homemade French onion soup.

For more broth and stock recipes, see our classic chicken stock recipe, which calls for chicken bones from leftover roasted chicken. We also have this incredible chicken bone broth, which we make using our Instant Pot. Finally, for a vegetable option, I love this homemade vegetable broth (it’s so good that I sip it like tea).

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We love this homemade tomato broth made from fresh tomatoes, bell pepper, and smoked paprika. It’s flavorful and a little smoky, making it perfect for using as a base for vegetable dishes. Use this tomato broth for soups, stews, and rice dishes like risotto.

We have a few broths and stocks on Inspired Taste. I especially love this vegetable broth recipe with carrots, onions, and mushrooms. It’s rich and satisfying. This tomato stock is the answer when I want something lighter and more summery.

Our tomato broth recipe combines fresh tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, and spices. It’s vegetarian, takes about 30 minutes to make, and is easy!

How to Make Tomato Broth

To make tomato broth, throw quartered tomatoes and chopped bell pepper into a pot. Add salt, smoked paprika, thyme, a bay leaf, and water. Bring to a simmer, and then cook, covered for 30 minutes (it smells great!).

Throw away the thyme stems and bay leaf, then blend the broth until smooth. Pour it through a mesh strainer to remove any bits of tomato skin, and you are done!

We use this broth for soup — like this tomato soup — and especially love it when making our summery vegetable risotto.

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This super nourishing soup of turkey meatballs and kale braised in lemony garlic broth is full of flavour and makes for a great comfort dish that is still very healthy. You get the benefits of antioxidant-packed kale, chicken broth and protein-rich turkey or chicken meat, plus all those beautiful notes of citrus and garlic. I made this dish for my Paleo reset program and it’s become a crowd-favourite, so I am sharing it on the blog as well.  It’s paleo, gluten-free, Whole30 and keto-friendly. 

I love making this soup when I feel like something nourishing and warm. It’s great for when you’re feeling under the weather or coming down with a cold as it’s full of nutrients, Vitamin C and healing broth. In my true style, I made sure it’s also packed with flavour and in this case you get lots of umami, citrus and garlic.

How To Make Braised Turkey Meatballs & Kale Soup

There are two parts to making this lovely turkey meatball soup dish.

First, you make the meatballs and you can use ground turkey, chicken or pork. Fish can also be ground up into mince and will work well in this recipe. The meatballs are partially pan-fried before you add them to the soup. 

The soup base is very easy to make and I used a few spices, citrus and garlic to give it a lot of flavour. The addition of fish sauce gives the broth saltiness and that lovely umami flavour but you can always use a little extra salt instead. 

I used kale but any leafy greens with work. You might like to add some collard greens or Chinese greens like bok choy or broccoli, Swiss chard etc. To be honest, you can add as many different veggies as you like. Add starchy roots earlier so they can cook and leafy, fibrous ones towards the end. I often use kale in soups, like this chicken tortilla one.

Dietary Modifications

This soup has a few starchy vegetables, so if you’re following a low-carb or keto diet, replace the carrots and potatoes with zucchini and/or broccoli. You might want to keep some carrots. You can also use a little less leek. White potatoes can be swapped for sweet potatoes or parsnips. 

Make-Ahead Tips

You can make the meatballs ahead of time. You can pan-fry them or keep them raw in the fridge for 2-3 days or freeze them for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight before using as per recipe instructions. I also love keeping some homemade chicken broth in the freezer or fridge but you can also use store-bought broth. 

Pre-chopping the kale and leeks and peeling garlic will also save you some time. You can store those in an airtight container in or Ziploc bags in the fridge for 2-3 days before using. Use the potatoes when needed, though. 

More make-ahead friendly recipes here. 

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This homemade vegetable broth recipe turns out so hearty, rich, and savory that you can sip it on its own. It’s so much better than store-bought!

After trying our recipe for vegetable broth, you will never want to buy boxed broth again! It’s simple to make, takes much less time to make than chicken stock, and packs in so much flavor.

This soothing and delicious veggie broth is perfect for all of your recipes. It’s also so flavorful that you can sip it like tea or bone broth. It’s simple to make, and I’m confident you’ll love it.

Key Ingredients

• Onion, Carrots, and Celery: This classic trio forms the aromatic base of the vegetable stock.
• Tomatoes: They add both rich flavor and a beautiful color.
• Garlic and Dried Mushrooms: These develop even more flavor. I love dried shitakki mushrooms, which I find in my local grocery store in the same aisle as international ingredients like specialty soy sauces.
• Herbs: I go heavy on the herbs, using fresh parsley, thyme, and bay leaves.
• Vegetable Scraps: This is the perfect time to use up those scraps you’ve been saving in the freezer, like kale stems, leek tops, carrot peels, and mushroom stems.
• Salt and Filtered Water: I love sea salt for this, and make sure to use filtered water for the best flavor.

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How to Make the Best Vegetable Broth

Tip 1: Roast your vegetables. For the most savory and satisfying broth, roast the onion, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and garlic until nicely browned. This simple step intensifies the stock’s flavor and adds color.

Tip 2: Don’t leave out the tomatoes. Tomatoes add sweetness, color, and umami to this broth. Tomatoes are naturally high in glutamate, which means they contribute to that “fifth taste” or umami. Simply put, umami makes things taste good, adding that super delicious quality. Using tomatoes makes it rich and crave-worthy.

Tip 3: Use dried mushrooms. Even though we didn’t add any bones or meat to this recipe, we still wanted some “meatiness” in the stock. Mushrooms are the solution. Just one ounce of dried mushrooms transforms this veggie broth from merely okay to something you wonder if it’s even vegetarian.

Tip 3: Use it in your favorite recipes. This is perfect anytime a recipe asks for broth (even if it’s asking for chicken broth or beef broth). I often use it to make the soup recipes on Inspired Taste, like this potato soup, French onion soup, butternut squash soup, lemon turmeric lentil soup, and this veggie tortellini soup. It’s also great for cooking rice or quinoa. Use it in my quinoa recipe or to make this cilantro lime rice.

Tip 4: Sip it like tea. This veggie broth has so much flavor, it’s lovely in a mug and sipped like tea. Any time I’m under the weather, I crave this broth. It’s so comforting. I highly recommend making a double batch of our broth and freezing some for a rainy day! It’s magic.

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