Chicken broth is packed with gut-supportive nutrients, amino acids, and easily absorbed minerals. You can make it two ways—using a fresh whole chicken or a roasted chicken carcass. I personally love the rich flavor of broth made from fresh chicken, and as a bonus, you’ll end up with plenty of tender cooked meat to enjoy in quick meals the next day or freeze in small containers for later. Use leftover meat for Chicken Pot Pie, or Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps! It is also delicious served over the Roasted Delicata Squash Salad with Apples and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds.
Ingredients
1
whole chicken
(4 to 5 pounds)
1 large
onions
chopped
1 heads
garlic
cut in half cross-wise
4
celery stalks
chopped
2
carrots
chopped
4 sprigs
fresh thyme
3 sprigs
fresh rosemary
¼ cups
parsley
2 teaspoons
whole black peppercorns
2
bay leaves
2 teaspoons
sea salt
16 cups
filtered water
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 3
- Protein 34%
- Net carbs 7%
- Fat 60%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 737kcal
- Protein
- 59.3g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 16.9g
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- Net Carbs
- 12g
- Total Sugars
- 6.1g
- Glucose
- 1.8g
- Fructose
- 2.1g
- Galactose
- 1.4g
- Total Fat
- 46.8g
- Saturated Fat
- 13.4g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 19.2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 10.1g
- Trans Fat
- 0.3g
- Cholesterol
- 230mg
- Sodium
- 1804mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 25mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.27mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.5mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 21.9mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 3.4mg
- Vitamin B6
- 1.3mg
- Folate (B9)
- 98.5µg
- Vitamin B12
- 0.95µg
- Choline
- 200mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin A (Retinol)
- 126µg
- Vitamin D
- 0.61µg
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 1.6mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 135µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 263mg
- Iron
- 4.9mg
- Magnesium
- 119mg
- Phosphorus
- 522mg
- Potassium
- 1215mg
- Zinc
- 4.5mg
- Copper
- 0.35mg
- Manganese
- 0.4mg
- Selenium
- 45.2µg
- Fluoride
- 7.7µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 1.7g
- Isoleucine
- 2.9g
- Leucine
- 4.3g
- Lysine
- 4.8g
- Methionine
- 1.5g
- Phenylalanine
- 2.3g
- Threonine
- 2.5g
- Tryptophan
- 0.67g
- Valine
- 2.9g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 3.5g
- Arginine
- 3.7g
- Aspartic Acid
- 5.4g
- Cystine
- 0.81g
- Glutamic Acid
- 8.8g
- Glycine
- 3.8g
- Proline
- 2.9g
- Serine
- 2.1g
- Tyrosine
- 1.9g
Fatty Acids
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 15.9g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 0.45g
- EPA (20:5 n-3)
- 0.03g
- DPA (22:5 n-3)
- 0.03g
- DHA (22:6 n-3)
- 0.09g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 9g
- Arachidonic Acid (AA)
- 0.25g
Other
Carotenoids
- Alpha-Carotene
- 1415µg
- Beta-Carotene
- 4054µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 799µg
- Lycopene
- 0.41µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Phytosterols
- 17.3mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 24.3mg
