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Slow cooker chicken stock featured in the slow cooker pot before straining

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock for Weekly GLP-1 Diet Meal Prep

Savory, gelatinous slow cooker chicken stock from a raw or rotisserie chicken. A weekly meal prep must for soups and sauces on a GLP-1 diet.
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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:12 hours
Total Time:12 hours 15 minutes
Course: Soups and Stews
Cuisine: American
Keyword: slow cooker chicken stock
Servings: 2 Quarts
Calories: 45kcal
Author: Benjamin

Equipment

  • 1 Slow Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 whole raw chicken or a stripped rotisserie chicken
  • 1 whole onion quartered
  • 2 whole celery stalks snapped
  • 2 cloves garlic smashed
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 tsp salt omit with rotisserie chicken
  • ½ tsp black pepper

Instructions

  • Put the whole chicken in the slow cooker.
  • Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic around it.
  • Pour in the apple cider vinegar and enough water to cover by an inch.
  • Add the salt and black pepper.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 4 to 6 hours. Do not use HIGH.
  • Lift the chicken out onto a sheet pan and let it cool enough to handle.
  • Pull all the meat off and refrigerate it. This is your week's protein.
  • Return every bone, joint, and scrap of cartilage to the slow cooker.
  • Cover and cook on LOW for a further 8 to 12 hours.
  • Strain through a fine sieve and discard the solids.
  • Cool, then refrigerate overnight.
  • Lift the set fat cap off the top and keep it for cooking.

Notes

  • Rotisserie shortcut. Strip the meat off a rotisserie chicken, put the bare carcass in, and skip steps 5 through 8. Cook on LOW 12 to 18 hours. Cut the salt and season at the end.
  • Do not run a whole raw bird the full 18 hours. The meat turns to mush and you lose it.
  • Wings, necks, feet, and drumstick ends are the parts that make a stock gel. Keep a freezer bag going.
  • If it does not gel, reduce it by a third on the stove.
  • Do not let it boil. A boil emulsifies the fat and clouds the stock.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 45kcal | Protein: 8g | Sodium: 150mg