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Roasted Chicken and Broth

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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Cozy up with a hearty, simple soup tonight! Chicken, broth, and veggies are all you need for this comforting, one-pot staple.

Roasted Chicken and Broth

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 10 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Roasted Chicken and Vegetables

  • 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 to 3 1/2 lb)
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 2 medium stalks celery
  • 1 medium onion, quartered

Broth

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 medium stalk celery with leaves, cut up
  • 1 medium carrot, cut up
  • 1 small onion, cut up
  • 1 sprig fresh parsley
  • 5 cups cold water

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. In ungreased 15x10x1-inch pan, arrange roasted chicken and vegetable ingredients. Roast 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until chicken is medium to deep golden brown and pan juices are deep golden brown.
  • Step 
    2
    When cool enough to handle, remove chicken from carcass, reserving carcass, skin, pan juices and any browned bits from bottom of pan. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch pieces; cover and refrigerate. Discard, carrots, celery and onion from pan.
  • Step 
    3
    In 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven or stockpot, place chicken bones, skin, all pan juices and any browned bits. Add broth ingredients; heat to boiling. Skim foam from broth; reduce heat. Cover; simmer about 30 minutes to develop flavors.
  • Step 
    4
    Carefully remove bones and skin from broth. Strain broth through fine-mesh strainer; discard strainer contents. Skim fat from broth. Use broth and chicken immediately, or cover and refrigerate broth and chicken in separate containers up to 24 hours or freeze up to 6 months.

Nutrition

220 Calories
9g Total Fat
34g Protein
0g Total Carbohydrate
0g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
220
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
14%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
12%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
105mg
35%
Sodium
700mg
29%
Potassium
300mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
0g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
0g
Protein
34g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
0
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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