Never Buy it Again- Chicken Broth

My Own Broth

So I wrote I posted this is MY broth because I have never thought of using my own broth. Yes, I know I'm a duh head. So I would make my favorite chicken and dumpling recipe, boil my whole chicken, de-bone it, and.....yes, throw the bones and fat and goo away.

I'm so embarrassed.

Why in the world am I paying for broth that is processed and has all sort of stuff in it?! Not anymore. So simple and basically its free!(ok, I had to buy the chicken and veggies and water....but I was going to use that anyway to make the chicken and dumplings....in my book that's LOADS of savings!!!)

So here is the super simple recipe of my entire meal:

Chicken and Dumpings- feeds 6-8

Ingredients:
1 whole roasting chicken
3 cups flour
1 t salt
very cold water
veggies(optional)

Put chicken in large pot, cover with water(at this point you want to add any veggies- carrots, celery, etc. We do veggies on the side). Boil until no longer pink inside, this will depend on the size of your chicken.
Drain chicken, set liquid back on the stove. Let the chicken sit until cool so you don't burn your fingers :-). De-bone- all fat, bones, yucky goo- put all that gross stuff into your biggest crockpot. All the yummy meat goes back into the liquid, put it to boil.
Mix flour, salt and water with a spoon. You can use other recipes.  I keep mine simple bc the broth will add lots of flavor to the dumplings. People can add salt to their taste.
Dump spoonfuls of dumpling dough onto the top of the simmering water. Let it simmer uncovered for ten minutes. Cover, let it simmer for another ten.
Feed to children :-). You can do any veggies with this if you did not add veggies to the broth.

Now onto our broth! Yay!

Chicken Broth:
You added your chicken pieces to your crockpot. Now fill the crockpot up to about an inch from the top with water. Add your veggies. You can add carrots, celery, onions....those are the norms. Then add a basil leaf, salt, pepper and chopped garlic.
Let it sit forever....or overnight :-).
Carefully ladle it into jars(yay! We get to use jars!!!) and put it in the fridge for all sorts of recipes. This should last a week or less, but you can also freeze it and it will last for a long time.
Enjoy!