Easy Healthy Homemade Chicken Stock Recipe

Some health conditions led us to the need to eat healthier, but there are limited recipes that meet the several requirements for someone with Hypertension 2 and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Sometimes you’ll find recipes that may fit part of the bill, but it often requires some tweaking. It can be overwhelming if you don’t know where to even begin the adjustments without ruining the flavor.

That led me to start documenting some of the healthy recipes we eat on a regular basis to hopefully help or inspire someone in a similar situation. To start, here’s my homemade chicken stock recipe, a flavorful soup base we use for a variety of other dishes we eat. Healthy food doesn’t need to be bland.

Why homemade chicken stock?

Store-bought stocks typically have so much sodium, sometimes are even too fatty. Since salt and fat intake are two things we closely monitor, purchasing store-bought is usually out of the question. And if we want a ready-made stock that’s healthier, it easily gets expensive. Where we live, a carton (about 1L) costs between ₱165 to ₱450 ($2.80 to $7.70). We’re big soup eaters, and at these prices, our food budget would shoot up if our base soup alone costs ₱165 for a meal.

Outside of costs, homemade chicken stock is healthier and can be made to your liking. You can put stuff you like and make it your own, and you know exactly what’s in it. It’s perfect for people watching what food they consume. Making homemade chicken stock is easy and can be done even by beginner cooks. Once you start cooking your own chicken stock, you’ll never go back to store-bought.

Where to use this homemade chicken stock recipe?

There’s plenty of places where a good homemade chicken stock can work. You can use your homemade chicken stock as a soup base for more complex soups or as a substitute for water to give more flavor to stews or sauces.

Follow the steps below on how you can create your own easy and healthy homemade chicken stock at home.