How much does chicken stock cost?

Answer 1

Chicken stock is inexpensive, a dollar or 2 per 16 - 22 oz can. You can easily make it with bouillon and water. Also, you can control the flavor that way depending on what you are cooking. The old fashioned way of course is to boil chicken or chicken parts in water and the broth that results is your stock. When I make chicken soup I brown my veggies in a little olive oil, add water then split chicken breasts with the skin on, I let the chicken cook a few minutes only then I remove the chicken, take off the skin and return it to the pot. Usually a short time is all that is needed to render some flavor from the skin, I feel like cooking the soup the entire time with skin on makes for a very greasy soup. Mine never has fat that hardens on the top when stored in the refrigerator. However, this is a personal thing and I tend tom go lean and get a lot of flavor by browning the veggies before adding the water and chicken.