How To Make Vegetable Broth

Mason jars of homemade vegetable broth against a white background.

How To Make Vegetable Broth

The easiest homemade vegetable broth that is filled with so much flavor and is quick to make! Make in an instant pot, slow cooker, or regular pot to make. A great recipe to utilize extra vegetable scraps or frozen vegetables you need to use up. You'll never use store-bought vegetable broth again after trying this recipe.

Course Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade vegetable broth, how to make vegetable broth, vegetable broth

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings cups

Calories 35kcal

Ingredients

2 large yellow onions
4 carrots
2 celery stalks
1/2 cups celery leaves
11 cups water
1 tbsp (each) rosemary, thyme, sage
1/2 tsp salt & pepper

Instructions

Chop vegetables roughly. In a slow cooker/instant pot - add all vegetables, herbs, and water. See notes for water amount - this will depend on how much your pot can hold.
Pressure cooker: Set on HIGH for 30 minutes then steam.
Slow cooker: Set on HIGH for 2 hours or LOW for 5+ hours.
Stovetop: Simmer for 1 or more hours.
When broth is done, set up a strainer in a large pot. Pour vegetables and broth into strainer to drain broth.
Let broth come to room temperature - store in the refrigerator in mason jars or freeze in ziplock bags.

Notes

Tips

Depending on how big your slow cooker or instant pot is will depend on how much broth you can make. This is the multicolor I used for this recipe. Adjust water measurement as needed.
Save celery leaves and freeze in a ziplock bag. The leaf of celery is packed with flavor and can be used just like an herb in this broth.
How to properly store: let broth cool to room temperature and seal in mason jars to store in refrigerator. For freezing, store in ziplock bags.

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