How to use more bone broth

If you’re just jumping on the practice of incorporating more bone broth into your daily diet you may not know exactly how to use it. Well, look no further, here I will show you how to use it in your regular kitchen rhythm. Incorporating bone broth into your diet on a regular basis has so many benefits. It’s packed full of collagen, vitamins, and minerals making it a great addition to your daily nutrition.

Not only does it significantly increase the protein content of your meals and add a deeper flavor profile, it also boosts collagen, supports digestion, helps maintain a healthy immune system, improves joint pain, overall stiffness, and even helps support sleep. The list goes on and on! But like with anything, choosing a higher quality bone broth is really important. I often make my own which I shared a how-to for here. But in case you’d rather source some broth elsewhere here are a few brands we have used and love.

Thrive Market Organic Bone Broth

Kettle & Fire Bone Broth

Soup & stews

This one may seem obvious but it had to be said. Making more soups is a simple and effective way to use more bone broth in your weekly routine. We make soups and stews all year around with seasonal produce and herbs.

This nourishing chicken and potato soup is a household favorite. It’s packed full of vitamins and minerals and a great meal for gut health making it just as healthy as it is delicious.

We also regularly make Half Baked Harvests Persian Stew replacing water or stock with our home made broth.

Hot chocolate and infused drinks

This one is far less obvious but yes… bone broth can be used to make hot chocolate. And and as crazy as it is to believe it’s palatable, it’s actually a welcomed treat in my kiddos eyes. It took me a few tries to get our preferences just right but when we did it was game over for the traditional hot chocolate packets in our home. I shared our go-to recipe here.

The biggest tip I can give for this one is a resource I found that has become my favorite for all things broth. Better broths & Healing Tonics by Dr. Karen Fitzgerald and Jill Sheppard Davenport.

Their sweet chicken broth replaced the typical onion, carrots, garlic combo with apples, citrus, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg making it the BEST brith to use in something like hot chocolate.

Bone broth rice

Another staple in our home is using it as a base anytime we make rice. Not only does it add flavor to your rice it adds all that protein and additional benefits listed above. It’s as simple as replacing water or stock 1 to 1 in your rice making method. Boost your rice even more by adding turmeric and a pinch of salt to take a classic middle eastern yellow rice to the next level. We make this weekly and often with something like roasted chicken or our favorite beef kofta recipe.

Finishing off vegetables and deglazing with bone broth

Another great way to get in some of those benefits is to use bone broth when sautéing, stem, or deglaze in any recipe. It’s literally that easy. Never throw away left over bone broth! Finish off whatever you have in your next meal using this method.

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