Delicious on its own or as a rich base for healthy soups and sauces, this low carb bone broth is a staple in my kitchen. Making it in the Instant Pot is easy and much faster than the traditional way, though this keto bone broth recipe can easily be adapted to a slow cooker or a simmering pot on the stove – it will just take a lot longer.
One of the reasons I love using the Instant Pot to make keto bone broth, is because the pressure cooking really breaks down the minerals in the bones and connective tissue. I have simmered pots of bone broth for days and still not gotten the softened bones that I can achieve with just an hour in my Instant Pot. No muss. No fuss.
When I drain my bone broth, I press the bones and veggies into the strainer and they break down into a pile of mush. That’s how I know I’ve extracted everything I can get out of them.
In addition, my keto bone broth never fails to solidify in the fridge, letting me know that all of that healthy collagen and gelatin from the bones and tissues has infused into it. It’s rich, hearty, delicious, and most of all loaded with essential vitamins and minerals for nourishing my family.
If you don’t yet have an Instant Pot, I can’t recommend purchasing one highly enough. They cost around a hundred dollars (give or take depending on the time of year) and are worth every penny. You can find them at Walmart and Target, or order your Instant Pot from Amazon like I did.
You can read more about why I love my Instant Pot and some of its features on the IBIH Pantry Ingredients Page.
As far as the keto bone broth is concerned, it’s long been touted as a health tonic and for good reason. Many bone broths are made with lots of root vegetables included though, and that can add quite a lot of carbs. This low carb bone broth recipe has plenty of rich flavor, but a lot less carbohydrates – making it a perfect addition to your keto diet.
Many people on keto will drink chicken broth made from dehydrated cubes just to get enough sodium in their diets, and it’s effective for that purpose. Homemade low carb bone broth is superior though, because it will give you not only the sodium you need, but also lots of other essential vitamins, minerals and electrolytes that support good health and a strong immune system.
All of that for mere pennies per ounce and made in just about an hour? You can’t afford NOT to make homemade low carb bone broth part of your weekly regimen!
How to Make Low Carb Bone Broth in an Instant Pot
- Yield: About 12 cups 1x
Description
This rich and delicious low carb bone broth can be made in your Instant Pot in just an hour! The perfect base for low carb soups, stews and sauces – or drink it like tea for a healthy boost!
Ingredients
- 1 cooked chicken carcass (most meat removed) & any drippings
- 1 inch knob of ginger
- 1 small onion, quartered (skin on)
- 1 cup chopped celery tops
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 – 4 liters filtered water
Instructions
- Combine all of the solid ingredients in a 6 quart Instant Pot.
- Pour in the filtered water up to the 4 liter mark.
- Seal according to manufacturer’s instructions.
- Turn pot on and set to Manual / High Pressure / 60 minutes.
- Once time is up, cool and release the pressure according to mfg. instructions.
- Cool for one hour.
- Strain the solids out into a clean pot or large container.
- Season the broth with sea salt as desired.
- Chill for several hours or overnight.
- Remove the solidified fat from the top of the broth and discard.
- Portion into containers and store for up to a week in the fridge, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Slow Cooker Adaptation:
- You can add all of the ingredients to your slow cooker and cook on high for 8 hours – not sure you’ll get exactly the same results with the bones getting soft, but you will extract enough from them to make a delicious and healthy broth!
Notes
The nutrition information is approximate, but likely contains less carbs than stated here because I counted all the carbs from the veggie ingredients in the total, even though the solids get discarded at the end.
- Category: Low Carb Bone Broth Recipe
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 38
- Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 1.5g
- Protein: 3g
Looking for more great low carb Instant Pot recipes? Try out these delicious fan favorites next!
Jamaican Jerk Pork Roast, Easy Balsamic Beef Pot Roast, and Asian Ginger Orange Beef Pot Roast!
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India says
Do we add apple cider vinegar when we add salt? I’m not seeing any mention of ACV in instructions. Thanks!
Mal says
I’m wondering the same! I’m planning to just add it with the water and solids today and see how it goes.
Melissa says
Is there a specific reason for choosing the manual option on the Instant Pot, instead of the soup/broth button? I made beef bone broth today and after 2 hours the bones are still quite solid. I’m wondering if maybe the pressure is higher on “manual” than it is when you just press the soup/broth button? I did press it twice so the “more” light was on.
Thank you for all your recipes!
Cameron says
Thank you for sharing this. I really hope I can make this once I get the time. I love drinking bone broth but just too busy making one. I’m now drinking Au Bon Broth and I like it so far. It’s delicious and tasty plus organic too.
Kathy says
Hi Mellissa, I hadn’t been on your website for awhile because I had downloaded the cookbooks a year or so ago. I’ve had an instant pot for almost a year now and I LOVE that you’ve adapted recipes for it ;-)
Now to see what all I’ve missed!
Terri says
How much salt do you add? Even just a ballpark… I’m notorious for putting in too much!
I fixed it last night with a Thanksgiving turkey carcass (which barely fit, lol)
Cora Semrau says
Okay, would really like to know if there is a difference between and an instant pot and an electric pressure cooker? even if there is, could an electric pressure cooker be used instead? Can anyone tell me how long to leave it in there to get the desired results.
blaxabbath says
Cara,
The Instant Pot is just a brand-specific electric pressure cooker (yeah, and it does 7-in-1 work of a yogurt maker, slow cooker etc — but for this application it is just an electric pressure cooker).
If you have a different brand pressure cooker, go ahead and run that puppy on high for 70-90 mins and see how it turns out. The nice thing is, like a slow cooker, you have a large window in which to cook. If you don’t get the results your want in the 70-90 mins, just stick it in for longer. You aren’t going to burn the broth.
Nicole says
Why do you remove the fat from the broth afterward? I thought that was an important part of bone broth and seems like a good thing to include for a keto diet?
Thanks,
Nicole
Mellissa Sevigny says
It’s a matter of preference Nicole! You can keep it in, but it makes it harder to drink unless you stir it often. It’s not that the fat is bad for you, just that in this application it can impact the enjoyability of the end product!
Margot C says
Oh this is brilliant and I did not know that you could do this! I have an Instant pot, I even have a chicken! Many, many thanks.
derm_consults says
Yay…I can’t wait to try! I’ve been collecting bones for a while! ?
Linda says
Because of your posts and recipes (which BTW are stellar) using the IP, I bought one in October 2016. I used it every day through the holiday season and now many times during every week.
I also have all of your e-cookbooks and I love them. Have you considered doing an e-cookbook (or 2 volumes) exclusively for the IP? I would purchase in a heartbeat.
BTW I am Celiac and have lost 106 lbs. over the last 3 1/2 years, gotten rid of my type-2 diabetes, insulin resistance by doing Ketogenic low-carb and recently adding some Intermittent Fasting. Love your recipes and recommend your website to anyone who will stand still long enough to listen. Thank you for taking the time and keep up the great work. You are helping a lot of people.