The Best Broths You Can Buy At The Store
Here are our top supermarket picks for when you can't simmer your own stock.
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The backbone of any good soup, stew, or sauce is a high-quality broth. Why use plain ol' water when you can boost your food with chicken, beef, or vegetable stock instead? Not only can broths add a deeper, more savory flavor, they can also incorporate extra vitamins, protein, and even a richer texture from the collagen in bones.
One of our favorite kitchen projects is making our own stock from scratch with leftover meat and vegetable scraps, but that requires more time spent gathering ingredients and simmering over the stove. Sometimes we just need to get dinner on the table without worrying about building a broth beforehand. But with so many store-bought broths on the market, which ones are worth buying?
We did the hard work for you by tasting all of the supermarket chicken, beef, and vegetable stocks and narrowing down our six favorite brands. So next time you want to make a restaurant-quality beef stew or chicken noodle soup, check out our top picks below.
Edward & Sons Edward & Sons Garden Veggie Bouillon Cubes
This is a big broth in a tiny package. Each bouillon cube makes two cups of savory, full-bodied vegetable broth. We love how fresh this broth tastes, and the individually wrapped cubes make it an easy, shelf-stable substitute for homemade stock.
Better Than Bouillon is the go-to brand for many of Delish's food editors. Each jar is made with real roasted chicken, including the rendered fat and all of the savory juices. The paste-like consistency makes it even easier to adjust the intensity and richness of your broth.
Swanson is the standard stock you can find at almost every supermarket, but its quality is far from average. This wallet-friendly broth actually tastes homemade. With all natural ingredients and no added MSG, you can rest assured that this broth packs a savory, chicken-forward punch.
If you want a broth with plenty of protein and a silky texture, look no further. Kettle & Fire uses organic chicken bones to create a broth jam-packed with collagen—a rare find in store-bought stocks. It can boost your soups with an added layer of richness, or you can enjoy it on its own for a Whole30-approved sip.
While Brodo's bone broths are on the higher end of the price range, they are absolutely worth every penny. You need to head to the freezer aisle to pick up a container, because there are no added preservatives that get in the way of this broth's intensely beefy flavor. It tastes you spent hours simmering your own homemade broth without any of the work.
When you want to achieve a rich meaty flavor with just vegetables, Ocean's Halo is a no-brainer. This broth gets its savoriness from kombu, a type of seaweed used as a base for ramen and miso soup. It's so full-bodied and complex that you won't even miss the chicken.
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