question about chicken stock

[Leilalu]

okay, so I have never made stock. I want to start!!!!

If I cook a small organic free range chicken in my crock pot, cna I throw the leftovers into a stock pot the next day?
I usually like to throw rice in for the last half hour to cook in the juices, with a bit of wter and olive oil, or throw in some veggies to roast-but if I didn't, could I use the leftovers to make stock?

And am I still getting good health benefits from roasting veggies or cooking rice in the juices?thanks!

[welldone]

Definitely use the leftovers for stock. Throw 'em back in your crockpot, cover with water, and simmer away. I let my chicken bones/carcasses simmer in my large crockpot for 24 hours. 6 - 24 is the recommended amount of time in NT, based on simmering in a stockpot on the stove.

[Leilalu]

thanks!