❁ Healty SLOW COOKER CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

TESTED & PERFECTED SLOW COOKER CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP Recipe. Step-by-Step. is perfect for busy families. Comes together quickly with a few staple ingredients!

INGREDIENTS

8 cups water or 8 cups canned chicken broth 1 cup carrot, cut into 1/4-inch slices 1 cup celery, cut into 1/4-inch slices 1 cup onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 2 bay leaves 1?2 teaspoon dried thyme 4 teaspoons salt (to taste) 1?2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste 1 (3 1/2 lb) roasting chickens 3 cups wide egg noodles, uncooked

DIRECTIONS

In 4-1/2 to 6-quart slow-cooker bowl, combine water, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, 4 t salt, 1/2 t pepper. Place whole chicken on top of vegetables. Cover slow cooker with lid and cook as manufacturer directs on low setting 8 to 10 hours or on high 4-5 hours. Transfer chicken to cutting board. Discard bay leaves. Add noodles to slow-cooker; cover with lid and cook (on low or high) 20 minutes. While noodles cook, remove and discard skin, fat and bones from chicken; shred meat. Skim fat from soup and discard. Return chicken to soup to serve.

by: CookingONTheSide