Country-Style Chicken Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 to 4 lb.) chicken, cut up
1 onion or leek, chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1/2 c. chopped celery
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
6 c. water
4 oz. cooked fine egg noodles or 3 c. cooked rice

Preparation

In 4 quart or larger crock-pot, combine chicken, onion or leek, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper and water.
Cover and cook on low 7 or 8 hours or until tender. Remove chicken and bay leaf.
Turn crock-pot on high.
Remove meat from chicken parts; cut into bite-size pieces.
Return chicken to crock-pot; add cooked noodles or rice.
Serve when heated to desired temperature.
Makes 8 or 9 servings.
Each serving contains 188 calories and 6 grams fat.