Country Chicken Soup("Crock-Pot Recipe") - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 onions, chopped
2 to 3 carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery, sliced
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. basil
1/4 tsp. leaf thyme
3 Tbsp. dry parsley flakes
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen peas (optional)
1 (2 1/2 lb.) whole fryer
4 c. water
1 c. noodles

Preparation

Place all ingredients in crock-pot, except noodles, in order listed.
Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours (high 4 to 6 hours). One hour before serving, remove chicken and cool slightly.
Remove meat from bones and return to crock-pot.
Add noodles.
Turn to high.
Cover and cook 1 hour.