Chicken Rice Pilaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 to 3 1/2 lb.) chicken, cut up
4 c. water
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 c. fine egg noodles
1 c. rice
1/2 c. chicken fat or margarine
2 1/2 c. chicken broth

Preparation

Boil the first 5 ingredients together for 30 minutes.
Skim off fat.
Measure 1/2 cup fat into saucepan.
Brown noodles into melted fat.
Add rice; mix well.
Add chicken broth.
Cover; simmer for about 40 minutes.
Bone chicken and add to rice.