Budget Friendly Chicken Noodle Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic (crushed)
1 medium onion (chopped)
4 carrots (peeled & sliced)
4 celery ribs (sliced)
5 -6 chicken drumsticks
1 bay leaf
8 ounces spaghetti (cut in half)
salt
pepper
1 -2 chicken bouillon cube (optional)

Preparation

Saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in olive oil for about 10 minutes. Add some salt and pepper.
Add 6-8 cups of water (more or less depending on if you want a thick soup or not).
Add drumsticks and bay leaf. Bring to boil, then cook on low for 1 1/2 hours.
Remove drumsticks and shred meat. Place back into pot and bring to boil.
Add pasta of choice - cook until done. If broth isn't strong enough for you, add bullion cubes. Salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy :-).
(Need to run? Skip the sauteing, skip the defrosting, and just throw everything but the pasta into a slow cooker. Cook on high for 3 hours. Take chicken out, shred, add chicken & pasta, cook on high 15 more minutes and enjoy).