Chicken Carrot "Noodle" Soup

Ingredients

• 8 cups chicken broth/stock
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 cup yellow onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme, or 2 tsp fresh thyme
• 2-2.5 lbs bone-in chicken breasts, or 3-4 large boneless chicken breasts
• 2.5 cups shredded thin carrot "noodles"

Directions

1. In 4-1/2 to 6-quart Slow-cooker, add broth, celery, onions, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme.
2. Then add raw chicken. Cover Slow cooker.
3. Cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours.
4. Transfer cooked chicken to cutting board. Remove bay leaves from soup.
5. Add carrot "noodles" to Slow-cooker; cover with lid and cook 30 additional minutes. While carrot "noodles" cook, remove and discard, fat and bones from chicken; chop meat to bite size pieces.
6. Skim and remove fat from the top of the soup. Stir chicken back into the soup, and serve.