Crockpot country chicken rice soup

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Onions; chopped
4Celery; sliced
Salt
Pepper
1teaspoonBasil
½teaspoonThyme
½teaspoonSage
20ouncesPeas; frozen
poundsChicken pieces
cupWater
¾cupRice; raw converted

Directions

Place all ingredients, except rice, into slow cooker in order listed.

Cover and cook 1 hour on high; reduce heat to low and cook an additional 8 to 9 hours. One hour before serving, remove chicken and cool slightly. Remove meat from bones and return to slow cooker. Add rice. Cover and cook an additional hour on hight.