Chicken Soup

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 uncooked chicken breasts
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 celery stalks with leaves, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 2 to 3 potatoes, quartered, or 1/2 cup rice
• 2 onions, sliced (optional)
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon basil

Instructions

1. Put all vegetables in bottom of slow cooker; add chicken.
2. Top with salt, pepper and liquid.
3. Sprinkle with parsley and basil on top.
4. Cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours.
5. If using rice instead of potatoes, add the last 10 minutes of cooking. Taste to determine when rice is done.
6. Remove skin and bones from chicken.