Slow Cooker Chicken & Rice Soup
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 5- pound whole roasting chicken
- 1 large onion chopped
- 3 carrots sliced
- 2 ribs celery sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 2-4 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 8 cups boiling water
- 8- ounce package Banza rice made from chickpeas
- 1-1/2 tablespoons minced Italian parsley
Instructions
- Place all ingredients (except rice and parsley) in the slow cooker and top with the boiling water.
- Cover cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.
- Remove chicken; Strip meat from the bones and discard the skin and carcass.
- Chop the meat into bite sized pieces and add back to the cooker along with the rice and chopped parsley.
- Cover and continue to cook on HIGH for 10-15 minutes or until rice is tender.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com