Slow Cooker Chicken Soup | Recipe Cart | Recipe Cart

Ingredients

• 8 cups (2 quarts) water
• 4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into large dice
• 3 medium celery stalks, large dice
• 1 medium yellow onion, small dice
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 (4- to 5-pound) whole chicken, neck and giblets removed from the cavity
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
• 2 cups steamed white rice, steamed wild rice, or cooked egg noodles (optional, see above)