Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• Saltine crackers or parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp. Fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup Chopped fresh parsley
• 2 cups Uncooked wide egg noodles
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt
• 2 Bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp. Celery seed , finely crushed
• 1/2 tsp. Dried sage (optional)
• 1/2 tsp. Dried rosemary , crushed
• 3/4 tsp. Dried thyme
• 1 cup Water
• 6 cups Low-sodium chicken broth
• 3 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 3 - 5 cloves Garlic , minced
• 4 stalks Celery , chopped fairly thin
• 1 Medium yellow onion , finely chopped
• 5 Medium carrots , peeled and chopped fairly thin
• 1 1/2 pounds Boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs