00:15                            
                            
                                Prep                            
                                                                                                
                                                                05:00                            
                            
                                Cook                            
                                                                                        
                                    
                                    05:15                                
                                
                                    Total Time
                                
                            Ingredients & Directions
Directions
Chicken Soup
                
                                    1                                
                                
                                                                
                                    3-4                                
                                
                                    carrots, diced                                
                                                                
                                    3-4                                
                                
                                    celery stalks, diced                                
                                                                
                                    1                                
                                
                                    onion, diced                                
                                                                
                                    6-8                                
                                
                                    sprigs of fresh thyme                                
                                                                
                                    2-3                                
                                
                                    bay leaves                                
                                                                
                                    1 tablespoon                                
                                
                                    salt                                
                                                                
                                    1/2 teaspoon                                
                                
                                    black pepper                                
                                                                
                                    1 1/2 tablespoons                                
                                
                                    dry parsley                                
                                                                
                                    1/4 teaspoon                                
                                
                                    paprika                                
                                                                
                                    8 oz                                
                                
                                    box of pasta, cooked to package directions                                
                                                                
                                    7 cups                                
                                
                                    water                                
                                
                        - Remove giblets from cavity of chicken.
- Stuff the cavity with a small amount of onions, celery, carrots and 2 sprigs of thyme and tie legs together with butcher's twine.
- In a large slow cooker, add the remaining onions, celery, carrots and water.
- In a small bowl mix together the salt, pepper, and parsley, and coat the chicken on all sides with seasoning blend.
- Place the whole chicken in the slow cooker on top of the vegetables with the breast side facing up. Add the remaining sprigs of thyme and sprinkle the top of the chicken with the paprika.
- Cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 7-8 hours, or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165°F.
- Remove chicken from crock pot and allow it to cool slightly.
- Remove skin, pull the chicken from the bone and shred it.
- Place the meat back into the slow cooker, add noodles, adjust seasoning if needed and serve.
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                                                        00:15 
                            Prep 
                        
                                            
                                                        05:00 
                            Cook 
                        
                                        
                    
                        
                        05:15                        Total Time
                    
    
                Ingredients
Directions
Chicken Soup
                
                                    1                                
                                
                                                                
                                    3-4                                
                                
                                    carrots, diced                                
                                                                
                                    3-4                                
                                
                                    celery stalks, diced                                
                                                                
                                    1                                
                                
                                    onion, diced                                
                                                                
                                    6-8                                
                                
                                    sprigs of fresh thyme                                
                                                                
                                    2-3                                
                                
                                    bay leaves                                
                                                                
                                    1 tablespoon                                
                                
                                    salt                                
                                                                
                                    1/2 teaspoon                                
                                
                                    black pepper                                
                                                                
                                    1 1/2 tablespoons                                
                                
                                    dry parsley                                
                                                                
                                    1/4 teaspoon                                
                                
                                    paprika                                
                                                                
                                    8 oz                                
                                
                                    box of pasta, cooked to package directions                                
                                                                
                                    7 cups                                
                                
                                    water                                
                                    
                        - Remove giblets from cavity of chicken.
- Stuff the cavity with a small amount of onions, celery, carrots and 2 sprigs of thyme and tie legs together with butcher's twine.
- In a large slow cooker, add the remaining onions, celery, carrots and water.
- In a small bowl mix together the salt, pepper, and parsley, and coat the chicken on all sides with seasoning blend.
- Place the whole chicken in the slow cooker on top of the vegetables with the breast side facing up. Add the remaining sprigs of thyme and sprinkle the top of the chicken with the paprika.
- Cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 7-8 hours, or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165°F.
- Remove chicken from crock pot and allow it to cool slightly.
- Remove skin, pull the chicken from the bone and shred it.
- Place the meat back into the slow cooker, add noodles, adjust seasoning if needed and serve.
 
                        
                     
                             
                 
                         
                        