• Cooking Time: 180
• Servings: 12
• Preparation Time: 25
• 2 chicken breasts with skin
• 2stalks celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 onion, diced
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 6 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• ¼ cup parsley, chopped
• 2 tsp. salt
• dash pepper
• 1 tsp. thyme

1. Cook vegetables in olive oil in large pan until soft.
2. Add chicken breasts and cook to brown.
3. Add water and next 5 ingredients
4. Let simmer for 2-3 hours
5. Remove chicken breasts, remove skin and bones as necessary and cut into bite size pieces.
6. Add 1 cup of noodles (can substitute rice, if desired), cook until noodles are soft.
7. Add additional water as needed.
8. Correct seasonings and return chicken to pot.

Favorite of the Deibel family - LOVE this for feeling under the weather or just one of those "want to feel cozy winter days".