Country Chicken Rice Soup

[Roxy]

Country Chicken Rice Soup:

 

3 large onions -- chopped

4 ribs celery -- sliced

salt and pepper -- to taste

1 teaspoon basil

1/2 teaspoon thyme

1/2 teaspoon sage

1 frozen peas

2 1/2 pounds chicken pieces

5 1/2 cups water

3/4 cup Uncle Ben's converted rice

 

Place all ingredients, except rice, into slow cooker in order listed. Cover and cook 1 hour on high; reduce heat to low and cook an additional 8 to 9 hours. One hour before serving, remove chicken and cool slightly. Remove meat from bones and return to slow cooker. Add rice. Cover and cook an additional hour on high.