Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

There's a winter storm approaching Georgia and baby it's cold outside.❄️ And with snow in the forecast you know that I had to make a trip to the supermarket to do a supply check.❄️  It's wasn't only to stock our pantry but also to document the food hoarding that happens every time there's a threat of a wintery weather in Georgia.🍞🥛🤣 

​These photos of the bread aisle and dairy case were taken at the Wal Mart in my neighborhood last night. We may not have the proper coat or boats to weather the storm but we WILL have the ingredients to make french toast when the storm hits. 😅

For those of you who aren't aware, the threat of ice causes chaos for Southerners.  We don't have the proper equipment to prepare or clean the roads during a storm and for reasons that I cannot explain, we forget everything we ever learned about driving at the first sign of a snowflake.🚘  As you might imagine, everything comes to a screeching halt when the snow starts to fall in Georgia.  Schools and businesses shut down and the entire state takes a "snow day." ❄️

​I was born and raised in the part of Ohio that experiences "Lake effect snow" every winter so I know about all about winter storms.⛷️ BUT I've lived in the South for nearly 25 years and over time, I feel like I've slowly morphed into a Southerner.😂  One of the things that I do remember about growing up as a kid in a snowy climate is that my mom always had a steaming mug of hot chocolate or a pot of hot soup simmering on the stove when we would come in from sledding or our snowman building escapades.🛷⛄️🍜  It still believe that the quickest way to warm up from the cold is from the inside out.  So to all of my friends out there who are being affected by this cold winter blast: here's an easy chicken soup recipe to warm you up.  ​

Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
1 cup celery, chopped finely
1 cup onion, chopped finely
1 1/2 cups carrots, sliced
​1/2 Tablespoon garlic, minced
1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
4 bay leaves
8 cups chicken broth low or no sodium
3.5 cups egg noodles (8oz), cooked

Combine all ingredients in crock pot, except for egg noodles.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours. 

Remove chicken and dice or shred.

Add noodles and shredded chicken to soup. 

Stay warm out there friends.

​Ciao!

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