Crockpot Country Chicken Rice Soup

Description
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
 * Serves 8

Ingredients

 * 3 onions chopped
 * 4 celery sliced
 * salt
 * pepper
 * 1 tbsp basil
 * ½ tsp thyme
 * ½ tsp sage
 * 20 oz peas frozen
 * 2½ lbs chicken pieces
 * 5½ cups water
 * ¾ cup rice, raw, converted

Directions

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