Homemade Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Directions

1. 1
   Place chicken in a soup pot or crockpot with onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, parsley, salt, and pepper.
2. 2
   Add enough cold water to cover. Cover and cook over low heat until tender, about 2-3 hours. (4-6 hours on low in the slow cooker)
3. 3
   Remove chicken and bay leaf from broth, and let rest until cool enough to handle. Skin and bone chicken, chopping the meat into small chunks; set aside. Skim the surface of the broth of fat. Bring soup to a boil over medium high, add noodles and cook until done, about 10 minutes. Stir meat back into soup and season to taste with salt and pepper.