Not A Soup, Not A Stew Chicken

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (10 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed (broccoli, cauliflower and bean combination)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas, thawed
• 1 1/2 cups frozen carrots, thawed
• 1 (8 ounce) package egg noodles, partially cooked
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, lightly brown the chicken pieces, along with the onion and garlic, in a little olive oil, about 5-8 minutes.
• 2 toss in the celery and cook for another 1-2 minutes over medium heat.
• 3 transfer to a crockpot and add remaining vegetables (except peas), chicken broth, water, salt and pepper.
• 4 cover with lid and cook on high setting for 4-6 hours or on low setting 8-10 hours.
• 5 last hour of cooking, add the partially cooked egg noodles and finally the peas, cooking until the noodles are tender, and peas are cooked but not mushy.
• 6 adjust seasonings of salt and pepper to your taste.