Creamy Chicken & Noodles

I get this recipe from the 'Fix it and Forget it Diabetic Cookbook'



I love this cookbook! I can make comfort recipes and they won't jack up my blood sugar. The family doesn't even notice that these meals are good for them!

2 c sliced carrots
1 1/2 c chopped onions
1 c sliced celery
2 Tbsp snipped fresh parsley
bay leaf
3 medium sized chicken leg and thighs (about 2 lbs) skin removed
2 10 3/4 oz cans of 98% fat free reduced sodium cream of chicken soup
1/2 c water
1 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 c peas
8 oz dry wide noodles cooked (I used No yolks)

1. Place carrots, onions, celery, parsley, and bay leaf in bottom of crock pot.

2. place chicken on top of veggies.

3. Combine soup, water, thyme, salt, pepper. Pour over chicken & vegetables.

4. COver. Cook on low 8-9 hours or on High 4-4 1/2 hours.

5. Remove chicken from slow cooker. Cool slightly. Remove chicken from bones, cut into bite-sized pieces and return to crockpot.

6. Remove and discard bay leaf.

7. Stir peas into mixture in crockpot. Allow to cook for 5- 10 more minutes.

8. Poor over cooked noodles. Toss gently to combine.

9. Serve with crust bread and a salad.

Exchange lists:
Starch 2.0
Carbs 0.5
Vegetable 2.0
Mean (lean) 2.0