This soup is perfectly nourishing and makes enough for dinner, lunches, and plenty for the freezer. Music to my ears–nourishing, cheap, and respectful.
Chop the carrots, celery, and onion. Mince the garlic. Set aside.
Place the chicken in the crock pot.
Add the chopped veggies and garlic to the crock pot along with all the salt, pepper, bay leaves, thyme, water, and chicken broth. Do not add the macaroni noodles.
Turn the crock pot on low and allow to cook 8-10 hours.
Return to your crock pot. Add in 2 cups of macaroni noodles and allow to cook for 20 minutes (still in the crock pot). The heat from the soup will cook the noodles.
Remove the bones and sit down to a frugal, nourishing meal that only took minutes to prepare!