Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   3      pounds        chicken pieces
   8      cups          water
     1/2  cup           celery with leaves -- chopped
     1/4  cup           fresh parsley leaves -- chopped
   1      small         onion
   1      pinch         pepper
   1                    bay leaf
     1/4  teaspoon      celery seeds
     1/2  cup           rice -- uncooked
   1      cup           carrots -- diced

Preparation:

Simmer the chicken in the water with the celery, parsley, onion, pepper, bay leaf and celery seeds for 4 hours in a slow cooker or one hour over low heat on the stove. Drain the chicken broth and remove chicken pieces. (Discard bay leaf.) Bone the chicken and chop into bite-size pieces. Combine the broth, chicken, rice and carrots in a saucepan. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until the rice is tender.

Nutritional Information:

1 cup - 287 calories, 3 lean meat, 1/2 bread exchange 11 grams carbohydrate, 29 grams protein, 10 grams fat 219 mg sodium, 307 mg potassium, 88 mg cholesterol