Crockpot Country Chicken Rice Soup

Ingredients

3 onions
4 celery
1 salt
1 pepper
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon sage
20 oz peas
2 1/2 pound chicken
5 1/2 cup water
3/4 cup rice

Instructions

Place all ingredients, except rice, into slow cooker in order listed. Cover and cook 1 hour on high; reduce heat to low and cook an additional 8 to 9 hours. One hour before serving, remove chicken and cool slightly. Remove meat from bones and return to slow cooker. Add rice. Cover and cook an additional hour on high.