Put chicken breasts; carrots; celery; onion; thyme; bay leaves and salt and pepper in the Crocker. Pour the chicken stock over all the ingredients and combine. Set your Crocker cooking time to high for 6 hours.
1 hr before cook time ends, remove the chicken and shred it with 2 forks. Put the chicken back in the Crocker to absorb the wonderful cooking liquids and all that fabulous flavor. Remove the bay leaves and discard.
When cook time comes to an end, keep your soup on warm. Taste the broth and add salt and pepper if needed. Cook the pasta according to package instructions. I do this because if you cook the pasta in the soup, it absorbs all of the liquids and you are left with more of a stoup-stew soup.
Drain the pasta when it is done cooking. Add a dollop or two of butter of course for richness. Put some pasta in a bowl and ladle the sumptuous chicken, veggies and broth over. Sprinkle with a little Parmesan cheese, if you want. Serve with garlic bread if you like and maybe a glass of wine. That my friends is purely optional. Enjoy!
