Joan's Crock Pot Lima Bean Soup With Chicken

• dried lima beans↗1 lb
• carrots, cut up↗3
• large onion, coarse chopped↗1
• large celery ribs, cut up↗2
• large garlic clove, chopped↗1
• water or 8 cups chicken broth↗8 cups
• bay leaf↗1
• whole chicken breast, bone in cut in half↗1
• salt↗
• fresh cracked black pepper↗
• extra virgin olive oil↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   In a crock pot place all ingredients expect salt, pepper and olive oil.

2. 2

   Cover and cook low until a boil, This may be several hours. Turn to high and cook until beans are very soft which may be 1 or 2 hours more.

3. 3

   When done, discard bay leaf. Carefully remove chicken from the bone and shred and return meat into the pot.

4. 4

   Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil over soup in each serving bowl. Tastes better with age.