Crock Pot Country Chicken Rice Soup

3 onions - chopped
4 celery - sliced
Salt
Pepper
&n bsp; 1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon sage
20 ounces peas - frozen
2 1/2 pounds chicken pieces
5 1/2 cup water
3/4 cup rice - raw converted
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.