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.

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

Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93.