Crock Potting!

I was making all my dinners in the crock pot - last week I tried to mix it up a bit and did salads and protein shakes.  I didn't lose any weight last week.  Went back to my crock pot meal plan and dropped 3 pounds over night.  I think this is the way to go for a while...at least until the weather is nicer and we can BBQ again. 

I made the BEST chicken noodle soup in the crock pot last night!  It was my first attempt at a homemade soup and I am in love!  Next week I think I am going to try a minestrone soup.  I have to share the recipe ~ I kinda just made it up after looking at a few different recipes.

1.5 pounds of chicken breast - cut into tiny bite sized pieces
1 cup of diced baby carrots
1 cup of diced celery
1/2 of an onion diced
1 cup of mushrooms, sliced
5 cloves of garlic, pressed
4 cups of low fat / low sodium chicken broth
4 tablespoons of Thyme
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons of sea salt
1/2 bag of Egg Noodles

I combined all the ingredients (except the noodles) into a Ziplock freezer bag and pulled it out the night before I wanted to make it...put it in the crock pot for 8 hours.   I boiled the noodles when I got home from work and added it to the soup...PRESTO!  It makes 8 servings and each serving was around 180 calories...I wish I had a picture to share!  I am trying to think what else I can add to it for the next time I make it!  It was a hit with the husband...not so much the kid simply because of the veggies, but she ate it anyway!