Crockpot Chicken and Noodles

2 stalks celery,thinly sliced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 t. dried basil
2 pounds chicken parts or 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 cups chicken broth
4 cups uncooked noodles

Place veggies in bottom of crockpot, put chicken on top followed
by seasonings. Pour chicken broth over all and cook on low for
8-10 hours or high for 5-6 hours. If using bone-in chicken,
carefully remove chicken from pot. Add noodles to pot and cook on
high for 45 minutes. Meanwhile remove chicken from bones and
return meat to pot.