Place the chicken breasts, chicken broth, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, dried thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper in the Crockpot
Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours until the chicken is cooked through and tender
Remove the chicken from the Crockpot and shred it using two forks. Return shredded chicken to the Crockpot
Add the egg noodles to the Crockpot and cook on high heat for an additional 20-30 minutes until the noodles are cooked
Remove the bay leaf before serving
Enjoy!