2 1/2 cups cooked chicken chopped

2 carrots thin bias cut

2 tablespoons sherry

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon pepper

6 cups chicken broth

2 ounces linguine broken into pieces

1 6 oz. package frozen pea pods

Combine first seven ingredients.

Cook on low 9 to 11 hours (or high 4 to 6 hours).

Stir in linguine.

Cover and cook on high for 1 hour more.

Before serving, stir in thawed pea pods.