1. Stir water, chicken, carrots (cut in chunks), celery (cut in chunks), potatoes (diced), sweet potato (diced), peas, tomato sauce, and bay leaves together in a pot; bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium, and cook at a simmer for 1 hour 45 minutes. Stir cooked rice into the soup and cook until the rice separates into grains and are hot, about 15 minutes more.