Chicken Carrot Quinoa Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tsp olive or canola oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced or ½ tsp minced garlic
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 1 pound raw chicken breast tenders or thighs*
• 1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 4 cups fat free low sodium chicken broth
• 1 cup water
• ¾ cup uncooked quinoa
• 3 sprigs of thyme or 1 tbsp
• Salt
• pepper