Mel's Rescue Noodle Soup with Leftover Chicken - Veg Power

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp ghee or butter
• 1 large leek or onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1.2 litres vegetable stock or bone broth
• 1 big handful of a mix of fresh herbs, like parsley and dill, leaves and stems chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried
• 1 bay leaf, dried or fresh
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 2 handfuls of 2cm chunks of root veg like sweet potato, squash, pumpkin, potato or (in the summer) courgette
• 400g noodles or spaghetti, any type
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 300g mix of cabbage, rainbow chard and/or chard, stems finely chopped and leaves shredded
• 300g leftover shredded chicken
• Juice of ¼ lemon or 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 big handfuls of frozen peas or sweetcorn
• Sea salt and black pepper