Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 medium-sized carrots, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 7-8 cups chicken or vegetable stock, more as needed
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp fresh or 1 tsp dried thyme
• ½ pkg Lotus Foods Organic Traditional Pad Thai Rice Noodles
• 3 cups cooked shredded chicken breast
• ¼ cup loosely packed parsley leaves, finely chopped
• sea salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste