Chicken Pot Pie Soup: Comfort Food in a Bowl

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter.
• 1 cup onion, chopped.
• 2 carrots, chopped.
• 2 celery sticks, chopped.
• 3 cloves garlic, minced.
• 1/3 cup flour.
• 5 cups chicken stock.
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt.
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
• 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick.
• 4 cups cooked chicken, shredded.
• 1 cup frozen peas.
• 1 cup corn.
• 1/2 cup half and half cream.
• 1 bay leaf.
• 1/4 cup parsley, finely chopped, plus more for garnish.