Comforting and Nourishing Chicken Stew - ioanacooks

Ingredients

• 500 g chicken breast, diced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 liter low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• Salt, to taste
• Black pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp olive oil