My Best Chicken And Vege Soup!!

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 leek (thinly sliced)
• 2 -3 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 stalk celery (chopped)
• 1 large carrot (grated)
• 1 large sweet potato (grated or chopped)
• 250 g pumpkin (chopped)
• 1 large zucchini (grated)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 cup dried lentils (or more if you like) or 1/4 cup soup mix (or more if you like)
• 1 -2 chicken breasts (more if you like) or 1 -2 chicken piece (more if you like)
• 5 -6 cups chicken stock or 5 -6 cups vegetable stock
• salt and pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) can creamed corn (or more)
• fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 brown the chicken in a little oil or soup stock. remove from pan.
• 2 heat extra oil in the same saucepan over medium heat. add leek and garlic. cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until soft.
• 3 add vegetables. cook for 2 minutes.
• 4 add lentils and stock. increase heat to high. bring to the boil.
• 5 reduce heat to low. simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 40 mins - 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.
• 6 remove the chicken breasts and shred. return to soup and add corn.
• 7 season with salt, pepper and parsley.