Name: Creamy Lemon Chicken Noodle Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1small white onion, peeled and diced; 2medium carrots, peeled and diced; 2stalks celery, ends trimmed and diced; 4cloves garlic, minced or pressed; 8 cups good-quality chicken stock; 2 cups shredded cooked chicken; 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves*, or more to taste; 1 bay leaf; 6 ounces wide egg noodles; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2 to 4 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice, to taste; sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper