Tuscan Style Chicken Soup

Name: Tuscan Style Chicken Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion (peeled and chopped); 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced); 2 sprigs fresh thyme or ½ tsp dried thyme; 1 stick of celery (sliced); 2 medium carrots (peeled and chopped); 2 medium potatoes (peeled and diced); 1 litre good-quality chicken stock (ideally homemade, but water with stock cubes will work too. Use water plus bouillon for gluten free); ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 400 g cooked cannellini beans ( washed and drained); 2 skinless cooked chicken breasts (shredded); 100 g chopped kale; Small bunch fresh parsley (chopped); 2 tbsp finely grated parmesan; Fresh thyme; Toasted granary bread to serve (gluten free if required - Warburtons Newburn Bakehouse Seeded is a good one)