Harvest Vegetable and Chicken Soup with Quinoa and Bacon

Bahan-bahan (6 porsi)

• 4 strips center cut bacon
• 1½ cups chopped onion
• 1½ cups diced butternut squash
• ¾ cup chopped carrot
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, (divided)
• 6 medium garlic cloves, (minced)
• Cooking spray
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs or breasts, (cut into ¾ inch pieces)
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, (divided)
• 6 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 2 whole bay leaves
• ⅔ cup uncooked quinoa, (rinsed through a fine sieve)
• 6 cups chopped kale
• ¾ cup frozen corn
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme