Easy Cheater Chicken & Rice Soup

6 cups chicken broth
4 cups water
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup sliced celery
1 bay leaf
1 Tblsp. sea salt, more or less to taste
1/2 Tblsp. ground black pepper, more or less to taste
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
2 cups white rice
1 rotisserie chicken, deboned into bite-size pieces

Place all ingredients except rice and chicken in a stock pot and bring to a boil.  Boil gently until vegetables are tender.  Add rice.  Return to a boil; cover and reduce heat to a simmer.  Cook until rice is tender (about 12 minutes).  Add chicken and combine.  Heat through for a few minutes until chicken is hot.