Chicken Vegetable Soup with Red Potatoes

INGREDIENTS

1/2

yellow onion

2 cloves

garlic

1 tsp

olive oil

1 lb

chicken (white or dark meat, diced into 1/2" pieces)

8 cups

chicken stock (I used homemade stock, adjust salt to taste if using store bought)

medium red potatoes (peeled and diced into 1/2" pieces, about 2 cups total)

carrots (peeled and diced small, about 2 cups total)

1 cup

broccoli florets (cut small)

2 cups

baby spinach (two generous handfuls)

kosher salt (to taste)

freshly cracked black pepper (to taste)

Optional: Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese (finely grated or shaved)