Spinach and Chickpeas

This is one of the dishes my grandmother Giulia often made on Friday nights and that my mother included in her book Marcella’s Italian Kitchen. I made it often when I was first living on my own because it is so quick, easy, and wonderfully satisfying. Even now, when I make it, the first bite immediately takes me back to the dining table in my grandparents’ apartment in New York. My recipe is almost e