Rosemary-Flavored Chickpea and Spinach Soup (Zuppa di Ceci con Spinaci)

Pretty good. A goodly slog of Tabasco helped a lot.

Oops, my stash of dried chickpeas was empty, so I used canned chickpeas instead.

Actually, I wonder about how this would work using dried beans. First the spinach is boiled for 5min, then sautéed for 5min, then simmered with the soaked beans for 1-3 HOURS. Wouldn't you have mush?

Anyhow, this was fine with canned beans, and I think frozen chopped spinach would be fine too, making it all quite easy.