what

pasta

1 tablespoon
salt
⅔ cup
extra-virgin olive oil
6 cloves
garlic slivered
1 teaspoon
dried red pepper flakes
500 grams
baby spinach
500 grams
linguine
1 cup
reserved pasta cooking water
¼ cup
pecorino romano cheese grated

bread crumb topping

1 cup
homemade bread crumbs
3 teaspoons
pecorino romano cheese grated
2 tablespoons
parsley chopped
1 teaspoon
olive oil

how

Combine topping ingredients in a bowl and reserve

For the spinach mixture...

  1. In a large oven-proof skillet, heat olive oil and garlic over a low flame until garlic is tender.
  2. Add red pepper flakes and cook about 30s, toss the spinach in the oil and cook until limp - turning often.
  3. Remove pan from heat and reserve until pasta is done

Then for the pasta...

  1. Cook the pasta, reserve 1 cup of cooking water and place into the spinach mix
  2. Drain the linguine and sprinkle cheese onto the steaming pasta
  3. Add linguine to the spinach mix and combine well
  4. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture on top and broil until crumbs are golden brown