1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

2 tablespoons water

1 12-ounce bag spinach, stemmed

1 16-ounce package shelf-stable gnocchi

2 ounces thinly sliced fresh mozzarella cheese

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large broiler-safe skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and very tender, about 10 minutes more.

Increase heat to medium and add sausage, garlic and pepper. Cook, breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Add water and cook, stirring up any browned bits, until the water has evaporated, about 1 minute. Add spinach a handful at a time and cook, stirring, until wilted, 3 to 4 minutes.

Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler to high.

Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add gnocchi and cook, stirring often, until plumped and starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir the gnocchi into the spinach mixture. Top with mozzarella. Broil until the cheese starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

Recipe nutrition: Per serving: 418 calories; 15 g fat (4 g sat, 8 g mono); 46 mg cholesterol; 52 g carbohydrate; 0 g added sugars; 2 g total sugars; 21 g protein; 3 g fiber; 792 mg sodium; 671 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (162 percent daily value), Vitamin C (47 percent dv), Folate (44 percent dv), Magnesium (21 percent dv), Potassium (19 percent dv), Calcium (18 percent dv), Iron (17 percent dv), Zinc & B-12 (16 percent dv)

3 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving(s)

Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 1/2 vegetable, 1 lean meat, 1/2 MF meat, 1 1/2 fat

(EatingWell is a magazine and website devoted to healthy eating as a way of life. Online at www.eatingwell.com.)