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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

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• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish. | 2. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly brown. Drain juices. Mix the onion, green bell pepper, carrots, garlic, and tomato sauce into the skillet. Season with oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender. | 3. In the bottom of the prepared baking dish, layer 1/2 the zucchini strips. In a bowl, beat together the cottage cheese and egg, and spread over the zucchini. Scoop 1/2 the beef mixture over the cottage cheese and egg mixture, and sprinkle with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese. Layer with remaining zucchini, beef mixture, and mozzarella. Top with Parmesan cheese. | 4. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to sit 10 minutes before slicing to serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	pound	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
green bell pepper	1/2	cup	chopped	14.595	3.197	0.5004	0.1876
carrot	1/4	cup	chopped	13.12	3.0656	0.2976	0.0768
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
basil	1/2	teaspoon		0.1016	0.0117	0.0139	0.0028
salt pepper	to taste			-	-	-	-
zucchini	5		sliced	11.55	1.7105	1.4905	0.22
cottage cheese	1	cup		205.8	7.098	23.351999999999997	9.03
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
mozzarella cheese	3/4	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.