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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). | 2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. | 3. In large skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef until brown; drain. In small saucepan, heat spaghetti sauce. | 4. In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta, Romano, egg, basil and garlic. | 5. Coat the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish with a thin layer of spaghetti sauce. Place 3 or 4 noodles, overlapping edges, over sauce. Spread half of ricotta mixture over noodles. Cover ricotta with half of browned beef, half of pepperoni slices, and 1/4 of mozzarella cheese. Repeat sauce, noodle, ricotta, meat and cheese layers. Layer sauce and noodles again, and pour remaining sauce over all, being sure to cover the edges. Top with remaining mozzarella. | 6. Cover pan with foil and pierce foil 3 or 4 times with fork to ventilate. Bake 45 minutes, remove foil, and bake 15 minutes more to brown the top. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lasagna noodle	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
beef	1	pound	ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
spaghetti sauce	2/3	jar		-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	2	pounds		1578.5033	27.5784	102.1491	117.7527
romano cheese	1/2	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
basil	1/4	cup		1.38	0.159	0.18899999999999997	0.0384
garlic	1	clove	pressed	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
pepperoni sausage	1	package	sliced	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
mozzarella cheese	8	ounces	shredded	734.8188	61.7339	30.7535	40.5284

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