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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine ground beef, Italian sausage (bulk or casings removed and crumbled), onions and garlic in a large dutch oven or large pot; saute until veggies are tender and meat is browned; drain any fat left in the pan. | 2. Add the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste to the meat mixture. | 3. Stir in the wine, diced bell pepper, bay leaf, basil, oregano and brown sugar. | 4. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally; turn heat down to a simmer and cover. | 5. Simmer 3 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. | 6. Taste often and add more spices to taste if needed, simmering after each addition before tasting again. | 7. Add the spinach, sliced mushrooms and red pepper flakes 1 hour before serving if desired. | 8. In the meantime, cook lasagna noodles according to the package instructions. | 9. Layer in this order in your lasagna pan: a thin layer of meat sauce, a layer of noodles, another thicker layer of meat sauce, a cup of cottage cheese, sprinkle on a thin layer of mozzarella, dust with 1/3 of the Parmesan cheese and begin the next layer starting with the noodles; repeat until all sauce, noodles, and cheeses are used ending with noodles, an even layer of mozzarella cheese, dusted with Parmesan. | 10. Bake in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven until cheese is melted and spotted with browned areas, about 30 to 45 minutes. | 11. Allow lasagna to set for 10 to 15 minutes before cutting. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1		ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
italian sausage	1	lb		1569.4315	2.9484	64.637	142.1107
onion	1		diced	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic clove	8		minced	35.76	7.9344	1.5264	0.12
tomato	2	cans	diced	80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
tomato sauce	2	cans		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
red wine	1	cup		-	-	-	-
red pepper	1/2	cup	diced sweet	30.0	6.6075	1.4025	0.33
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
basil	2	tablespoons	crushed	1.219	0.1404	0.16699999999999998	0.0339
oregano	2	tablespoons	dried	15.9	4.1352	0.54	0.2568
brown sugar	1	tablespoon		34.2	8.8281	0.0108	0.0
parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
spinach leaf	1	cup	chopped	45.24	6.5676	5.6628	0.8892
mushroom	2	cups	sliced	-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
mozzarella cheese	1		shredded	-	-	-	-
cottage cheese	3	cups	low fat	617.4	21.294	70.056	27.09

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