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Traditional Italian Spinach Lasagna

Source: Genius Kitchen(food.com)
Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)410.3539
Energy (kCal)8749.2152
Carbohydrates (g)363.342
Total fats (g)627.6673
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Saute the onions and garlic in a heavy iron pot in olive oil, until translucent, then remove from pot, and set aside. | 2. Put sausage in pot with ground fennel and brown. | 3. Add basil, oregano, and parsley. | 4. Stir in onions and garlic, as well as tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste. | 5. Let simmer gently about 2-3 hours. | 6. Boil lasagna noodles according to package directions, and hang to dry. | 7. Beat together eggs, ricotta and parmesan cheese, set aside. | 8. Build lasanga: | 9. Barely cover bottom of large, deep lasagna pan with sauce. | 10. Place a layer of noodles lengthwise over sauce. | 11. Place all of spinach over noodles. | 12. Cover this with a layer of noodles shortwise. | 13. Spread ricotta cheese mixture over noodles, and cover this with a lengthwise layer of noodles. | 14. Put one half of remaining sauce over noodles and cover with shortwise noodles. | 15. place mozzerella cheese over noodles into a somewhat solid sheet and cover with lengthwise noodles. | 16. Pour remaining sauce over top. | 17. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes, or until bubbly. | 18. Grate hard cheese over top as soon as you pull it from the oven. | 19. Serve with Italian bread and a salad. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    onion 4 chopped 256.0 59.776 7.04 0.64
    garlic clove 4 mashed - - - -
    olive oil 2 tablespoons 238.68 0.0 0.0 27.0
    sausage 3 4708.2944 8.8451 193.91099999999997 426.332
    fennel seed 2 teaspoons ground 13.8 2.0916 0.632 0.5948
    basil 2 tablespoons dried 1.219 0.1404 0.16699999999999998 0.0339
    basil 2 tablespoons chopped 1.219 0.1404 0.16699999999999998 0.0339
    oregano 1 tablespoon dried 7.95 2.0676 0.27 0.1284
    italian parsley 1 tablespoon - - - -
    tomato 3 quarts - - - -
    tomato sauce 15 ounces 480.5325 76.5025 25.0472 8.3349
    tomato paste 6 ounces 139.4795 32.1653 7.3482 0.7995
    spinach 10 ounces 62.3689 11.0563 6.2369 0.8505
    ricotta cheese 16 ounces 789.2499 13.7892 51.0744 58.8762
    egg 4 286.0 1.44 25.12 19.02
    parmesan cheese 1 cup 296.0 32.0 32.0 4.0
    mozzarella cheese 1 lb cut 1469.641 123.46799999999999 61.5072 81.0571
    parmesan cheese 3 3 296.0 32.0 32.0 4.0

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



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