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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For Bolognese Sauce: In large pot heat butter over medium-high heat. | 2. Add bacon and ham and saute until carmelized and light brown, about 10 minutes. | 3. Add ground meats and cook over high heat until well browned and stirring constantly, about 20 minutes. | 4. Add the onions, carrots, celery and mushrooms and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. | 5. Add garlic, cloves and nutmeg to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. | 6. Add wine and cook till almost evaporated. | 7. Add stock, simmer over medium-high heat about 45 minutes or until sauce is thickened and flavorful. | 8. Season to taste with salt and pepper. | 9. Stir in the creamand parsley and adjust seasoning if necessary. | 10. Set aside until ready to assemble. | 11. Bechamel Sauce:In saucepan, melt butter over low heat and stir in flour, stirring constantly until smooth, about 2 minutes. | 12. Slowly whisk in milk to blend together. | 13. Set over high heat and quickly bring to a boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. | 14. Allow to cook for 5 minutes or so until floury taste is gone. | 15. Remove from heat and add salt and nutmeg to taste. | 16. To assemble:Preheat oven to 350. | 17. Butter a large rectangular baking dish. | 18. Spoon 1/2 cup of meat sauce onto the bottom of the dish. | 19. Cover with 1 layer of cooked lasagna noodles. | 20. Top with 1 layer of meat sauce, completely covering noodles, then add a light dusting of cheese. | 21. Repeat layering in orders given until all have been used, ending with a topping of bechamel sauce and cheese. | 22. Bake covered for 45 minutes with aluminum foil; then uncover and bake for 15 minutes until cheese on top is lightly golden brown. | 23. Let rest for 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	1 1/2	lb	cooked drained	605.2014	0.0	134.6403	3.4
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
bacon	6	slices	diced	700.56	2.1504	21.2016	66.6792
ham	1/4	lb	cooked diced	138.3508	8.2443	20.333	2.6876
pork	1/2	lb	ground ground	852.768	0.0	31.5479	79.5388
onion	1 1/2	cups	chopped	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
carrot	1/2	cup	chopped	26.24	6.1312	0.5952	0.1536
celery	1/4	cup	sliced	4.04	0.7499	0.1742	0.0429
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
clove	1	pinch		0.3596	0.086	0.0078	0.0171
tomato paste	3	tablespoons		39.36	9.0768	2.0736	0.2256
white wine	1	cup		-	-	-	-
chicken stock	4	cups		345.6	33.888000000000005	24.191999999999997	11.52
salt	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
heavy cream	1/2	cup		204.0	1.6440000000000001	1.704	21.648000000000003
parsley	1/4	cup	chopped	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
milk	4 1/2	cups		669.78	52.4844	34.586999999999996	35.9046
butter	6	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
flour	6	tablespoons		216.855	47.477	3.5254	0.8414
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon		2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997

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