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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Drain and return to pot. | 2. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce,and water. Season with sugar, Basil, Fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. | 3. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. | 4. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. | 5. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. Dry noodles on some paper towels. | 6. In a mixing bowl, Combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. | 7. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. | 8. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture.Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. | 9. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. | 10. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese. | 11. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. | 12. Remove foil, and bake an additional 15 -20 minutes. | 13. Cool for 15-20 minutes before serving. This makes for easier slicing. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
italian sausage link	3/4		sweet	302.6007	0.0	67.3202	1.7
beef	1		ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
onion	1/2	cup	chopped	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic clove	2		crushed	302.6007	0.0	67.3202	1.7
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
tomato paste	2	cans		278.8	64.294	14.687999999999999	1.598
tomato sauce	2	cans	canned	-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
basil leaf	1 1/2	1/2	dried	302.6007	0.0	67.3202	1.7
salt	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
fennel seed	1/2	teaspoon		3.45	0.5229	0.158	0.1487
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
parsley	4	tablespoons	chopped	5.472	0.9622	0.4514	0.1201
lasagna noodle	12			302.6007	0.0	67.3202	1.7
ricotta cheese	16	ounces		789.2499	13.7892	51.0744	58.8762
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	3/4		sliced	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	3/4	cup	grated	222.0	24.0	24.0	3.0

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