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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. FOR THE LASAGNA: Prepare lasagna according to package directions. | 2. Drain and set aside. NOTE: You can use Barella No Boil Noodles, but be sure during the assembly of the layers that the noodles do not stick out. | 3. Cook Italian sausage either in a skillet or by boiling in a pot of water, thinly slice crosswise and set aside. | 4. Brown the ground beef and ground pork in a skillet, drain off and discard fat. | 5. Add onion and garlic to the ground meat, stir and cook another 5 minutes. | 6. Add the sugar, salt, basil, fennel seeds, pepper and the Marinara sauce and simmer for 20 minutes. | 7. While the above mixture is simmering, combine in a large bowl the eggs, Ricotta cheese, and parsley. | 8. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. | 9. Take a 13 by 9 inch baking dish and spray the bottom with a non-stick spray, such as Pam. | 10. In the baking dish, spoon in a layer of 1/3 of the meat sauce. | 11. Then layer 1/3 of the lasagna pasta (overlapping each strip of pasta with the other). | 12. Then layer 1/3 of the Ricotta mixture. | 13. Then layer 1/3 of the sliced olives and 1/3 of the sliced Italian sausage. | 14. Then layer 1/3 of the sliced mushrooms. | 15. Then layer 1/3 of the Mozzarella and 1/3 of the Parmesan. | 16. Then continue to repeat the layering until all of the ingredients are layered. | 17. When the layering is completed, cover with aluminum foil, making certain that the foil is not touching the top of the lasagna, and bake for 25 minutes. | 18. Remove foil and bake, uncovered, another 25 minutes. | 19. Remove from oven and allow to sit and rest 10 minutes before cutting. | 20. FOR THE MARINARA SAUCE (by Alan Leonetti): Empty Hunts chunky crushed tomatoes and Hunts tomato paste into the pot. | 21. Add the extra-virgin olive oil to the pot. | 22. Slice the cloves of garlic crosswise into either halves or thirds or pieces, and dump them into the pot. | 23. Dice the shallot, and dump that into the pot. | 24. Add the rest of the ingredients, and stir to mix well with a large long handled wooden spoon. | 25. Do not strain, as the pulp adds to make this a thick and wonderful sauce. | 26. Cover and cook on medium heat, stirring every 10 minutes for about an hour or until it bubbles and is completely heated throughout. | 27. Reduce heat to simmer, and continue to simmer, stirring every 10 or 15 minutes to keep from burning or sticking to the bottom of the pot for 1 or 2 hours. | 28. Remove from heat and give it one last stir. | 29. Serve over spaghetti, ravioli, pasta or use for chicken parmesan, veal parmesan, or anything that calls for a Marinara sauce. | 30. NOTE: Use only Hunts Chunky Crushed Tomatoes and Hunts Tomato Paste. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lasagna noodle	1	package		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
beef	3/4	lb	ground	673.5855	0.0	66.0658	43.3068
pork	1/4	lb	ground	426.384	0.0	15.7739	39.7694
italian sausage	1	lb	sliced	1569.4315	2.9484	64.637	142.1107
button mushroom	1		sliced	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	6		minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
sugar	2	teaspoons		36.708	9.1816	0.0	0.0
salt	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
basil	1	teaspoon	dried	0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
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
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
ricotta cheese	2	containers		-	-	-	-
parsley flake	2	tablespoons	dried	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
black olive	1	cup	pitted ripe sliced	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
mozzarella cheese	1	lb	shredded	1469.641	123.46799999999999	61.5072	81.0571
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
tomato	2	cans	crushed	41.4	9.18	2.16	0.36
hunt tomato paste	2	cans		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
tomato	1	cup	stewed	41.4	9.18	2.16	0.36
extra virgin olive oil	1/4	cup		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
garlic clove	6		cut	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
garlic	1	teaspoon	chopped	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
shallot	1		diced	115.2	26.88	4.0	0.16
oregano	2	tablespoons	dried	15.9	4.1352	0.54	0.2568
italian seasoning	4	tablespoons		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
basil	1	teaspoon	dried	0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
sugar	1	tablespoon	granulated	19.9875	3.7505	0.6256	0.312

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