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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and set aside. | 3. In large skillet over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons olive oil until tender. Add spinach and stir. Remove from heat and stir in the pesto and pine nuts. | 4. In a large bowl mix ricotta cheese, egg, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and nutmeg. | 5. In a 3 quart greased baking dish, layer the noodles then the spinach mixture, followed by the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Repeat the layers ending with noodles on top. | 6. Make the alfredo sauce: In a medium saucepan combine cream, butter, and grated Parmesan cheese. Cook over medium low heat until smooth. Remove from heat. | 7. Spread the Alfredo sauce over the top of the lasagna and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parmesan. | 8. Cover with foil and bake in a preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lasagna noodle	16	ounces		403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
spinach	1	package	chopped thawed drained frozen	-	-	-	-
basil pesto	7	ounces		-	-	-	-
pine nut	1/2	cup		454.275	8.829	9.2407	46.1498
ricotta cheese	30	ounces		1479.8435	25.8547	95.7646	110.3929
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon		403.4667	0.0	89.76	2.2667
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997
mozzarella cheese	2	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
parmesan cheese	3/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
cream	1	cup		792.0	15.96	8.712	83.23200000000001

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