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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a food processor, finely grate the onion, zucchini, pepper and carrot. | 2. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the shredded vegetables. | 3. Cook, stirring often, for 5-6 minutes, until the vegetables begin to soften. | 4. Pour in the tomato sauce and water, then add the ketchup, parmesan, basil and salt. | 5. Reduce heat, partially cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes. The vegetables should be extremely soft. | 6. Transfer mixture to the food processor (no need to clean), add the lemon juice, and puree until smooth. Set aside. | 7. In a bowl beat together the cottage cheese and the egg until well combined. | 8. Preheat the oven to 375F and grease 6 individual casseroles. | 9. Place layers of sauce, noodles, cottage cheese, sauce, mozzarella, noodles, sauce, etc in each vessel, finishing with a sprinkle of mozzarella. | 10. Place vessels on a baking sheet and cover with foil. | 11. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake a further 10-15 minutes, until browned and bubbly. | 12. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1/4		sweet	15.0	3.5025	0.4125	0.0375
zucchini	1			3.36	0.4976	0.4336	0.064
red bell pepper	1			-	-	-	-
carrot	1			29.52	6.8976	0.6696	0.1728
olive oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
tomato sauce	1 1/2	1/2	no-salt-added	-	-	-	-
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ketchup	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
vegan parmesan cheese	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
basil	1	pinch	dried	0.0127	0.0015	0.0017	0.0004
sea salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
lemon juice	1/2	teaspoon		0.5592	0.1754	0.0089	0.0061
cottage cheese	1	cup	low fat	205.8	7.098	23.351999999999997	9.03
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
white wheat lasagna noodle	8		cooked drained cut	-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	150	g	lowfat	486.0	40.83	20.34	26.805

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