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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying, add ground beef and fry until cooked, 6 to 8 minutes. | 2. Drain off any fat and discard. | 3. Add remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil to frying pan, chopped onions and garlic and saute' for 5 minutes. | 4. Add chopped celery, diced green and red peppers, sliced mushrooms, chopped zucchini, and saute' until vegetables are softened, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 5. Add grated carrots, cover and cook until carrots are limp, about 4 minutes. | 6. Transfer this mixture to a large cooking pot. | 7. Add tomatoes including liquid, tomato sauce, parsley, hot pepper flakes and allspice and heat to boil. | 8. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally. | 9. Blend in wine and continue to simmer for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 10. FILLING: Squeeze water from spinach and discard. | 11. Chop spinach small. | 12. In a mixing bowl, combine spinach, cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, beaten egg, 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, mix well and set aside. | 13. TO ASSEMBLE: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. | 14. Use a 10" x 14" x 2" deep, heavy duty aluminum foil baking dish. | 15. Layer about 1/2" of prepared sauce over the bottom. | 16. Place enough lasagna sheets to cover area and press lightly into sauce. | 17. Layer another 1/2" of prepared sauce. | 18. Place lasagna sheets over and press lightly into sauce. | 19. Add spinach filling and level. | 20. Place lasagna sheets over and press lightly into filling. | 21. Add another layer of lasagna sheets. | 22. Layer another 1/2" of prepared sauce over. | 23. Place another layer of lasagna sheets and press lightly into sauce. | 24. Add the remaining sauce over and level. | 25. Sprinkle top generously with grated mozzarella cheese. | 26. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese over. | 27. If desired, grate a 1/2 cup of Emmentaler Swiss cheese and sprinkle over top. | 28. Cover baking dish tightly with aluminum foil being careful not to let foil touch the lasagna. | 29. Bake in preheated 450 F oven for 20 minutes. | 30. Reduce heat to 425 degrees F. | 31. Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until cheese melts. | 32. Remove from oven, cover and let sit to set for about 5 minutes before cutting. | 33. Cut into pieces and serve hot. | 34. Ondine Delverde Lasagna is a brand name and is sold in packages of 15 lasagna sheets and also 3- 8" x 8" aluminum foil pans. | 35. You can use these pans if desired. | 36. This lasagna is pre-cooked and does not require any cooking before hand. | 37. They now make fresh lasagna sheets that do not require pre-cooking. | 38. You may also use lasagna strips but you will require cooking these. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
extra virgin olive oil	4	tablespoons	divided	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
beef	1		ground lean	530.4012	0.0	104.5842	12.1947
onion	2		chopped	88.0	20.548000000000002	2.42	0.22
garlic	4	cloves	chopped	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
celery rib	6		chopped	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
red pepper	2		seeded diced sweet	-	-	-	-
green pepper	2		seeded diced	65.6	15.2192	2.8208	0.5576
button mushroom	1	lb	sliced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
zucchini	2		chopped	66.64	12.1912	4.7432	1.2544
carrot	4		peeled grated	118.08	27.5904	2.6784	0.6912
plum tomato	48	fluid	canned	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
tomato sauce	28	fluid	canned	-	-	-	-
parsley	3	tablespoons	chopped	4.104	0.7216	0.3386	0.0901
oregano	3	teaspoons	dried	7.95	2.0676	0.27	0.1284
basil	3	teaspoons	chopped dried	0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
bay leaf	6			-	-	-	-
white pepper	1	teaspoon		7.104	1.6466	0.2496	0.0509
hot red pepper flake	1/4	teaspoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
allspice	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.4985	0.6851	0.0579	0.0826
red wine	1	cup		-	-	-	-
spinach	16	ounces	thawed chopped frozen	99.7902	17.6901	9.979	1.3608
cottage cheese	2	cups		411.6	14.196	46.70399999999999	18.06
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated divided	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
ondine lasagna	8			403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
mozzarella cheese	2	cups	grated	-	-	-	-

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