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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish. | 2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. | 3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When oil is hot, add broccoli, carrots, onions, bell peppers, zucchini and garlic. Saute for 7 minutes; set aside. | 4. Place flour in a medium saucepan and gradually whisk in milk until well blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, or until thick, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper; cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in spinach. Reserve 1/2 cup spinach mixture. | 5. In a small bowl combine cottage and ricotta cheeses; stir well. | 6. Spread about 1/2 cup of spinach mixture in the bottom of the prepared pan. Layer noodles, ricotta mixture, vegetables, spinach mixture and 2 cups mozzarella cheese, ending with noodles. Top with reserved spinach mixture, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. | 7. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until lightly browned on top. Cool for approximately 10 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lasagna noodle	8			201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
broccoli	2	heads	chopped	-	-	-	-
carrot	2		sliced	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
green bell pepper	2		chopped	58.38	12.788	2.0016	0.7506
zucchini	2		sliced	6.72	0.9952	0.8672	0.128
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
purpose flour	1/2	cup		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
milk	3	cups	low fat	1656.0	39.888000000000005	16.488	171.648
parmesan cheese	3/4	cup	divided	222.0	24.0	24.0	3.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
spinach	11	ounces		68.6058	12.1619	6.8606	0.9355
part cottage cheese	8	ounces	part-skim	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
part ricotta cheese	24	ounces	part-skim	938.952	34.9726	77.4976	53.8196
part mozzarella cheese	2 1/2	cups	part-skim shredded divided	-	-	-	-

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