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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Brown ground beef, season to taste with salt and pepper, drain and set aside. | 2. Cut link sausage up into meatball size pieces, brown, drain, and set aside. I use Thomasville Hot. If making sauce for lasagna, remove sausage from casings and brown with the ground beef. | 3. Sauté garlic, onion, and bell pepper in olive oil, just until the onions are translucent. | 4. Add meat, tomato sauce, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, herbs and spices, mushrooms, sugar, and wine. I use fresh mushrooms, and a red burgandy for a deeper earthy flavor. Omit mushrooms if making sauce for lasagna. | 5. Simmer on medium low for at least one hour, stirring occasionally. | 6. When ready to serve, mix corn starch with water and add to sauce, along with both cheeses to thicken. | 7. When cheese is incorporated, and sauce has thickened, serve over your choice of pasta or use as a meat filling for lasagna. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
italian sausage	1			1569.4315	2.9484	64.637	142.1107
tomato sauce	3	cans		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	2	cans		278.8	64.294	14.687999999999999	1.598
tomato	1	can	diced drained	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
onion	1 1/2	cups	diced	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
bell pepper	1	cup	diced	29.8	6.9136	1.2814	0.2533
mushroom	1	cup	sliced	-	-	-	-
red wine	1	cup		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
sugar	1 -2	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
basil	3	teaspoons		0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
black pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
marjoram	2	teaspoons		3.252	0.7267	0.1519	0.0845
thyme	2	teaspoons		1.6159999999999999	0.3912	0.08900000000000001	0.0269
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
paprika	1	teaspoon		6.486000000000001	1.2418	0.3252	0.2965
mozzarella cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	37.0	4.0	4.0	0.5
cornstarch	1	teaspoon		10.16	2.4339	0.0069	0.0013
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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