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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Spray 9" X 13" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. | 2. Drain clams and reserve liquid; set aside. | 3. Melt margarine in a 2-3 quart saucepan over medium heat. | 4. Add flour and cook for 2 minutes, being careful not to brown flour. | 5. Gradually stir in reserved clam liquid and clam juice; there should be 2 cups total. | 6. Continue cooking and stirring until the mixture boils and thickens, about 5 minutes. | 7. Remove from heat and stir in clams, garlic, herbs, parsley, pepper and lemon juice. | 8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. | 9. Squeeze as much liquid/moisture as possible from the spinach. | 10. Layer ingredients in prepared pan beginning with 1/3 of the noodles, half the ricotta, half the spinach, half the mozzarella, and 1/3 the clam sauce. | 11. Repeat layers, then top with remaining noodles, clam sauce and Parmesan. | 12. Bake uncovered, in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until bubbly and heated through. | 13. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into 8 pieces. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
clam	2	cans	minced undrained	585.3673	24.2996	99.8528	6.5343
margarine	1	tablespoon		101.37899999999999	0.1269	0.1269	11.3505
flour	1/4	cup		144.57	31.6514	2.3502	0.5609
clam juice	1	cup	bottled	53.1466	12.1241	0.6643	0.2214
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
basil	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.1016	0.0117	0.0139	0.0028
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
thyme	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.40399999999999997	0.0978	0.0222	0.0067
marjoram	1/2	teaspoon	crushed dried	0.813	0.1817	0.038	0.0211
parsley	1/4	cup	dried	5.4	0.9495	0.4455	0.1185
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
lemon juice	3	tablespoons	squeezed	10.065	3.1568	0.1601	0.1098
lasagna noodle	1/2	lb	cooked	201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
part ricotta cheese	2	cups	part-skim	684.48	25.4944	56.4944	39.2336
spinach	3	lbs		299.3713	53.0704	29.9371	4.0823
part mozzarella cheese	1/2		lb part-skim sliced	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	imported grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0

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