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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large pot, cook sausage over medium-high heat, breaking up as it cooks with a spatula. | 2. Cook until it is no longer pink. | 3. Drain off fat. | 4. Add onions, garlic and basil and cook for another 5 minutes to soften onions. | 5. Add mushrooms and cook until liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes. | 6. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and pepper; bring to a boil. | 7. Reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes until most of liquid is evaporated. | 8. Stir in spinach. | 9. Meanwhile, for topping: in saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. | 10. Whisk in the flour and cook, whisking constantly for 1 minute. | 11. Whisk in the milk. | 12. Cook, whisking constantly for 12 to 15 minutes until sauce is thickened. | 13. Add mozzarella cheese, salt and pepper. | 14. Meanwhile, for noodles: cook spaghetti in large pot of boiling salted water for 5 minutes or until tender but firm. | 15. Drain and add to MEAT sauce; toss to coat. | 16. Spread in 2 greased 8-inch square glass baking dishes (this is what original recipe says, but not adequate--try 2 9 x 13-inch pans instead); pour topping over and then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. | 17. Bake in 375F° oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until bubbly and golden. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
italian sausage	2		mild	3138.8629	5.8967	129.274	284.2213
onion	2		chopped	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
garlic clove	6		minced	26.82	5.9508	1.1448	0.09
basil	1	tablespoon	dried	0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
mushroom	4	cups	sliced	-	-	-	-
tomato	2	cans	chopped	80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
spinach	6	cups	chopped	41.4	6.534	5.148	0.7020000000000001
spaghetti	1	package		-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
purpose flour	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
milk	3	cups		446.52	34.9896	23.058000000000003	23.9364
mozzarella cheese	3/4	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0

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