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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cook pasta according to package directions. | 2. While pasta is cooking, in a medium pan crumb and cook sausage about 6 minutes; drain off grease and add chopped onion and garlic sautéing another 6 minutes or so till onion is tender. | 3. Stir in basil, oregano, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper heat another one to two minutes. | 4. Lower heat while adding tomato sauce and ricotta, stir while heating so ricotta blends evenly and does not burn. | 5. Mix pasta and sauce together. Sever with fresh grated parmesan cheese and a green salad. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cavatappi pasta	6	ounces		350.3997	13.2676	32.3184	18.6256
hot italian sausage	6	ounces		151.3	0.0	33.66	0.85
onion	1/2		chopped sweet	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
garlic clove	1		chopped	151.3	0.0	33.66	0.85
basil	1 1/2	1/2	dried	0.3047	0.0351	0.0417	0.0085
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
red pepper flake	1/4 - 1/2	teaspoon	crushed	151.3	0.0	33.66	0.85
salt pepper				151.3	0.0	33.66	0.85
ricotta cheese	1	cup	low-fat	431.52	7.5392	27.9248	32.1904
tomato sauce	4	ounces		128.142	20.4007	6.6793	2.2226
parmesan cheese			grated	-	-	-	-

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