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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Brown the beef in a large sauce pan on medium heat until cooked through; stir frequently. | 2. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion softens and becomes translucent; stir frequently. | 3. Add tomato paste and stir until meat is evenly coated with the tomato paste. Then add chopped tomatoes, chicken broth, oregano, salt and pepper; give it a quick stir. | 4. Bring the meat mixture to a boil then reduce the heat to low. Let it simmer covered for 30 minutes until it thickens. Stir occasionally. | 5. Preheat your oven to 350°F. | 6. In another small sauce pan, mix together the butter, flour and milk. Put on low heat and stir vigorously until it thickens, about 10-15 minutes. | 7. Add cheddar cheese slice or shredded parmesan cheese. Continue stirring until the cheese melts. | 8. Finally add salt and pepper to your taste. | 9. Assemble the lasagna: Put the first layer meat sauce, second layer lasagna, third layer meat sauce, then bechamel sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, lasagna, meat. Repeat this until you use up all the sauces, making the final layer bechamel sauce. | 10. Bake for 35 minutes until the bechamel is lightly golden brown. Let it cool for 15-20 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1/2		chopped	30.0	7.005	0.825	0.075
garlic clove	1 -2		chopped	-	-	-	-
carrot	1/3		chopped	9.84	2.2992	0.2232	0.0576
beef	300		ground lean	159120.3609	0.0	31375.2712	3658.4083
tomato paste	1/2	cup		108.24	24.9612	5.7024	0.6204
tomato	450	g	chopped	81.0	17.505	3.96	0.9
chicken broth	1	cup		78.12	1.89	11.1384	2.6208
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
lasagna	6	spinach		-	-	-	-
cheddar cheese	200	g	shredded	352.0	21.42	26.82	17.76
butter	25			2137.5	98.2125	66.7875	180.0
flour	2	tablespoons		72.285	15.8257	1.1751	0.2804
milk	400			59536.0	4665.28	3074.4	3191.52
cheddar cheese	1	slice	shredded	352.0	21.42	26.82	17.76
salt pepper				-	-	-	-

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