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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Brown the meat and sausage in a large frying pan. | 2. When meat is about half done, add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and continue cooking until the onion is transparent. | 3. Add the tomato sauce, paste, water and seasonings; mix well. | 4. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 5. Beat the eggs and ricotta together; season to taste with salt and pepper. | 6. Preheat oven to 325° and spray a 9x13-inch pan with olive oil cooking spray. | 7. Spread 1/2 of the meat mixture in the bottom of the pan. | 8. Top with sliced zucchini. | 9. Spread the zucchini with the ricotta mixture and top with the spinach and mushroom slices. | 10. Top that layer with with half of the Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. | 11. Cover with the remaining meat mixture and top with the remaining cheeses. | 12. Bake at 325° until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to get golden, about 35 to 45 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1 1/2		ground	1347.1709	0.0	132.1316	86.6136
italian sausage link	1/2		sweet	201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
onion	1		diced	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
green bell pepper	1/2		diced	201.7338	0.0	44.8801	1.1333
garlic clove	4		minced	17.88	3.9672	0.7632	0.06
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
basil	1 1/2	1/2	dried	0.3047	0.0351	0.0417	0.0085
oregano	1	teaspoon	dried	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
rosemary	1	teaspoon	crumbled dried	0.917	0.1449	0.0232	0.040999999999999995
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
milk ricotta cheese	16	ounces		789.2499	13.7892	51.0744	58.8762
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
parsley	1/2	cup	chopped	10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
mushroom	5		sliced	-	-	-	-
zucchini	2		sliced	4.62	0.6842	0.5962	0.08800000000000001
spinach	1		steamed	33.0	5.85	3.3	0.45
mozzarella cheese	2	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	shredded	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0

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