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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Use the dry herbs (to taste) to season the sauce. | 2. Saute the onions until golden. Add garlic and mushrooms and cook 5 minutes on medium heat.Add to sauce. | 3. Use same saute pan to brown the meats, and drain well. | 4. Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan. Arrange a layer of eggplant or zucchini in the bottom of the pan, laying the pieces side by side closely, as though they were lasagna noodles. | 5. Next, add a layer of the ricotta, and sprinkle on basil. | 6. Next, add a layer of the cooked meats, mushrooms, a layer of sauce, a layer of mozzarella cheese. | 7. Repeat until everything is gone. Make the top layer cheese. Cover with foil. | 8. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, uncover and bake until brown, about 10 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	2		ground lean	1060.8024	0.0	209.1685	24.3894
italian sausage	1 1/2	1/2		2354.1472	4.4225	96.9555	213.166
mushroom	2	cups	sliced	-	-	-	-
sugar spaghetti sauce	4	cups	free	-	-	-	-
zucchini	3		peeled sliced	6.93	1.0263	0.8943	0.132
ricotta	2	cups	low-fat	863.04	15.0784	55.8496	64.3808
basil	1/2	cup	chopped	2.76	0.318	0.37799999999999995	0.0768
mozzarella	4	cups	low fat	1344.0	9.8112	99.3216	100.12799999999999
parmesan cheese	1	cup	grated low fat	296.0	32.0	32.0	4.0
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	3		chopped	-	-	-	-
oregano				-	-	-	-
thyme				-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-

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