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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 directions; drain. | 2. In a large skillet, brown together ground beef, Italian sausage, onion and garlic; drain. | 3. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, fennel seed and salt. | 4. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to moderately low. | 5. Simmer, covered, for 20 mins. | 6. In a medium bowl, blend together ricotta, mozzarella, egg, black pepper and nutmeg. | 7. Cover the bottom of a 2-1/2 quart baking dish with about 1 cup of the meat sauce. | 8. Layer with half of the ziti, half of the cheese mixture, 2 more cups of the meat sauce and remaining ziti. | 9. Top with remaining cheese mixture and meat sauce. | 10. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1/3	cup	chopped	21.3333	4.9813	0.5867	0.0533
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
italian sausage	1/2			784.7157	1.4742	32.3185	71.0553
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
basil	1	teaspoon	dried	0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
fennel seed	1	tablespoon		20.01	3.0328	0.9164	0.8625
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
part ricotta cheese	1	pint	part-skim	-	-	-	-
mozzarella cheese	1	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
black pepper	1	teaspoon		5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
nutmeg	1	teaspoon	ground	11.55	1.0844	0.1285	0.7988
ziti pasta	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333

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