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| 1. In a large stock pot, cook the ground beef, ground pork, and chopped onions until browned. Drain grease well. | 2. Using the same stock pot, stir in the chopped mushrooms, whole tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano flakes, garlic cloves, bay leaves, dried basil, parsley flakes, salt and pepper to taste, and sugar. Simmer over low heat for one hour. | 3. In a large pot, cook lasagna noodles in boiling salted water until al dente. Rinse with cool water, and drain well. | 4. In a separate bowl, combine cottage or ricotta cheese, eggs, and grated Parmesan cheese. | 5. Mix grated Colby and mozzarella cheeses together in a medium bowl. | 6. In each 13x9 inch casserole dish layer 1/2 cup meat sauce, then noodles, Parmesan-egg mixture, and grated Colby-mozzarella cheese. Repeat until all ingredients are used up. | 7. Bake in a preheated 375 degree F (190 degree C) oven for one hour and 45 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lasagna noodle	1	package		-	-	-	-
beef	3	pounds	ground lean	1591.2036	0.0	313.7527	36.5841
pork	3	pounds	ground	5116.608	0.0	189.2873	477.2326
onion	3		chopped	192.0	44.832	5.28	0.48
mushroom	1	pound	chopped	154.2216	30.799	10.1605	2.2226
tomato	4	cups	chopped	107.28	23.1844	5.2448	1.192
tomato paste	1 1/3	cans		185.8667	42.8627	9.792	1.0653
oregano	2	tablespoons		15.9	4.1352	0.54	0.2568
garlic	8	cloves	crushed	35.76	7.9344	1.5264	0.12
basil	2	teaspoons		0.4063	0.0468	0.0556	0.0113
parsley	1	tablespoon		1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
white sugar	1	teaspoon		16.254	4.1992	0.0	0.0
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
black pepper	to taste		ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
cottage cheese	2	packages		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	148.0	16.0	16.0	2.0
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
mozzarella cheese	3	pounds	shredded	4408.9231	370.404	184.5216	243.1712
colby cheese	16	ounces	shredded	1787.184	11.6575	107.7754	145.651

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