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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> South American >> Argentine

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 500ºF. | 2. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray and spread tomatoes and zucchini over sheet. Roast vegetables for 10 to 12 minutes. | 3. Meanhwile, in a large, nonstick skillet, sauté beef, onion and garlic until beef is browned. | 4. Stir in tomato sauce and bring to a simmer. | 5. Spread beef mixture in a 9x9 baking dish and top with roasted vegetables. | 6. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF. | 7. Whisk together cottage cheese, egg yolk, cheddar cheese, herbs, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. | 8. Spoon over roasted vegetables and smooth with a rubber spatula. | 9. Bake until very hot and bubbling around edges, about 35 minutes. | 10. Cut into six equal pieces and serve. | 11. (Note: If preparing casserole in advance and freezing it, make sure to thaw it completely in the refrigerator before baking it. Increase the baking time by 5 to 10 minutes.). | 12. Flavor Booster: To give this dish an Italian accent, substitute fat-free ricotta cheese for cottage cheese and use 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese in place of the cheddar. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil just before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cooking spray				-	-	-	-
tomato	2		sliced	44.28	9.5694	2.1648	0.49200000000000005
zucchini	2		sliced	4.62	0.6842	0.5962	0.08800000000000001
beef	12	ounces	raw ground lean	397.8	0.0	78.438	9.146
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic clove	2		minced	-	-	-	-
tomato sauce	1	cup	canned	-	-	-	-
cottage cheese	2	cups	fat free	411.6	14.196	46.70399999999999	18.06
egg yolk	1			54.74	0.6103	2.6962	4.5118
cheddar cheese	1/2	cup	shredded low-fat	-	-	-	-
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
oregano	1	tablespoon	chopped	7.95	2.0676	0.27	0.1284
table salt	1/8	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon		0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
red pepper flake	1/8	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-

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