Easy Slow Cooker Ratatouille with Corn (optional)

Name: Easy Slow Cooker Ratatouille with Corn (optional)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 40 min
Total time: 4 h 50 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil (I like to use extra virgin olive oil); 1 onion (white or red), finely chopped; 2 large cloves garlic, crushed or finely grated; 2 large aubergine (eggplant), topped, sliced lengthways, then sliced down the middle lengthways again and sliced into half moons (about half a cm thick); 2 courgettes (zucchini) sliced to the same thickness; 2 red bell peppers (you can add one red and one orange or yellow), cut into chunks; 2 x 400g (14oz tin) cherry tomatoes in tomato juice (or canned chopped tomatoes), add 2-3 tablespoons of water to each empty can to swill out all the sauce left in the can; 3 tablespoons tomato puree (tomato paste); 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar (red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar would work too); 1 tablespoon brown sugar (you can use white sugar, like caster sugar or granulated sugar if you don't have brown); 1 tablespoon dried oregano; a good grinding of salt and black pepper; 330g (2 x 198g / 2 x 7oz tins corn drained) corn (you can use less if you like or skip the corn); 1 handful fresh basil

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:4h 40min

An easy slow cooker recipe for ratatouille, which is a classic French vegetable stew made with garden (or supermarket) summer vegetables, and added corn for a pop of sweetness.

Updated at: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:12:11 GMT