Ratatouille

Ratatouille is a dish of stewed vegetables, slow cooked in delicious sauce.

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Ingredients: 1st set is vegetables, 2nd Sauce & 3rd is herb seasoning.

Step 2

Preheat the oven for 375˚F

Step 3

Slice the eggplant, tomatoes, squash, and zucchini into approximately ¹⁄₁₆-inch rounds or use a mandolin with thin blade then set aside

Step 4

To make sauce - Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch oven-safe pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion, and bell peppers until soft, about 8 minutes, then add garlic sauté another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then add the crushed tomatoes. Stir until the ingredients are fully incorporated. Remove from heat, then add the basil, stir again and smooth the surface of the sauce with a spatula

Step 5

Arrange the sliced vegetables in alternating patterns, eggplant, tomato, squash, zucchini or similar on top of the sauce from the outer edge to the middle of the pan. Season with salt and pepper

Step 6

To make herb seasoning: In a small bowl, mix together the basil, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Spoon the herb seasoning over the vegetables

Step 7

Cover the pan with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover, then bake for another 15 minutes until the vegetables are softened