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heather's ratatouille & egg noddles in 30 minutes!

Recipe by
Heather (Carlson) Nickola
Lowell, MA

Guaranteed to take only 30 mins to cook and prep time is only 5-10 minutes.

yield 1 -3 people
prep time 10 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Pan Fry

Ingredients For heather's ratatouille & egg noddles in 30 minutes!

  • 1 lb
    ground pork or 1 package of breakfast sausage mild (not links)
  • 1 can
    stewed tomatoes (may use diced)
  • 1
    yellow squash (peeled and sliced in 1/4 inch circles)
  • 1
    zucchini (peeled and sliced in 1/4 inch circles)
  • 2 Tbsp
    better than bouillon chicken base (in a glass jar)
  • 1 sm
    onion (diced, or sliced)
  • 2 pinch
    dried oregano leaves or ground oregano
  • 2 pinch
    dried basil leaves
  • 1-2 Tbsp
    minced garlic in a jar
  • 1 bag
    any brand of egg noodle (as long as it is wide width)
  • 1 Tbsp
    carapelli light sauteing and baking olive oil (only use if it is the ground pork)
  • 1
    3 inch deep frying or sauteing pan, 1- 4 quart saucepan with lid
  • 1 can
    (optional) mushroom pieces

How To Make heather's ratatouille & egg noddles in 30 minutes!

  • 1
    Fry pork or sausage. Make sure to crumble as it cooks in a saute pan or deep frying pan. Once brown do not remove the sausage grease or oil.
  • 2
    Add all raw vegetables (Yellow squash, zucchini, onion, minced garlic) to the pan. Fry until golden on medium heat.
  • 3
    Add canned tomatoes, better than bouillon chicken base, and 1 can of water using the can from the tomatoes. (add mushrooms if using mushrooms).
  • 4
    simmer on low heat for 30 mins. In another pan boil water and add egg noddles. After the noodles boil for about 5 mins shut off burner, but do not drain. Cover and allow the water to cool. (after water is cool then drain and set aside in the pan with a lid).
  • 5
    After the ratatouille is done simmering server over egg noddles.
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