The Italian way Ratatouille

Name: The Italian way Ratatouille
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 medium egg plant; 1 large zucchini; 1 large yellow squash; 1 small sweet yellow onion; 2 large roma tomatoes; 1 large green pepper; 1/4 c olive oil divided; 1/2 c parmesan cheese; 1/2 c mozzarella cheese shredded; 1/2 c italian bread crumbs; 2-3 large fresh basil leafs; 1 tsp thyme; 1 Tbsp sea salt divided; 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper; 1 tsp oregano; 2-3 tsp minced garlic; 4-5 Tbsp cooking red wine; 10-12 Tbsp marinara sauce (or left over pizza sauce)

By Sabrina Nichols
@Sabrina_Nichols

I made this tonight and it was awesome! I looked at different recipes and came up with this one on my own. I wanted to try Ratatouille but didn't want the stew type, and I thought it would taste better if it was a little more Italian style...and I was right! Try it with cooked pasta and garlic bread. Enjoy :)

Rating:

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Serves:

4-6

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 medium

egg plant
1 large

zucchini
1 large

yellow squash
1 small

sweet yellow onion
2 large

roma tomatoes
1 large

green pepper
1/4 c

olive oil divided
1/2 c

parmesan cheese
1/2 c

mozzarella cheese shredded
1/2 c

italian bread crumbs
2-3 large

fresh basil leafs
1 tsp

thyme
1 Tbsp

sea salt divided
1 tsp

fresh ground black pepper
1 tsp

oregano
2-3 tsp

minced garlic
4-5 Tbsp

cooking red wine
10-12 Tbsp

marinara sauce (or left over pizza sauce)

How to Make The Italian way Ratatouille

Step-by-Step

egg plant sea salt- cut in to thin slices. Salt front and back, soak in water for about 30min to an hour. Rinse well pat dry and sprinkle with oregano.
Thinly slice all veggies, set tomatoes aside. Toss all veggies except tomatoes with olive oil. Toss tomatoes in red wine and sprinkle with thyme and set them a side.
Coat and heat a large skillet with olive oil add minced garlic cook 1-2 mins. Lightly brown all veggies except tomatoes on both sides. ONLY for 1-2 mins.
Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Don't over load you skillet. Give the veggies room to brown. Pre heat oven 350.
Lightly spray baking dish with cooking spray.

Layer half the veggies plus tomatoes sprinkle the 1/2 cup of Italian bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Layer with the remainder of veggies.
wash and pat dry basil leafs and roll them up together and thinly slice add to dish.

Spoon about 10-12 Tablespoons of marinara and drop in different spot on top of veggies.

Top with mozzarella cheese and bake at 350 for 25-30 mins.

( you could serve this over some cooked pasta )