Faux Ratatouille Stew
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We had some zucchini and eggplant that I had to use so I put this recipe together to see if I could make a “loosely translated” ratatouille. Surprisingly, this turned out so good that I wanted to share this with you. It came out thick and chunky as a good side dish but I can also picture this over a bed of pasta too! On a cold winter day it would also make a wonderful bowl of stew/soup.
It’s completely meatless and pretty simple to make. I hope you enjoy!
Faux Ratatouille Stew
Equipment
- Chopping pads/boards
- Dutch Oven or Soup Pot
- Knife
- Something to stir with
- Ladle
- Soup bowls
Ingredients
- 2 zucchinis Cut into cubes. Do not peel
- 1 medium to large eggplant Cut into cubes. Do not peel
- 1 yellow squash Cut into cubes. Do not peel
- 1 jar Marinara (or you can use your own leftover sauce)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried or fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried or fresh basil
- 4 ounces Pace Picante Sauce (Mild)
- optional You can use 1 green or red bell pepper if not using picante sauce
- optional You can use roasted grape, plum or roma tomatoes if not using marinara
- 3 cloves or 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 medium yellow onions
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Chop your eggplant, yellow squash and zucchinis into cubes
- Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in your dutch oven/soup pot
- Chop your onions and sautee in the butter until translucentNOTE: If using fresh green or red bell peppers, also add them here..
- When onions are done, add your minced garlic, thyme and basil
- Gently stir for about 1 minute to release the flavors of the garlic and the herbsNOTE: Your kitchen should smell absolutely wonderful at this point 🙂
- Add the olive oil, chopped zucchini and yellow squash to the pot and sautee for about 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped eggplant to the pot and sautee for about 5 more minutes.
- Add the pace picante sauce to the mixture and combine with other ingredients.
- Add the jarred marinara to the mixture and combine with the other ingredients. Note: If using fresh tomatoes, add them here.
- Simmer the mixture for about 30 minutes or until all ingredients are tender and "stew-like."
- Ladle them into some bowls as a side dish or pour over some rotini pasta for a wonderful meatless pasta dish! Enjoy
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