This was always an easy recipe that everybody liked. Serve over pasta or rice; use any leftovers for sandwiches. Like the rest of us that improve with age, this mixture gets better after a couple of days.
Ratatouille
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3-4 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 medium yellow onions chopped
- 1 medium eggplant cut into 1-inch chunks
- 4 zucchini cut into chunks
- 1 green bell pepper cored, seeded, and cut into chunks
- One 14.5-ounce can Italian-style tomatoes coarsely chopped
- 2 cubes chicken bullion
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup halved pitted black olives optional
- 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Red pepper flakes optional
- ½ freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- In large pot over medium heat, heat the olive oil. Add the garlic and onions. Cook, stirring, until the onions are transparent, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add the eggplant and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the zucchini, bell pepper, and tomatoes and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes more.
- Crumble up the chicken cubes and add to the mixture, as well as the balsamic vinegar, olives, Italian seasoning, and the salt and black pepper to taste.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir well. Cover and cook until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes more.
- Top the hot servings of ratatouille with Parmesan cheese, and optional red pepper flakes.
