Baked Quinoa Ratatouille Recipes

BAKED RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat oil in a heavy, large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic; stir 1 minute.
• Add eggplant, green bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, zucchini and basil. Saute for 5 minutes.
• Cover and simmer until all vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes.
• Uncover pot and simmer until juice thickens, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in vinegar; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spread in 9-inch pie dish.
• Sprinkle with cheese, if desired.
• Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.

BAKED RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Slice potatoes, zucchini and bell pepper 1/4 inch thick.
• Slice carrots, tomato and rutabaga 1/8 inch thick.
• Slice onion as thin as you can, maintaining shape.
• If you are using beef, cut into strips about 1-1 1/2 inch wide, about 2 inches long, and no thicker than 1/4 inch.
• The layering will go in two parts, so only use half the veggies at a time.
• Layer potato, carrot, onion, bell pepper.
• Then the rutabaga, pepper the rutabaga with about 1 tsp of the pepper.
• Then layer the zucchini, mushrooms, beef and tomato.
• Gently salt the tomato with 1/2 tsp salt.
• Repeat steps 6 to 9.
• In a separate medium saucepan gently heat the tomato sauce, water, bouillon, bay leaf, basil, onion powder, 1 tbsp pepper and garlic until it begins to boil.
• Turn it off and remove the bay leaf, don't burn your fingers!
• Gently pour over the veggies, distributing evenly.
• Cover and bake 1 hour 15 minutes at 350 degrees F.
• After 45 minutes lift lid and gently push down with back of spoon. Replace lid and continue baking.
• To test for done-ness insert butter knife in center, you should meet very little resistance. If you feel it is not done, bake another 15 minutes.
• Spoon out into bowls and enjoy!