Ratatouille Lasagna Recipe By Tasty

RATATOUILLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cut zucchini, eggplant, and green and red peppers into 3/4 inch pieces.
• In a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat, in 3 tablespoons hot olive oil, cook peppers until tender-crisp.
• Stir in eggplant, zucchini, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 t. salt and the water;over high heat, heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to low;cover and simmer 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Remove cover and cook vegetables over high heat 5 minutes longer or until any liquid evaporates.
• Meanwhile, prepare lasagna noodles as lable directs, but do not add salt to water; drain.
• Prepare sauce: In 4-quart saucepan over medium heat, cook onion in remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil until very tender.
• Add tomatoes and their liquid, thyme, 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar, and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, stirring to break up tomatoes; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a 13x9 inch glass or ceramic baking dish arrange one-fourth of lasagna noodles, overlapping to fit.
• Spread one-third of vegetable mixture over noodles; spoon one-fourth of tomato sauce over vegetables; sprinkle with one-fourth of grated cheese. Repeat layering twice; top with remaining noodles, sauce and cheese.
• Bake lasagna, uncovered, 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly and top is lightly browned.
• Remove lasagna from oven; let stand 10 minutes for easier serving. Serve with parmesan cheese, if desired.

RATATOUILLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Make the ratatouille sauce--toss the zucchini, eggplant, and kosher salt in a large colander and place in the sink.
• Let stand to drain off excess juices, about 1 hour.
• Rinse under cold running water, drain, and pat dry with paper towels.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion, red bell pepper, and garlic.
• Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are tender, about 8 minutes; transfer to a bowl.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the saucepan and increase the heat to med-high.
• Add the zucchini and eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables soften, about 5 minutes.
• Return the onion mixture to the pot, and stir in the tomatoes with their juices, tomato sauce, tomato paste, oregano, and hot red pepper.
• Bring to a boil, stirring often.
• Decrease heat to med-low; simmer, uncovered, until the eggplant is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper.
• Make the cheese filling--mix the ricotta, parmesan, eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper together.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°.
• Lightly oil a 13 x9 inch baking dish.
• Spread about 1 cup of the sauce in the pan.
• Top with 3 lasagna rectangles, side by side, but not touching.
• Spread with 1/3 of the ricotta mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, and 1 cup of the sauce.
• Top with 3 lasagna noodles; repeat the layering of the ricotta mixture, mozzarella, sauce, and lasagna noodles two more times, ending with a layer of lasagna rectangles.
• Spread the remaining sauce completely over the lasagna noodles.
• Cover with foil; bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove the foil and sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and the parmesan.
• Bake, uncovered, until the lasagna is bubbling throughout, about 20 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes; serve hot.