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Meg’s Ratatouille

August 30, 2021 36 Comments

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Meg’s Ratatouille so good! Do you have end of the summer produce that you have just run out of ideas on how to prepare? Give this a try! Zucchini, tomatoes, eggplant with a basil tomato sauce come together for a brust of flavor to delight your taste buds! We serve it with cheese grits. That makes it a vegan meal. We enjoy meat in our house but did not feel our meal was missing anything!

Meg’s Ratatouille

I am reposting this becasue it is just such a good dish! it is a particularly extra good to make in the tanning days of summer gardens. We have basil, tomatos, zucchinui and yellow squash we still are eating from our garden. Hope you enjoy it.

One happy benefit of having to stay ay home is all of the Core 4 pitching in by taking a turn to make one main meal a day. Amy threatened to serve hot dogs and Mac ‘n cheese, a classic menu!

I knew she wouldn’t. She makes us tasty meals. One was a chacutarie board first followed by chicken and waffles.

Meg is also a good cook. This is her recipe adapted from Tasty. She made us fresh Ratatouille, perfect for the fresh vegetables currently in our grocery store and farm stands. Lancaster County is farm county with a bounty of fresh foods. Can’t wait for the corn to come in!

Meg loves grits so she served cheese grits for our side dish. It’s a basic recipe anyone can make by following the directions on the box. Add shredded cheddar cheese, stir and serve hot! A touch of garlic would not go amiss.

The ratatouille takes a bit more effort ostly in the slicing and is worth every bit of it!

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Ratatouille

Delicious dish for summer vegetables. It can be a main dish; it is so good.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 59 mins
Course Side Dish
Servings 8

Equipment

  • cutting board, knife, 12 in baking pan or iron skillet, foil

Ingredients
  

  • 2 eggplants, optional
  • 6 roma tomatoes
  • 2 squashes
  • 2 zucchinis

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 2 tbsp 8-10 basil leaves, chopped
  • 1 teas garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 teas fresh thyme
  • salt, pepper to taste
  • 28 oz can of crushed unseasoned tomatoes

Instructions
 

  • Preheat over to 375 F
  • Slice summer vegetables into thin even slices, thinner that 1/4 inches
  • Make the sauce by sauting diced onions, garlic, and peppers until soft about 10 minutes
  • Add salt and pepper to taste
  • Add crushed tomates
  • Stir until well mixed
  • Mix the prepared herbs together in olive oil
  • Arrange sliced vegetables in overlapping manner either circular or in rows depending on the pan used in lightly oiled baking dish
  • Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until vegetables are soft, about 15 -20 min.
  • Remove from over. Drizzle heated sauce over the top evenly then serve.

Meg didn’t make any meat and to our surprise we didn’t miss it at all! There were left overs what we have with chicken and salad the next day.

Isn’t it pretty?

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  1. Linda Primmer says

    September 5, 2021 at 5:25 pm

    It looks delicious and so pretty., What a great dish for fall. I have never made Ratatouille. Thanks for the recipe. I am happy to feature your dish at Love Your Creativity.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 11:02 pm

      Thank you Linda! I would love that!

      Reply
  2. Meegan says

    September 4, 2021 at 12:35 am

    5 stars
    I can see why you like this so much! Over the cheese grits sounds incredible, as well. Pinned for later.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:22 pm

      A delicious combination! Thanks for coming by.

      Reply
  3. Rosemary+Palmer says

    September 1, 2021 at 2:11 pm

    I need to try this as all of your recipes are great.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:24 pm

      Smiles!

      Reply
  4. Carol says

    September 1, 2021 at 2:22 am

    sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:26 pm

      It sure it! Thanks Carol

      Reply
  5. Leslie Watkins says

    September 1, 2021 at 1:22 am

    I’ve needed a good ratatouille recipe. Can’t wait to try this! Pinned to make sure I don’t lose it!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:25 pm

      You can’t go wrong with it!

      Reply
  6. Kim says

    September 1, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Oh yum! I’ve never made my own and this looks great!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:27 pm

      Enjoy! It’s not difficult to make.

      Reply
  7. Cindy says

    August 31, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    5 stars
    This sounds great and easy to make for late summer heat. Pinned

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:28 pm

      Thanks Cindy

      Reply
  8. Libbie says

    August 31, 2021 at 1:39 pm

    5 stars
    Pinning for my husband (the cook in the house) this looks amazing!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:29 pm

      Hope it’s fun for him to make and you enjoy it

      Reply
  9. maria says

    August 31, 2021 at 1:15 pm

    I love cooking with zucchini its one of my favorite vegetables to make for the summer. I will try your recipe.Looks amazing.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:29 pm

      We think so. Thanks for commenting Maria

      Reply
  10. Lynne says

    August 30, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    This looks delicious! What a great idea for the summer harvest!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:31 pm

      It is a perfect dish for that I agree Lynne

      Reply
  11. Paula@SweetPea says

    August 30, 2021 at 6:22 pm

    This looks so good. Looking forward to trying it very sioon.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:31 pm

      Enjoy it!

      Reply
  12. Laura L WALKER says

    August 30, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    Looks Delicious, Linda. Laura

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2021 at 3:32 pm

      And not difficult to prepare either Laura.

      Reply
  13. Andrea says

    September 4, 2020 at 2:39 pm

    Looks delicious! I can’t wait to try this. I’m new to your blog. What is core 4?

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      September 5, 2020 at 11:43 am

      Hope you enjoyed the Ratatouille! The Core 4 is the nickname our older kids gave my husband, me and our 2 younger now college aged daughters. My other 3 are over 11 years older than the girls. Thanks for asking! Have a good holiday!

      Reply
  14. Sara says

    June 23, 2020 at 11:33 am

    Nothing better than seasonal cooking!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      July 10, 2020 at 1:12 pm

      So true!

      Reply
  15. Leanna says

    June 23, 2020 at 1:50 am

    This looks delicious and a bit different. Pinning to try.

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      July 10, 2020 at 1:12 pm

      It is so yummy

      Reply
  16. Kim Purvis says

    June 22, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    5 stars
    Sounds and looks wonderful. I love summer squash recipes!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      July 10, 2020 at 1:13 pm

      This one is so good!

      Reply
  17. Janet says

    June 22, 2020 at 3:36 pm

    Since I follow a vegetarian diet this is one that I’ll be pinning to try later!

    Reply
    • bushel and a pickle says

      July 10, 2020 at 1:54 pm

      You’ll love it!

      Reply
    • Meg says

      September 1, 2021 at 11:54 am

      It is amazing with grits to help soak up any excessive sauce!

      Reply
  18. Kathy says

    June 16, 2020 at 2:20 pm

    5 stars
    Look delicious. Have to try it!

    Reply

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