Eat Skinny Be Skinny Dinner: Ratatouille
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This is one of my favorite animated movies! Anytime I hear ratatouille I think of the rat. Oh pop culture!
Ever since I first saw this lovely animated feature, I knew Ratatouille was something I wanted to one day master, however, due to my limited culinary expertise at the time, I knew it wasn’t going to be then. I put the thought in the back of my mind and went on my merry way. Since my cooking skills are now that of a celebrity chef (I kid, I kid) I decided it may be time to tackle this French favorite. Not to mention, my doting fiancée was also requesting that I make it. I purchased all of the ingredients [including eggplant, which is still on my weirded out list] and whipped up a cheesy batch! Although it didn’t turn out as pretty as some of the photos you see, it tasted fantastic. And that’s what matters most about food, right?
Ratatouille
What You’ll Need:
- 3 plum tomatoes, sliced up
- 3 garlic gloves, chopped
- 1 eggplant, chopped
- 1 bell pepper, sliced
- 1 cup of mushrooms, sliced
- 1 zucchini, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Parmesan, grated
- Salt to taste
How to Make It:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use one tbsp. of oil and grease a casserole dish. Set aside.
- In a medium sauce pan, place other 1 tbsp of oil and garlic gloves. Cook until just browned. Once garlic is heated, add chopped eggplant and cook until soft, usually about 8-10 minutes.
- Once eggplant is cooked, layer into the bottom of the casserole dish. Sprinkle with cheese then layer on remaining vegetables, sprinkling cheese and light salt between each layer.
- Bake for 45 minutes and enjoy!
Nutritional Information per 1 cup: 151 calories, 11 grams of fat, 4 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber.
I love the animated characted, too! :)
Kristi