Re-Post of my Ratatouille recipe for Robert

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Stephanie's Not So Classic Ratatouille

 

Ingredients:

4 large fresh tomatoes

1 large eggplant

2 med-large zuchini

2 med-large yellow squash

1 red pepper

1 yellow pepper

1 large onion

8 cloves garlic

Italian seasoning (I just poured a bunch in, if I had to,I would

guess, 5-6 tablespoons)

1 tablespoon Salt

2 tablespoons coarse ground black pepper

Olive oil

1 small can tomato paste

Directions:

 

*Heat a large cooking pot with thick bottom over med heat, put in

plenty olive oil. (I used about 1/2 inch)

*Chop the onion, put it into the pot and cook until it's translucent

*Chop and add the garlic. (I used minced garlic from a jar)

*Wash the bell peppers, cut into small strips, and stir it in.

*Wash the tomatoes, chop them up in big chunks, and throw them in (no

peeling) and stir in well.

*Add the Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.

* Add tomato paste at this time.

*Cut the eggplant and the zucchini into big chunks, then throw them

into the pot. Then they need to be stirred down frequently until

they've merged with the rest of the ingredients.

*Cover, reduce heat to medium-low

*Let it go!!!

*Serve with a nice big French baguette, enough to " sop " up all the

flavor of this meal!

*Also great served over brown rice!

*You can cook it all day for that evenings dinner or you can cook it

for about 4 hours, refrigerate overnight and eat the next day either

heated or cold...this is a very forgiving recipe so feel free to

add,delete or play with however you like! Anyway you do it....It's

SUPER YUMMY!!!