Parmesan Ratatouille Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic until lightly browned. Mix in parsley and eggplant. Cook and stir until eggplant is soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
• Spread eggplant mixture evenly across bottom of prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese. Spread zucchini in an even layer over top. Lightly salt and sprinkle with a little more cheese. Continue layering in this fashion, with onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, and tomatoes, covering each layer with a sprinkling of salt and cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven for 375˚F (190˚C).
• Slice the eggplant, tomatoes, squash, and zucchini into approximately ¹⁄₁₆-inch (1-mm) rounds, then set aside.
• Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a 12-inch (30-cm) oven-safe pan over medium-high heat. Sauté the onion, garlic, and bell peppers until soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then add the crushed tomatoes. Stir until the ingredients are fully incorporated. Remove from heat, then add the basil. Stir once more, then smooth the surface of the sauce with a spatula.
• Arrange the sliced veggies in alternating patterns, (for example, eggplant, tomato, squash, zucchini) on top of the sauce from the outer edge to the middle of the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Make the herb seasoning: In a small bowl, mix together the basil, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Spoon the herb seasoning over the vegetables.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover, then bake for another 20 minutes, until the vegetables are softened.
• Serve while hot as a main dish or side. The ratatouille is also excellent the next day--cover with foil and reheat in a 350˚F (180˚C) oven for 15 minutes, or simply microwave to desired temperature.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Cut the aubergine lengthways into long thin slices - once you have six slices, chop the remainder. Brush the slices very lightly with oil, place on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment and cook for 15 mins, turning once, until softened and pliable. Turn oven down to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the onions until softened. Stir in the chopped aubergine, the peppers, courgettes and garlic, and cook, stirring, for a few mins more. Tip in the tomatoes and a half a can of water, then stir in the bouillon, thyme and basil stalks. Cover and simmer for 20 mins or until tender. You can add up to half a can of water if the mixture is getting too dry. Stir through the basil leaves.
• If you are following our Healthy Diet Plan, set aside half of the ratatouille when it is ready - you'll need to chill this for our ratatouille pasta salad with rocket later in the week. If you're not following the plan, you can serve the extra ratatouille on the side or set it aside to enjoy for another meal.
• Beat the eggs with the yogurt, cheese and 1 tbsp water. Spoon the remaining ratatouille into a shallow ovenproof dish, top with the aubergine slices, then cover with the yogurt mixture and scatter with thyme. Bake for 10-15 mins until the topping is set and starting to colour. Serve with dressed rocket on the side.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Combine bread crumbs, cheeses and seasoning. Cut vegetables into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Pour half the tomato sauce into 13x9-inch baking dish; cover with layers of half each of the vegetables and cheese mixture. Top with remaining sauce and vegetables. Drizzle with oil; cover.
• Bake 30 min.
• Top with remaining cheese mixture; bake, uncovered, 15 min. or until vegetables are tender and topping is golden brown.

Steps:

• Sprinkle Eggplant pieces lightly with salt and pepper. Allow to rest salted in a colander for about a half hour.
• In a large deep sided frying pan heat 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons oil until hot.
• Cook half the eggplant in the hot oil until lightly browned on all sides, transfer to a dish to reserve and repeat with the other half of the eggplant and reserve that on the side as well.
• In the same frying pan, heat another tablespoon of olive oil and add the onion, garlic, pepper sand red pepper flakes. Sautee' till slightly softened but not limp.
• Add the eggplant back to the pan and then add the chick peas, tomatoes and half of the basil and parsley.
• Cook on low until vegetables are softened and sauce has thickened somewhat. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper to taste.
• Parmesan crisp:.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Grate the parmesan cheese using the large holes of a box grater or using the grater attachment to a food processor.
• Oil a baking sheet well with vegetable oil (nonstick cooking spray can be substituted or use silpat if you are lucky enough to have it).
• Pile cheese in cookie sized rounds of about 1-1/2 inch diameter.
• Sprinkle over with freshly cracked pepper.
• Bake in oven about 5-7 minutes (keep an eye on it, it'll burn fast) until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet and place on cooling racks.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Coat bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
• Saute garlic until lightly browned.
• Mix in parsley and eggplant.
• Saute until eggplant is soft, about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt to taste.
• Spread eggplant mixture evenly across bottom of prepared casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.
• Spread zucchini in an even layer over top.
• Lightly salt and sprinkle with a little more cheese.
• Continue layering in this fashion, with onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, and tomatoes, covering each layer with a sprinkling of salt and cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.