My Mom's Ratatouille (Paleo, GF)
My Mom’s Ratatouille, a paleo, GF, fresh, flavorful, French dish is made with onions and garlic, zucchini, squash, bell peppers, tomatoes, laurel, and thyme.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 Tbs olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion (this was 1/2 of a yellow onion for me)
- 3 cloves garlic , sliced
- a pinch of crushed red pepper/ red pepper flakes (more or less depending on the heat that you want)
- 1 large zucchini , sliced
- 1 large yellow squash , sliced
- 1 red bell pepper , diced (note: you can use any color bell pepper)
- 1 lb Campari tomatoes , chopped
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp thyme (dried or fresh)
Instructions
- Put 1/2 Tbs olive oil into a large sauté pan and heat over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and crushed red pepper flakes to the pan, mix, and cook for 3-4 minutes, until translucent and fragrant.
- Add the sliced zucchini into the pan, mix. Add the sliced squash into the pan, mix. Cook for 5 minutes, mixing every so often.
- Then, add the red bell pepper to the pan, mix, and cook for about 3 minutes.
- Next, add the campari tomatoes to the pan and mix. Add the salt, ground black pepper, bay leaf and thyme to the pot and mix.
- Cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.
- Then remove the cover from the pan, reduce the heat to low-medium and cook for 30 minutes, mixing every so often.
Nutrition
Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 714mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2170IU | Vitamin C: 79mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg