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.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time55 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French
Servings: 4
- 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)
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.
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