What occurs if you take thinly sliced greens, layer them in a dish, add a wealthy purple sauce, loads of herbs, and a tacky topping? You get this insanely scrumptious oven roasted ratatouille, aka “the vegetable dish that vegetable haters gained’t be capable of get sufficient of.” Whereas this interpretation of ratatouille isn’t precisely conventional, I believe you’re going to like it. And when you learn to make ratatouille this manner, you’ll need to make it all the time!
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“Straightforward to make, stunning to have a look at, actually cheap, very wholesome and MUCH higher than my stovetop ratatouille. My husband and I devoured it. Yum with a capital Y.”
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Straightforward Ratatouille recipe within the oven
Ratatouille is a basic French dish that’s wealthy, comforting, and excellent for sopping up with a bit of crusty artisan bread or ladling over a bowl of polenta. Like many conventional recipes, there are numerous variations on the market—and mine takes a little bit of a twist.
Quite than stewing the greens collectively in a pot, I selected to make an oven roasted ratatouille, which is a typical different to the stewed model. Not solely is oven roasting the sliced greens tremendous fairly, however it’s a little bit extra hands-off than stewing greens in a pot, which I recognize. I additionally added marinara sauce to the underside of my casserole dish, which finally ends up mixing with the juices from the greens and creating essentially the most scrumptious sauce (get some bread prepared for dipping). Lastly, I topped with cheese, which positively isn’t the norm for ratatouille, however it certain was scrumptious!
- This recipe is extraordinarily versatile. I’ve given some approximate weight values for the greens beneath, however you possibly can actually use no matter dimension you have got obtainable and no matter you possibly can squeeze into your baking dish. However a phrase of recommendation: as soon as sliced, the amount of the greens at all times finally ends up being greater than you estimated, so err on the facet of smaller greens.
- I don’t peel my greens because the skins assist maintain their form and add colour to the completed dish. Nevertheless, be at liberty to peel your veggies if most well-liked!
- Use tender veggies (and slice them evenly). Whereas this recipe is my straightforward oven-roasted model, I saved the greens true to a basic ratatouille recipe through the use of eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, and onions. If you wish to change issues up, you possibly can combine in different tender veggies like purple or orange bell peppers, sliced mushrooms, or different tomato varieties like beefsteak tomatoes. Simply be certain that every thing is lower to about the identical thickness so the layers prepare dinner evenly.
Oven Roasted Ratatouille
Value $6.48 recipe / $0.81 serving
- 1 cup marinara sauce ($0.49*)
- 1 yellow onion (thinly sliced, (170g, 1¼ cup) $0.90)
- 1 eggplant (thinly sliced, (about 1 lb, 450g, 3 ½ cups), $1.56)
- 1 zucchini (thinly sliced, (about ½ lb, 227g, 2 cups) $0.74)
- 1 yellow squash (thinly sliced, (about ½ lb, 227g, 2 cups) $0.84)
- 3 Roma tomatoes (thinly sliced, (360g, 2 ½ cups) $0.87)
- 1 Tbsp olive oil ($0.18)
- ½ tsp dried basil ($0.25)
- ½ tsp dried oregano ($0.03)
- ⅛ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.03)
- ⅛ tsp salt ($0.01)
- 1 cup mozzarella (shredded, $0.97)
- 1 Tbsp recent parsley (chopped (non-compulsory), $0.05)
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Collect all of your components and preheat the oven to 400ºF.
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Thinly slice the yellow onion. Slice the eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, and tomatoes into ⅛-inch thick slices. Minimize any items with a bigger diameter into half-rounds.**
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Pour the marinara within the backside of a giant casserole dish. Sprinkle the sliced onions over prime.
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Start to line up the sliced eggplant, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes into the dish, standing on their sides, and in an alternating sample till all the items are used up. Drizzle the olive oil over the greens, then sprinkle the basil, oregano, salt, and pepper over prime.
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Switch the dish to the oven and roast the greens for 40 minutes. After 40 minutes, take away the dish from the oven and sprinkle the shredded mozzarella over prime. Return the casserole dish to the oven for 5 minutes, or till the cheese is melted and creamy.
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After roasting, sprinkle the chopped parsley over prime, then serve.
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**Attempt to buy greens which are a detailed dimension in diameter to make layering simpler.
Serving: 1servingEnergy: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 5gFats: 5gSodium: 275mgFiber: 3g
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How you can Make Oven Roasted Ratatouille Step-by-Step Movies
Collect your entire components: Preheat your oven to 400ºF. For this recipe, I used one small eggplant (about 1 lb.), one yellow onion, one yellow squash (about ½ lb.), one zucchini (about ½ lb.), and three Roma tomatoes. The eggplant, squash, zucchini, and tomatoes are the greens that can get layered fairly within the dish, whereas the onion will disguise beneath in a base layer.
Slice greens: Thinly slice the eggplant, squash, zucchini, and tomatoes. You need every thing to be comparable in top when positioned within the casserole dish, so for items with a bigger diameter, you’ll need to slice these in half (I did this for the eggplant and bigger ends of the squash and zucchini). Intention for ⅛-inch thick slices.
Thinly slice the onion. Unfold 1 cup marinara within the backside of a giant casserole dish. Sprinkle the sliced onion over prime.
Layer greens: Layer the greens within the dish standing up on their sides, like playing cards in a card catalog (wait, did I simply date myself??). They do NOT should be excellent. Simply begin squeezing them in as greatest you possibly can. It’s good to attempt to alternate them in a sample, however when you get towards the tip, you may need extra left of 1 kind of vegetable, so simply begin popping them in there anyplace they’ll match.
Drizzle 1 Tbsp olive oil over prime. Sprinkle ½ tsp dried basil, ½ tsp dried oregano, ⅛ tsp freshly cracked pepper, and ¼ tsp salt on prime of the greens.
Switch the dish to the preheated 400ºF oven and roast for 40 minutes.
After 40 minutes, take away the dish from the oven and sprinkle 1 cup of shredded mozzarella on prime. Return the dish to the oven and bake for an extra 5 minutes, or till the cheese melts and appears creamy.
Garnish and serve: Prime with 1 Tbsp chopped parsley (non-compulsory), then serve! This roasted ratatouille is so scrumptious…and it’s simply begging for a stupendous baguette to wash in it. Mmmmm. You’ve acquired to spoon a few of that sauce from the underside of the pan onto your plate!
Nearer look? So fairly. I ❤️ greens!
Serving ideas
Oven roasted ratatouille makes a scrumptious facet dish for grilled or roasted meat. Strive it with juicy herb roasted pork tenderloin. Or serve it subsequent to garlic butter baked cod, the place the flaky, buttery fish balances the ratatouille’s wealthy texture and tangy tomato notes. For one thing equally satisfying, I’d pair it with juicy baked hen breasts. You would additionally serve this as a part of a vegetarian meal by pairing it with one thing like a wealthy and creamy Parmesan risotto or serving it on prime of a bowl of polenta!
Storage & Reheating
Retailer any leftovers within the fridge, in an hermetic container, for as much as 3-4 days. I often reheat particular person parts within the microwave till heated by way of. You can too freeze this dish for as much as 3 months, however the veggies will end up a lot softer as soon as thawed and reheated. Let your oven roasted ratatouille cool fully earlier than storing it within the fridge or freezer.
Our Oven Roasted Ratatouille recipe was initially revealed 5/19/14. It was retested, reworked, and republished to be higher than ever 10/27/25.
