Slow Cooked Ratatouille

Slow Cooked Ratatouille is a lovely French recipe that is perfect both hot and cold. The simple combination creates a beautiful vegetarian side dish full of flavour and colour. I serve this with pan fried cod for a warm dish and with warm bread for a cold dish. Both are perfect.

Slow Cooked Ratatouille

A simple slow cooked recipe that always works both hot and cold.

4.75 from 103 votes

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Herbs, Slow Cooker, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Slow Cooker: 4 hours hours

Total Time: 4 hours hours 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 People

Calories: 196kcal

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Ingredients

 

• ▢ 2 medium courgettes cut into mouth size chunks
• ▢ 1 large aubergine cut into chunks
• ▢ 2 medium red onions peel/thinly slice
• ▢ 4 cloves garlic peel/thinly slice
• ▢ 400 g chopped tomatoes
• ▢ 1 large red pepper remove core and cut into chunks
• ▢ 1 large yellow bell pepper remove core and cut into chunks
• ▢ 2 tbsp tomato purée
• ▢ 2 tsp caster sugar
• ▢ 1 tsp dried oregano
• ▢ 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 1 leaf bay
• ▢ salt
• ▢ ground black pepper

Instructions

• Place a non stick frying pan over a high heat and add 2 tablespoons of the oil.
• When hot, add the aubergine and fry for about 5 minutes until browned on all sides.
• Remove from the pan and place on a warmed plate until needed.
• Add a further 1/3rd of the oil and add the onions. Fry until lightly browned (about 3 – 4 minutes). Stir continuously to make sure nothing sticks.
• When browned, add the garlic and fry for another minute. Don not burn the garlic.
• Add the onions and garlic to the slow cooker. Add the chopped peppers, tin of tomatoes, courgettes, sugar, oregano, puree and bay leaf and gently mix.
• Add the final 1/3rd of the oil to the slow cooker with a good pinch of salt and ground pepper. Stir again.
• Carefully add the aubergine chunks to the top of the mixture but don’t stir. They aubergine is delicate and will turn to mush if too heavy handed.
• Add the lid to the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours.
• When ready, taste and adjust the seasoning if required.

Nutrition

Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 645mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1178IU | Vitamin C: 113mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg