Ravioli Ratatouille and a Sneak Peek

4/3/2011

For those of you who asked...Here is the recipe for Ravioli Ratatouille.
First go gather your ingredients.

Ingredients

    1 package frozen cheese ravioli
    a variety of chopped veggies
        we used:
            1 each yellow, red & green bell peppers,
            2 zucchini,
            2 yellow squash,
            1 red onion
            (we couldn't find any eggplant but that would have been tasty too)
    2 jars of medium sized artichoke hearts cut into 1/4 pieces
    1 can of olives
    2 cans of diced tomatoes (Italian)
    Olive Oil

This fed a family of 9 - with leftovers. If you have a smaller family you may want to 1/2 this recipe. And really, you can't go wrong with Ratatouille....it's an Italian golash of sorts. I would think that anything "Italian" goes! So don't hold back.

Oh, and before I forget....we added two pinches each of:
    dried oregano
    dried basil
     &
    dried parsley
Just so you know...if we can't find fresh we will get our spices/herbs from the Mexican Food aisle at the super market.

Utensils

Casserole Dish \
Since our batch was rather large we cooked this recipe in a large dish that we have dubbed our "lasagna dish". But, if you are cutting this recipe, a 9x12 should do fine. Remember, just have fun with it. It's slop for goodness sake...a VERY yummy form of slop. But, slop none the less.

Skillet
This recipe is mainly cooked in a skillet. So, go grab that too. We do recommend using cast iron....once you get the hang of seasoning (which is rather quite easy despite the myths) it makes a GREAT non-stick skillet! Plus it is much more healthier than Teflon (don't EVEN get me started on that).

Ok, without further ado...let's get started!

And there you have it....Ravioli Ratatouille

Serve with a crisp
Salad
and some sliced
Italian Loaf
buttered with fresh
Garlic Butter
Yum!

Let's take another look at the finished dish.