Ratatouille With Chickpeas And Quinoa Recipes

CHICKPEA RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Saute: In a heavy bottom pot or dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat, add onions, garlic and bell peppers, saute for 3 - 4 minutes. Add tomatoes, mix well and cook 5 minutes.
• Simmer (1): Add in eggplant, zucchini, herbs, spices, and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to a low and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Simmer (2): Add in chickpeas, cover askew, and simmer anywhere from 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on your personal preference (less time for firmer vegetables, more time for softer vegetables and more juices). Stir occasionally until ready.
• Serve topped with chopped fresh herbs. Pair it with a gluten-free or favorite artisan loaf of bread. I have it here with a wonderful olive loaf. Try serving it on a bed of quinoa, farro, rice or pasta to make it go further.
• Serve warm, cold or at room temperature. Enjoy!
• Serves 4 - 6

RATATOUILLE WITH CHICKPEAS AND QUINOA

Steps:

• Place quinoa in a medium pot with 3 cups water and a generous pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit, covered, 5 minutes, then fluff. (Season with more salt if desired.)
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat, then cook onion and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes. Add eggplant and cook 5 minutes more, then add zucchini, summer squash, and tomatoes and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Add chickpeas and cook 5 minutes more.
• Stir in basil and balsamic vinegar, and season with salt and pepper. Serve ratatouille over quinoa.

BAKED QUINOA RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add garlic and onion.
• Saute until softened, about 5 minutes. (the onion starts to turn clear).
• Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, thyme and parsley. Continue to cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Layer half of the tomato and onion mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish (I sprayed mine with Pam first).
• Top with ALL of the uncooked vegetables.
• Add the remaining tomato and onion mixture and spread over the top.
• Spread the cooked Quinoa on top, then sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40-45 minutes.
• Remove foil for the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• When I made this, my vegetables must have been larger than the recipe-writer's, as by the time I chopped up all those veggies, I had too many for my pan and ended up making 2 batches. I had to make a second full batch of the sauce to make 2 pans, so you might want to adjust.
• Also, the sauce seemed too scanty when I spread it in the pan, barely enough to very thinly 'cover' the vegetables, but there must be a lot of moisture in the vegetables because the sauce was a perfect proportion for us when it was cooked.
• Lastly - I goofed, never having cooked Quinoa before. My box said 1 cup Quinoa to 2 cups water - the recipe said 1 cup cooked Quinoa - but really my Quinoa made 3 cups once it was cooked. Since I made 2 pans of this recipe, it worked out okay, but you might want to double-check your Quinoa directions and proportions.
• One more thing - the recipe as written in the grocery store ad says 4 servings - we got probably closer to 8 to 10 servings of this. However, for my family, this would not be a 'main dish', but rather a yummy veggie 'side' to go with some type of meat because we're utter carnivores.
• I hope you enjoy this as much as our family did! It has loads of good-for-you stuff in it, it looks pretty and colorful and tastes like a 'fancy' dish while being actually quite easy. It is also vegitarian and gluten-free, which is cool for those folks who need that stuff.

RATATOUILLE WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until very fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low; stir onion and bell peppers into garlic. Cover pot and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Remove lid; cook and stir until all liquid has evaporated and onion begins to brown, about 2 minutes.
• Stir tomatoes into onion mixture; cover and simmer until tomatoes release their liquid, about 5 minutes. Stir tomato sauce, eggplant, zucchini, chickpeas, parsley, basil, and thyme into tomato mixture; season with salt and pepper.
• Cover pot with a lid; cook until vegetables are tender, about 40 minutes. Remove lid and simmer ratatouille, uncovered, until thick, about 5 minutes; adjust salt and pepper to taste.

RUSTIC RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. In a bowl, toss zucchini, eggplant, bell pepper and onion with thyme, rosemary, 3/4 teaspoon salt, black pepper, 2 tablespoons water and oil. Coat a rimmed sheet pan with cooking spray. Spread veggies in pan in a single layer; roast, stirring once, 25 minutes. In same bowl, combine chickpeas, tomatoes, garlic, tomato paste and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add to pan with veggies in a single layer; roast 10 to 12 minutes more. Toss veggies with vinegar; divide among 6 bowls; sprinkle with basil.

RATATOUILLE WITH CHICKPEAS -- CROCK-POT

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, cook onion, garlic, eggplant, basil, oregano, salt & pepper, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 10 minutes. Scrape into crockpot.
• Halve, core, and seed peppers; cut into 1 inch pieces. Cut zucchini into half lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1 1/2 inch chunks. Add to crockpot.
• Add tomato paste, chickpeas, and tomatoes, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours, or until vegetables are tender. Stir in basil / parsley.

CHICKPEA RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F Combine eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, bell peppers, garlic, salt and oil in a large roasting pan.
• Roast 30-40 minutes, or until vegetables are lightly browned and tender, and some water has released from tomatoes to create a sauce, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in chickpeas, and roast 5 to 10 minutes more, or until chickpeas are heated through. Stir in thyme, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.