Slow Cooker Ratatouille With Sausage Recipes

AUTUMN RATATOUILLE WITH SMOKED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook 2-3 minutes until beginning to brown; remove from pan using a slotted spoon.
• Add sweet potato to pan; cook 5-6 minutes, stirring frequently, until lightly browned. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil, eggplant, and shallots; cook 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently until slightly softened. Stir in zucchini, tomatoes, salt, pepper, and browned sausage.
• Transfer skillet to preheated oven and roast until tomatoes burst and vegetables are tender, 18 to 20 minutes.

SLOW COOKER RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion for 8 mins until translucent. Add the garlic and fry for 1 min. Turn the heat to medium-high, add the aubergines and fry for 5 mins until golden. Stir in the courgettes and peppers and fry for 5 mins more until slightly soft. Add the tomato purée, fresh tomatoes, herbs, canned tomatoes, vinegar, sugar and 1 tsp salt and bring to the boil.
• Transfer to the slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until everything is soft and the sauce has thickened. Season, scatter over some extra basil, and serve with sourdough, if you like.

SLOW-COOKER RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Place eggplant in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and toss. Let stand for 30 minutes. Rinse and drain well. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray., Stir in the tomatoes, zucchini, onions, green and yellow peppers, olives, tomato paste, basil, garlic, pepper and remaining salt. Drizzle with oil. Cover and cook on high until vegetables are tender, 3-4 hours.

RATATOUILLE IN THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Layer half the vegetables in a large crock pot in the following order: onion, eggplant, zucchini, garlic, green peppers, tomatoes.
• Next sprinkle half the basil, oregano, sugar, parsley, salt and pepper on the veggies.
• Dot with half of the tomato paste.
• Repeat layering process with remaining vegetables, spices and tomato paste.
• Drizzle with olive oil.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours.
• Place in serving bowl and sprinkle with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
• Refrigerate to store.
• May freeze up to 6 weeks.

RATATOUILLE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cut eggplant into 2-in. x 1/2-in. strips; place in a bowl. Add zucchini and flour; toss to coat. , In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat; cook eggplant and zucchini in small batches until lightly browned, add oil as needed. Transfer vegetables to a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish. , In the same skillet, saute onions and garlic until tender; spoon over eggplant mixture. Brown sausage in the skillet; drain. Cover and cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until no longer pink., Meanwhile, in another skillet, saute green peppers for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, water and seasonings; cook on high for 2 minutes. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain sausage; place over onions. Top with green pepper mixture. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

SAUSAGE RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Remove and cut into 1/2-inch slices., In the same skillet, in batches cook the beans, green peppers, onion, shallots and garlic in butter and oil over medium heat until tender. Stir in the zucchini, tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, pepper flakes and allspice. Cook and stir for 6-8 minutes or until vegetables are tender., Stir in sausage and parsley; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese. Serve with rice.

SLOW COOKER RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Brown half of eggplant lightly on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes; transfer to slow cooker. Repeat with 1 tablespoon more oil and remaining eggplant.
• Transfer to slow cooker. Working in two batches, repeat sauté with 2 tablespoons more oil and zucchini; transfer each batch to slow cooker.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onions, bell peppers, garlic, and thyme and cook until vegetables are softened and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in reserved tomato juice, scraping up any browned bits and smoothing out any lumps; transfer to slow cooker.
• Stir tomatoes into slow cooker. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 4 to 6 hours on low. Stir in basil, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve with Parmesan. (This dish does not hold well on warm setting.).

RATATOUILLE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Trim and discard the stems from the zucchini and summer squash and slice them into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
• Peel the onion and dice into 1/4- to 1/2-inch pieces. Cut the peppers in half, remove and discard the stems and seeds, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Remove and discard the stem from the eggplant and cut into 3/4-inch chunks.
• Cut the Italian sausage into 1/4- to 3/8-inch-thick slices and place in a large stock pot. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until browned. Add the zucchini, squash, onion, and peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes, or until the vegetables start to soften. Add the eggplant and cook for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are almost tender. Stir in the tomatoes and Italian seasoning, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 10 minutes, or until all of the vegetables are cooked through. Serve warm.
• Food Trivia
• Everyone has their own version of how to cut an onion without crying. I'm not convinced that any of them work, but the most popular versions seem to be: 1) freeze the onions for half an hour before chopping; 2) peel them under running water; 3) don't slice the onion root, which releases the strongest fumes; 4) breathe through your nose while chopping. And we can't forget to include holding a piece of bread in your mouth as you chop, although I suggest you try this one when no one else is around.
• VEG OUT
• Do I even have to say you can leave out the Italian sausage?

SLOW-COOKER RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Combine eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray.
• Whisk dressing, tomato paste and vinegar until blended. Pour over ingredients in slow cooker; stir. Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 4 hours (or on HIGH 2 hours). Uncover; cook on LOW 30 min. to 1 hour or until enough liquid has evaporated to reach desired consistency.
• Serve topped with cheese.

SLOW COOKER RATATOUILLE WITH SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place sausage links in a nonstick skillet over medium heat; cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Cool briefly and slice into rounds.
• Combine zucchini, summer squash, eggplant, onion, and bell pepper in a large bowl. Add oil, herbes de Provence, salt, and pepper; toss to coat vegetables.
• Place 1/3 of the vegetables in a slow cooker; layer 1/3 of the sausage and 1/3 of the crushed tomatoes on top. Repeat layers.
• Cover and cook on Low, about 8 hours. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

RATATOUILLE IN THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Combine zucchini, eggplant, onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, garlic, vegetable broth, olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme, and oregano together in a slow cooker. Cover.
• Cook on High heat until vegetables are tender and cooked down, about 4 hours, or on Low heat for about 8 hours.

RATATOUILLE SAUSAGE SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute kielbasa and onion until sausage is browned and onion is tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the eggplant, zucchini and green pepper; saute 4-5 minutes or until vegetables are tender., Stir in the tomato, salt, basil, oregano and pepper; heat through. Sprinkle with cheese.

SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN-STYLE RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• 1) Place all ingredients in a 6-quart slow-cooker.
• 2) Cook on low for 8 hours. Can be served as is or over pasta along with garlic knots on the side.
• Note: If serving over pasta then instead of the broth use another 28-oz. can of crushed tomatoes with basil. The broth is for if you're looking to make something more along the lines of a hearty soup/stew. Also the weights for the eggplant, zucchini, and yellow squash are all approximate. If your eggplant and squashes are larger or smaller than that don't worry -- esp. if they happen to be larger. The larger the better IMHO as long as you have room in the slow-cooker!
• Variation: Tex-Mex ratatouille.
• Use two 28-oz. cans of fire-roasted crushed tomatoes instead and throw in the juice of 2 limes (or 8 packets of unsweetened TrueLime), 6 packets of mild taco seasoning, 1 bunch of fresh cilantro (chopped) instead of the Italian herbs (or 1 tube of Gourmet Garden fresh cilantro herb paste if you're lazy like me and don't like to do a lot of chopping LOL), and about 1 - 2 lbs. of cooked ground beef (or 2 packages of Gardein crumbles if looking to make a vegetarian version). This variation can be served either over rice or used as a filling for tacos or burritos.

RATATOUILLE WITH ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Boil sausages in water until fully cooked.
• Cool and cut into slices.
• Prepare vegetables while sausage is cooking and cooling.
• In a large skillet or wok, heat oil.
• Add onion and garlic.
• After 5 minutes add eggplant.
• After 5 minutes add bell pepper.
• After 5 minutes add zucchini.
• After 5 minutes add mushrooms.
• After 5 minutes add can of tomatoes, seasonings, and sausage.
• Heat through and serve.