Southern Italian Ratatouille

Name: Southern Italian Ratatouille
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 cup leek, white part only, thinly sliced; salt, to taste; fresh ground pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped; 1/4 cup red bell pepper (1/4 inch dice); 2 green zucchini, diced (1/4 inch dice); 2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes; 1 (150 g) packet Baby Spinach; 100 g black olives, sliced

Submitted by Sarah

"This was adopted from the Recipezaar account. After having made this recipe I have made several changes to better suit my tastes."

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Ready In:: 5hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 6

ingredients

3 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
¹⁄₂ cup leek, white part only, thinly sliced
salt, to taste
fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup red bell pepper (1/4 inch dice)
2 green zucchini, diced (1/4 inch dice)
2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
1 (150 g) packet Baby Spinach
100 g black olives, sliced

directions

Heat oil in frying pan add leek and garlic and cook until softened. 5 to 10 minutes.
Add thyme, red peppers, zucchini and tomatoes to slow cooker and cook on low for 5 hours.
Stir though spinach one handful at a time until wilted.
Add olives, and leave to heat through 20 minutes.
Serve!

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My kids (9,12, &14) surprised DH and me with a romantic anniversary dinner. After searching RecipeZaar for ideas, my daughter settled on this for the main course ... and boy, were we glad! It was delicious and easy enough for kids to make!

Cookinator
Very Tasty. My grandchildren even ate some. Well it might of helped, that they were watching their Ratatoulle DVD. Thanks for sharing

L DJ3309
5 Stars! After taking my kids to see the movie "Ratatouille", my youngest wanted to make it. Discovering it contained eggplant(yuck), I looked for an alternative. Your recipe was quite tasty. Loved the added taste and texture of the olives which I cut in half to keep the stew chunkier. The kids said it must have been like the hearty stew the food critic in the movie as a kid. And it paired stunningly with grilled sweet basil sausage links. A keeper.

TammieV
Another great recipe - I love all your recipes. It was a bit of work but well worth it and I love a ratatouille that is not all eggplant!.

Wendy's Kitchen
Absolutely delicious veggie dish that will make you feel healthy. Great combination of flavors. Would be a great side to any meat, poultry or fish. This recipe makes a lot. :)

Shelly