Best Ratatouille Polenta Recipe – Easy Steps To Follow

Ratatouille Ingredients

16 ounce polenta, cooked and refrigerated
1 large yellow summer squash
1 cup patty pan squash
½ small eggplant cut into ½ inch pieces
1 small green bell pepper
1 small red onion
1 large tomato, cut into wedges
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon fresh basil, snipped
3 tablespoon parsley
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Parmesan cheese, shredded

Method:

1. Prepare the polenta according to the directions mentioned on the package. Remove it in a bowl and cover the bowl to keep the polenta warm.
2. Cook the sweet pepper, onion and garlic in a 4 quart saucepan in hot oil over medium heat for about 4 to 5 minutes or until the vegetables turn tender, yet crisp. Stir frequently with a wooden spoon. Add the eggplant and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes more.
3. In patty pan stir in the squash, yellow summer squash, tomatoes and basil in the vegetable mixture. Season the vegetables with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
4. Cover the pan and cook for another 6 to 7 minutes or until all the vegetables turn tender. Stir occasionally to ensure even cooking. Add parsley after all the vegetables are done. Stir for few seconds, just to mix parsley along with other vegetables.
5. Cut polenta into 8 to 12 slices before serving. Place 2 slices of polenta each on 5 dinner plates. Spoon hot ratatouille over each serving. Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese all over and serve immediately. This recipe makes 5 servings.

Health Tip:

• Polenta is usually a dish made from yellow or white cornmeal or ground maize. Depending on the texture required use coarsely ground or finely ground cornmeal to prepare the polenta.
• Ratatouille over polenta is a completely vegetarian and diabetes friendly recipe that provides 260 calories, 38 gm carbohydrates, 8 gm total fat and 10 gm proteins per serving.
• This recipe can be considered a high sodium recipe as it provides 576 mg sodium per serving. If you are on a low sodium diet then avoid adding salt to the vegetables in step
• Also use low sodium or salt free cheese to garnish the dish, if that option is not available then avoid cheese for garnishing, instead use fresh snipped cilantro.
• As this recipe is completely vegetarian it provides negligible amounts of cholesterol. Also this recipe is a good source of heart healthy dietary fiber as it provides 5 gm fiber per serving. Thus this recipe can be considered heart friendly too.