Chickpea And Fennel Ratatouille Food

CHICKPEA AND FENNEL RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine all ingredients except oil, chickpeas and herbs in a large roasting pan. Drizzle with oil and toss to combine.
• Transfer to oven and roast, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are lightly browned and tender and some water has been released from the tomatoes to create a sauce, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Add chickpeas, stir and return to oven until beans heat through, 5 to 10 minutes. Add herbs and stir. Taste and adjust seasoning and serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

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.

CHICKEN WITH RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Wash and dry chicken breasts. Sprinkle with pepper.
• Heat oil in skillet and saute chicken over medium heat until breasts are browned on both sides.
• Spread half of the ratatouille on the bottom of two shallow baking dishes; top with chicken breasts. Top breasts with remaining ratatouille, covering well. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Wrap dishes well with double thickness of aluminum foil and freeze or refrigerate.
• To serve, defrost if frozen. If serving 4, transfer ratatouille and chicken to one shallow baking dish and cook, covered, on top of the stove over medium-low heat for 20 to 25 minutes. (If only 2 servings are desired, cook in original baking dish.) If desired, run dish under broiler to brown cheese.
• While chicken is cooking, cook macaroni according to package directions.

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.

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.