Rustic Ratatouille With Chicken Strips Food

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.

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.

NEXT LEVEL RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat the grill to high. Lay the pepper quarters skin-side up on a baking tray and grill until the skins are black and charred. Tip into a bowl, cover and leave to cool. Peel the charred skin off the peppers, then cut into strips, and toss back in the juices collected in the bowl. Tie the basil stalks and thyme sprig together using kitchen string and set aside.
• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/ gas 4. Heat the olive oil in a flameproof casserole dish and fry the courgettes and aubergine for 15 mins until nicely browned. You may need to do this in batches, adding more oil to the pan as needed so the pan is never dry.
• Scoop the veg out of the pan and set aside. Add a drizzle more oil, tip in the onion and cook for another 15 mins until softened and starting to brown. Add the garlic and leave to sizzle for a moment. Scatter with sugar, then leave for a minute to caramelise and splash in the vinegar. Stir in the cooked vegetables along with the pepper juice, season generously, pour over the cans of tomatoes and bring everything to a simmer.
• Nestle in the herbs, cover the dish and transfer to the oven for 1 hr. Remove the lid and give it another 30 mins until everything is cooked down and jammy. Leave the ratatouille to cool until just warm, then stir through most of the basil leaves and the extra virgin olive oil. Scatter with the rest of the basil and serve with griddled sourdough.

CLASSIC FRENCH RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Rinse and dice the aubergines (eggplants). Place in a colander, sprinkle with salt. After 1 hour, rinse under running water and blot dry with paper towels.
• Peel and thinly slice the onions and garlic (remove the growing tip from the garlic). and fry lightly in olive oil, in a deep cooking pan, over medium heat. After a few minutes, add the diced aubergines.
• Rinse the peppers, remove the seeds and membrane and cut into fine strips. Add to the pan when the onions and aubergines are nicely browned. Add the thyme and rosemary sprigs, and season with salt and pepper.
• Peel the tomatoes and remove the seeds (I omit this step). Chop roughly.
• Rinse but do not peel the courgettes (zucchini) and cut into evenly sized pieces. Add the tomatoes and courgettes about 20 minutes after the seasoning, stir the contents of the pan and continue cooking until the vegetables have released their juices and begin to break down.
• Remove the herbs and adjust the seasoning before serving.

ROASTED RATATOUILLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Lay all the vegetables and the tomatoes in a shallow roasting tin. Pour over the olive oil and give everything a good mix round until well coated (hands are easiest for this).
• Put the chicken breasts, skin side up, on top of the vegetables and tuck in some rosemary sprigs, if using. Season everything with salt and black pepper and drizzle a little oil over the chicken. Roast for about 35 mins until the vegetables are soft and the chicken is golden. Drizzle with oil before serving.

CHICKEN RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and onion; saute until chicken is still slightly pink in the center, 3 to 5 minutes. Add yellow squash, green zucchini, red bell pepper, and mushrooms. Cook and stir until slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic; cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 3 minutes more.
• Pour chicken stock into skillet and add tomato paste. Stir in herbes de Provence, cumin, oregano, and celery salt. Stir well. Continue to cook and stir, adding more liquid if necessary, until vegetables are cooked to your preference, 4 to 8 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.