Ratatouille!

Dinner tonight is the Garlic Ranch Chicken. And one of Josh's favorite side dishes is ratatouille! (If you want to get your kids to eat it, maybe try watching the Pixar movie Ratatouille before dinner?) When making this, I've always left out the eggplant. No, I had never tried it, but something about it just seemed repulsive to me. However, at my friend Megan's house, she made pizza out of eggplant! I'm always encouraging Elijah to try new things, and I really don't like being a hypocrite. So I tried it. And guess what? It was good! (I'll try to have the recipe for that on here before too long...) I do not have any eggplant right now, but that's because I'm just cooking for Josh & the boys, and I know they won't eat it. (I have to admit, this week, I've jumped on the juicing bandwagon lol.) Anyway, here's the recipe for Ratatouille. (For anyone who's trying to watch their weight by counting calories, there are 120 calories per cup... 12g carbs.)

Ratatouille

1 unpeeled eggplant, cut into 1/2-in. cubes
2 zucchini, cut into 1/2 in. slices
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, cut into fourths
1/4 c veg. oil
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Stir all ingredients together in a skillet and cook over medium heat 12-15 min., stirring occasionally. Heat until zucchini is tender. Enjoy! :)