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Pasta Ratatouille

Mary Anne Skeba
Everybody knows the famous kids' movie, now you can make the dish the movie is named after at home!
5 from 1 vote
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound penne or fusilli pasta
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 medium eggplant, cubed, skin on
  • 1 green pepper, sliced
  • 1 red pepper, sliced
  • 3 small zucchini, sliced
  • 2 large cans crushed tomatoes (28 oz each)
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • fresh basil, chopped
  • oregano, to taste
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • grated or shaved Parmesan or Asiago cheese

Instructions
 

  • Place olive oil, butter, garlic, onion and sausage in a large saucepan. Saute until sausage is browned and onion is transparent. (Drain grease if you like.) Add eggplant, green and red pepper, and zucchini. Cook until slightly tender. Add crushed tomatoes, sugar, fresh basil, oregano and salt and pepper. Cook another 5 minute until simmering.
  • While vegetables are cooking, prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta and return to pan. Add vegetable mixture, gently folding into pasta. Plate pasta immediately and sprinkle with Parmesan or Asiago cheese. Serve immediately with warm Italian bread. Makes 6 servings. Enjoy!