The Best & Most Simple Ratatouille Recipe Ever
‘Tis the season for comfort food. For me that means soups, stews, & casseroles.
Have you ever noticed how the most satisfying food is also usually the simplest? I’ve seen (and tried) ratatouille recipes with SO many steps involved & multiple pots & pans. Honestly, sometimes I’m too lazy for all that & just want a simply delicious dish. THIS is it – the best & most simple ratatouille recipe ever!
So many recipes require you cook most of the ingredients separately in a frying pan with oil before transferring to a stock pot. I’m not completely sure why but all I can guess is that its because everything takes a different amount of time to cook.
After cooking it my new-ish way the last few times, I’m convinced that this is just as good if not better than the traditional ratatouille. Especially great that cleanup is a lot easier too!
Other than the process, the ingredients are the same as the pot & pan 1 hour recipe. Also this one is ready in 30 minutes or so, not including pre-salting the eggplant.
I’m using patio baby eggplant because we have 2 plants in the garden that are still loaded with fruit. Because they are so small – up to 2″ in diameter & length max – they aren’t as bitter as the globe variety so they don’t need much soaking. With these, you could get away with no salt soaking at all.
Here's the process in pictures.
This dish gets better as it sits because all the flavors really get married & meld together. And just like most soups, stews, & casseroles, it’s even better the 2nd day. It even freezes great! Just make sure to slightly undercook & under season it for freezing. That way the veggies won’t turn to mush when you reheat it.
Speaking of the next day… have a look at a few things I love to do with leftover ratatouille over on the blog.
Give this quick recipe a try & let me know what you think. Also would you be interested in more eggplant recipes? There’s a few more on my blog.
Enjoy!
The Best & Most Simple Ratatouille Recipe Ever
Recipe details
- 4-6 Servings
- Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 25 Minutes Total time: 30 min
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