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Ratatouille

JosephJ1983
JosephJ1983 Posts: 22 Member
edited 1:11AM in Recipes
Ingredients:
1 pound ground sirloin, round or chuck
3 meduim zucchini, washed, trimmed and sliced into thin rounds
1 small eggplant, peeled and diced and salted
1 onion, diced
3 Tablespoons olive oil
2 green peppers
1 clove garlic, crushed or minced
1 teaspoon fresh or 1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 cup grated parmesan or romano cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup or 1 15-oz can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup sliced canned/jarred mushrooms
salt and peper to taste

Brown beef in a skillet using minimum oil if necessary. Remove from skillet and set aside. Peel and dice eggplant; salt and put aside. Chop onions and garlic; slice zucchini and peppers. Salt and pepper the entire mixture. Pour 3 Tbsp olive oil into skillet and when hot, add all the the veggies except the mushrooms. Mix to stir until onion begins to caramelize, about 10–15 minutes. Add mushrooms, sauté for another 5 minutes. Add browned beef, canned tomatoes and herbs and simmer an additional 10 minutes. Before you are ready to serve, top with cheeses.

Serves 6.   6 net grams of carbohydrate per serving.

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