Ratatouille in Acorn Squash

Name: Ratatouille in Acorn Squash
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Twelve servings
Ingredients: 1/3 cup olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 large onions, sliced; 4 green peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips; 2 red peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips; 4 medium zucchinis, sliced; 2 medium eggplants, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes; 12 ripe tomatoes, peeled and sliced; 1/4 cup capers; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 6 medium acorn squash

By Barbara Gamarekian

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rating: 4(14)
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Ingredients

Yield:Twelve servings

⅓cup olive oil
4garlic cloves, crushed
2large onions, sliced
4green peppers, cut into ½-inch strips
2red peppers, cut into ½-inch strips
4medium zucchinis, sliced
2medium eggplants, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
12ripe tomatoes, peeled and sliced
¼cup capers
1tablespoon salt
1teaspoon freshly ground pepper
6medium acorn squash

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Preparation

Step 1
Heat the oil over high heat in a large pot and saute the garlic, onion and all the peppers until they are soft, about 15 minutes. Add the zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes, and stir well.
Step 2
Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for an hour and a half. Add the capers, salt and pepper during the last 15 minutes of cooking. Keep hot.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Step 4
Halve the acorn squash, remove the seeds and place them, cut side down, on a baking sheet. Add one inch of boiling water. Bake for 45 minutes.
Step 5
To serve, spoon some of the ratatouille into the cavity of each half.

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Comments

Grady4 years ago

This says it takes an hour and 15 mins to cook. At the end of step 2, you have to simmer something for an hour and a half... ?? Should have read the instructions completely before delving into this.

Grady4 years ago

This says it takes an hour and 15 mins to cook. At the end of step 2, you have to simmer something for an hour and a half... ?? Should have read the instructions completely before delving into this.

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