Cheater Ratatouille Dinner

A simple, flavourful ratatouille dinner!

Ingredients

1 onion
1 small zucchini
½ small eggplant
1 pepper
1 pint grape tomatoes
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 ½ tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
¾ tsp salt
Pinch of hot red-chili flakes
2 thin fish fillets, such as catfish or tilapia, about 6 oz (180g) each

Cooking Preparation

Coarsely chop onion, zucchini, eggplant and pepper. Lightly coat a very large frying pan with cooking spray and set over medium heat. Add onion. Stir frequently until onion starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in vegetables, garlic and seasonings. Cover and stir occasionally until vegetables are tender and tomatoes begin to soften and pop, 12 to 15 minutes.

Sprinkle fish with generous pinches of salt and pepper, then place on top of vegetable mixture. Spoon some vegetables overtop. Cover and continue cooking until knife tip inserted into the thickest part of fish comes out warm, 6 to 8 minutes, depending on thickness. Spoon vegetables into wide soup or pasta bowls, then place fillets on top.

Exchanges

Makes 2 servings

Count each serving as 4 proteins