The Perfect Slow Cooker Ratatouille Recipe

The Perfect Slow Cooker Ratatouille Recipe is easy to put together, jam packed full of seasonal vegetables cooked just right, and oh so comforting during those cold winter months.

Lately I have been seeing all these beautiful images of ratatouille with perfect spiraled vegetables, arranged just so. They really do look like works of art with their little zucchini rosettes twirling around in a fancy dish.

As beautiful as they are, I’m sorry to say those dishes take just as long as a work of art to prepare, and I for one do not have the patience…well I would if I didn’t have 3 under 5 vying for attention, food and whatever else they can get from me!

What Makes the Perfect Ratatouille Recipe?

To me the perfect ratatouille recipe is easy to put together, jam-packed full of seasonal vegetables cooked just right, and oh so comforting during those cold winter months. It comes together in a cinch, and doesn’t require hours of modeling vegetables into perfect little shapes I won’t want to cut into after the cooking process has been completed.

And this Perfect Slow Cooker Ratatouille Recipe fits the bill because…drumroll please, we are making our ratatouille in the slow cooker! I need to clarify here, I am not promising the finesse of a perfectly arranged French stunner.

However the flavors will be there, the house will smell amazing, and you get to multitask. I am thinking ahead to the Holiday season when you have 6 batches of cookies waiting to go into the oven, a couple of pots on the stovetop, events to attend, and children all hyped up from the excitement of the whole thing. In those situations, my friends’, slow cookers are total lifesavers!

I use and love this one, it is super cheap but gets the job done perfectly:

If you try out my Slow Cooker Ratatouille Recipe be sure to pop back and leave a comment to let me know how you went, I always love to hear from you! Happy Eating.

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The Perfect Slow Cooker Ratatouille

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

3 hrs

Total Time

3 hrs 15 mins

 

The Perfect Slow Cooker Ratatouille Recipe is easy to put together, jam packed full of seasonal vegetables cooked just right, and oh so comforting during those cold winter months.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 329 kcal

Ingredients

• 2 large russet potatoes
• 1 medium sweet potato
• 2 red bell peppers
• 1 red onion
• 1 large green zucchini
• 1 large yellow squash
• 3 cups marinara (for a homemade version see notes)
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup parmigiano regiano
• 1/2 cup basil leaves, chiffonaded
• salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Slice the potatoes, sweet potato, red bell peppers, and red onion into thin rounds (about 1/8 inch). Slice the zucchini and squash into slightly thicker rounds (about 1/2 inch).

2. Pour one cup of the pasta sauce into the bottom of your slow cooker, then overlap the veggies in a circular pattern around the edges (i.e. potato, followed by sweet potato, followed by zucchini, bell peppers and onion, and repeat) until you’ve used them all. 
   

3. After each row add a dash of salt, pepper, and a bit of the minced garlic. Then layer more veg on top.
   

4. Pour the rest of the sauce on top and set the slow cooker on high for 3 hours. 
   

5. To serve, garnish with some fresh basil and parmigiana region. Leftovers will keep for about 3 days in the fridge.
   

Recipe Notes

For a homemade marinara sauce recipe that works just perfectly try out this one, and if you don't have heirloom tomatoes just sub in another variety.

Nutrition Facts

The Perfect Slow Cooker Ratatouille

Amount Per Serving

Calories 329 Calories from Fat 55

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.1g 9%

Saturated Fat 2.7g 14%

Cholesterol 10mg 3%

Sodium 477mg 20%

Total Carbohydrates 59.9g 20%

Dietary Fiber 10.7g 43%

Sugars 18.4g

Protein 11.8g 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.