Low Fat
French Ratatouille Recipe

Everyone knows that French people eat a lot, but somehow they still manage to stay slim.

The answer is they eat healthy dishes with lots of vegetables and salads. This French Ratatouille is a perfect sample of fresh and healthy cuisine. Eat as much as you want!

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 onion
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 medium eggplant
• 1 medium zucchini
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 cup tomato juice
• 2 cups water
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• fresh or dried herbs: basil, oregano, thyme, parsley
• fresh grounded black pepper

Directions
Chop the onion.Cut bell peppers in thumb sized slices.Peel and dice eggplant.Dice zucchini.Peel, seed and chop tomatoes.

Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring constantly until golden.

Add 1 cup water and the sliced bell peppers; cook, stirring frequently, until liquid has evaporated, 5 minutes.

Add 1 cup water, the eggplant and zucchini; cook, stirring frequently, until liquid has evaporated, 7 minutes.

Add tomatoes, tomato juice, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme and black pepper. Cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally; add additional water if necessary.

Uncover, reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until vegetables are tender but still retain their shape and liquid has evaporated, 10 minutes.

Divide evenly among 4 plates, garnish with parsley and serve.

The Ratatouille may be served hot, cold or at room temperature.

Nutritional Information
per serving:
1.5 WW-Points
105 Calories
3 g Total Fat, 0 mg Cholesterol

233 mg Sodium
20 g Total Carbohydrate
4 g Dietary Fiber
3 g Protein
77 mg Calcium

Bon Appetit!