We all have those weeks where we have good intentions of making all of the meals on our meal plan. Yes... I am that nerd that likes to plan a week out and have all of my groceries purchased the weekend before. But there are just some nights like some last week where I have no desire to cook OR where we have so many leftovers there is no need to cook. We had a little of both going on in our household along with a horrible cold shared among the four of us. So some of my recipes had to be put on hold.
One of these recipes I was really looking forward to making because it was very healthy, utilized vegetables we haven't used in a while, and it was the dish in my favorite Pixar/Disney movie Ratatouille! I mean how cute is it to take a rat called Remy through Paris to a 4 star restaurant where he creates the most delicious dishes! It's adorable and a dream of mine. Not having a rat cook with me... but to be able to go to Paris to try all of the delicious food!
I found a recipe when researching Paleo/clean eating recipes for my weekly meal plan. Since we bought a quarter of a cow last year and are waiting on our next one to be delivered any day now I decided we needed to use up the last of our ground beef. So I came across this "Americanized" version of Ratatouille with ground beef in it. YUM! I purchased all of the colorful vegetables that we don't often find in our house such as eggplant, red bell peppers, and zucchini (which we use often in the summer but rarely the winter). I was ready... until last week happened and I just didn't get to it. So Monday for lunch I decided to chop up the veggies and make this delicious dish. It was a hit with Lucy as she scarfed it down quickly. (Jack is my picky eater and rarely eats meat unless it's bacon... but he ate some of the veggies out of it).
I thought this would be a fun family night...... Make Beefy Ratatouille, followed by watching the movie, and in the middle of the movie making a delectable French pastry for dessert! It's on my to-do list before we head to Disney World next time! Themed family movie nights are always fun!
Enjoy this recipe friends!
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| Absolutely a must make for your family! |
Sourcer: https://www.ourpaleolife.com/recipe/beefy-ratatouille/
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Yields: 4 servings .
Ingredients
1 lb Grass-Fed Ground Beef
3 Tbsp Ghee or Grass-Fed butter
1 Yellow Onion, halved and thinly sliced
4 Garlic Cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
1 small Eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
1 small Zucchini, cut into small cubes
1 Red Bell Pepper, cut into slivers
4 Plum Tomatoes, coarsely chopped (about 1-1/4 cups)
1 tsp Sea Salt
1 tsp Dried Basil
1 (8 oz) can Tomato Sauce
Fresh Ground Black Pepper, to taste
- In a large skillet of medium heat, melt the ghee/butter. Add the ground beef, onion, and garlic and cook until the beef is browned and the onions have softened, about
- 8-10 minutes. Break up the beef with the back of a wooden spoon while cooking.
- Add the eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, for about
- 8 minutes or until the eggplant has softened.
- Stir in the zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes, salt, and basil and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for
- 10-15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the tomato sauce and add black pepper to taste. 3 Serve hot.
- Add low-fat skim mozzarella on top for garnish!
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