Name: Polenta Ratatouille (Mămăligă)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 1 cup coarse cornmeal; 2 tsp. lemon zest; ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese; 2 Tbsp. butter; Salt to taste; Cooking spray; ½ tsp. dried sage; 6 oz. tomato sauce; 1 yellow squash (½” ‘half moon’ slices); 1 zucchini (½” ‘half moon’ slices); Salt and pepper to taste; 1½ cups cherry tomatoes; 2 Tbsp. fresh basil (chopped); 2 Tbsp. olive oil; 1 onion (1” slices); 1 green bell pepper (1” slices); 2 garlic cloves (rough chop); 1 eggplant (1½” cubes); 1 red bell pepper (1” slices)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

The Healthy Teen Cookbook

By Remmi Smith

Published 2019

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