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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Easy Stovetop Ratatouille
I've got ratatouille on the brain.
Not Ratatouille (affiliate link), the movie (though it was delightful)!
Did you see it? If not here's the video trailer...
What I'm thinking about is ratatouille the southern French vegetable dish that originated in Provence, France.
I crave it each summer when all the vegetables required to make it - eggplant, tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, and zucchini - are plentiful and full of flavor.
It's one of the most delicious ways I know to bump up my intake of 0 Points fresh vegetables. (Ratatouille is naturally low in calories since its mostly vegetables.)
WW Friendly Low Fat Ratatouille
Just this morning I was thinking about it, putting together the ingredient list in my head, as I was making my way over to More Time at the Table and discovered Alyce's post for her version of ratatouille.
How serendipitous is that?
The Skinny on Easy Weight Watchers Friendly Ratatouille Recipe
You can use ratatouille so many ways.
It's a sensational side dish for chicken or fish, a tasty topping for toasted bread, pasta or polenta, and a fabulous filling for omelets and crepes. Or try it as a base for poaching eggs.
Easy Weight Watchers Friendly Ratatouille Recipe
There are lots of different ratatouille recipes, some are roasted, others are simmered on the stovetop or in the slow cooker - so feel free to make it whatever way suits you best. Many traditional ratatouille recipes are fussier than this one, suggesting that you cook each vegetable separately.
This is an easy version from one of my favorite cookbooks of the moment - 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link) -that only uses 2 teaspoons of olive oil, so it's low-fat and extra Weight Watchers friendly.
How Many Calories & WW Points in this Easy Skillet Ratatouille?
According to my calculations, each serving has just 110 calories and:
1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
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Easy Weight Watchers Friendly Ratatouille Recipe
Easy summer ratatouille recipe you can use in so many ways, as a side dish for chicken or fish, as an appetizer on toasted bread, filling for an omelette or crepe or topping for pasta.Chopped kalamata olives, capers, and fresh parsley are great additions, just remember to adjust the WW points accordingly.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Servings (adjustable): 4
Calories: 110
Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil (affiliate link)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
- 1-½ cups chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence (affiliate link) or Italian seasoning
- 2 small zucchini, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 eggplant, trimmed and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes with their juice
- 1 cup water
- salt and pepper
- ¼ cup roughly chopped fresh basil, if desired
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large skillet (affiliate link) over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, red pepper, onions and herbes de Provence (affiliate link), and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 6 to 8 minutes.
Add the zucchini and eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and their juice, water and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
Uncover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes more.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vinegar. Taste and adjust seasonings.
Serve sprinkled with basil, if desired.
Recipe Notes
Serving size: 1 cup
1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Weight Watchers Friendly Ratatouille Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 110Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 3g12%
Protein 4g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Keyword: roasted vegetables, veggie side dish
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Source: 5 Easy Steps to Healthy Cooking: 500 Recipes for Lifelong Wellness (affiliate link) from Camilla Saulsbury
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
Here's video with another delicious version of ratatouille from a real French cook with a real French accent...
If you liked this post and recipe for easy, healthy ratatouille, you might also like:
- Oven-Roasted Ratatouille Recipe - perfect when you don't want to attend to the stovetop (Weight Watchers)
- TheWW Friendly Vegetarian Recipes (Simple Nourished Living)
- 23 Ways to Get More Fruits and Vegetables in Your Life (Simple Nourished Living)
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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