Noodle & Ratatouille Bake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper (seeded and cut into cubes)
• 1 large red bell pepper (seeded and cut into cubes)
• 1 eggplant, cubed (no need to salt or peel if not too old)
• 6 tomatoes, chopped (no need to peel)
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree (if not available use tomatoe sauce)
• 3 tablespoons red wine or 3 tablespoons water
• salt
• pepper, freshly ground
• 4 ounces pasta noodles
• 3 ounces cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 fry onion gently in the olive oil for 4 minutes.
• 2 add the garlic, red & green bell peppers, eggplant and chopped tomatoes and cook covered for 5 minutes.
• 3 add the tomato puree, wine, salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes, until vegetables are almost soft.
• 5 remove from the heat and stir in cooked noodles.
• 6 spoon into a shallow flameproof dish and sprinkle withthe grated cheese.
• 7 bake in the over for 15 minutes serve.