Instant Pot Ratatouille Recipe

Let's dive into today's Instant Pot ratatouille recipe with a veggie medley of eggplant, zucchini, tri-colored bell peppers, and tomatoes. Thanks to the help of the Instant Pot, this quintessential French dish with its soul-warming flavors now requires only one-third of the time it normally takes in the oven!

cook TIME 30 mins
prep TIME 10 mins
total TIME 40 mins

Course: Side DishCuisine: American

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Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 165 kcal

Ingredients (17)

12 oz zucchini green and yellow, cubed
12 oz bell peppers cubed
10 oz eggplant cubed
6 oz tomatoes diced
2 oz onion diced
1 oz mustard seeds
2 tbsp garlic minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp Hunt's tomato paste
1/4 cup homemade tomato sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp traditional Dijon mustard
2 tsp fresh thyme chopped
0.5 oz basil chopped, divided
0.5 oz shredded Parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Turn the Instant Pot to the “Sauté” setting. Sauté 2 tbsp garlic and 2 oz onion in 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp unsalted butter for 3 minutes.

step 1 how to cook ratatouille in an instant pot

Add 1 tbsp Hunts tomato paste and keep stirring for 1 minute.

step 2 how to cook ratatouille inan instant pot

Add 1/4 cup homemade tomato sauce and 6 oz diced tomatoes to the mixture. Sauté everything together for 2 minutes.

step 3 how to cook ratatouille in an instant pot

Continue to add 12 oz green and yellow zucchini, 12 oz bell peppers, 10 oz eggplant, 1 oz mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, and 2 tsp fresh thyme to the Instant Pot. Sauté for 5 more minutes. Close the lid and set the valve to the sealing position. Cook it on the “Meat/Stew” setting for 12 minutes.

step 4 how to cook ratatouille in an instant pot

Turn the steam release valve to depressurize. Remove the lid.

Stir half the chopped fresh basil into the ratatouille. Turn off the Instant Pot and portion it out and onto serving platters.

step 6 how to cook ratatouille in an instant pot

Garnish with the remaining basil and sprinkle 0.5 oz Parmesan cheese on top. Enjoy it hot.

step 7 how to cook ratatouille in an instant pot

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