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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
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 165 kcal
Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina

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

1

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.

2

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

3

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

4

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.

5

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

6

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

7

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

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 165kcal | Fat 10g | Saturated Fat 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat 1g | Monounsaturated Fat 5g | Cholesterol 7mg | Sodium 271mg | Potassium 597mg | Carbohydrate 14g | Fiber 5g | Sugar 8g | Protein 5g | Vitamin A 2546IU | Vitamin C 94mg | Calcium 80mg | Iron 2mg