Our Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe is a delight with the garden fresh vegetables available this time of year! Today’s penne ratatouille is made with onions, garlic, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, tomato, and basil! A savory masterpiece. 

It’s Fit Friday! Whooop Whooop! Miss Nichole from  Pure Clean Coaching has got the workout that we need to start our weekend.

Why we love Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe

We’re super in-love with all the fresh produce bursting on the scene everywhere. In backyard gardens, farmers markets, and produce stands! It’s pretty hard to beat fresh-from-the-vine veggies! 

Have some foodie fun by making dinner into a family movie night–watch the infamous Disney’s Ratatouille movie while you enjoy eating some Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta! 

How to make Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe

• In a medium sized heavy skillet on medium heat, add half of the oil to the pan.
• Once hot add onions and cook about 4-5 minutes or until caramelized.
• Add garlic, cook 2 minutes, stirring until golden brown and caramelized.
• Add chopped peppers, eggplant, and zucchini; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper and add all but 1 tablespoon of basil; stir well.
• Add cayenne or tabasco, if desired.
• Cook 10 minutes over medium high heat, stirring constantly.
• Add chopped tomatoes.
• Cook 15-20 minutes over medium heat, or until the consistency you like.
• Add last tablespoon basil; stir well.
• Serve over warm pasta and garnish with basil leaves.
• Enjoy your Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe!

Fit Friday with Nichole 

I am starting to see friends again and I love it! I spent the summer sneaking in friend visits, runs, workouts, coffee mornings, and wine nights whenever possible. It wasn’t often.

At the beginning of the summer, the goal was a run with friends once a week. Mid June hit and the goal was adjusted to a run or workout with friends. Before I knew it July hit and the goal was anything with friends once a week.

By the end of July I was simply hoping for 10 minutes with anyone other than my kids. We are two weeks into school and I am starting to settle into a routine that involves some conversation with people old enough to drive, I love it! 

This week we are grabbing our friends and heading to the gym for an awesome Tabata workout! Quick reminder of what Tabata is:

Each exercise in a given Tabata workout lasts only four minutes, but it’s likely to be one of the longest four minutes you’ve ever endured. The structure of the program is as follows:

• Work out hard for 20 seconds
• Rest for 10 seconds
• Complete 8 rounds

You push yourself as hard as you can for 20 seconds and rest for 10 seconds. This is one set. You’ll complete eight sets of each exercise.

I highly encourage you to use Tabata music, there are a ton of playlists on Spotify. This will do your counting for you, no need to keep track of rounds or even time. And there are so many options you are bound to find some music that works for you.

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Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe

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Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe is a delight with the garden fresh vegetables available this time of year! 

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• ¼ extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, small diced
• 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 whole red or green pepper, medium diced
• ½ eggplant, medium diced skin on (approx 2 cups)
• 2 petite zucchini, medium diced
• 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cup ripe tomatoes, medium diced
• 3 tablespoon fresh basil, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. In a medium sized heavy skillet on medium heat, add half of the oil to the pan.
2. Once hot add onions and cook about 4-5 minutes or until caramelized.
3. Add garlic, cook 2 minutes, stirring until golden brown and caramelized.
4. Add chopped peppers, eggplant, and zucchini; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes.
5. Season with salt and pepper and add all but 1 tablespoon of basil; stir well.
6. Add cayenne or tabasco, if desired.
7. Cook 10 minutes over medium high heat, stirring constantly.
8. Add chopped tomatoes.
9. Cook 15-20 minutes over medium heat, or until the consistency you like.
10. Add last tablespoon basil; stir well.
11. Serve over warm pasta and garnish with basil leaves.
12. Enjoy your Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 57Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 535mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 2g

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Enjoy some Hearty Ratatouille with Penne Pasta Recipe this weekend!

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