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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Grease a 4-quart casserole dish. | 2. For the ratatouille; heat 3 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. | 3. Add in onion, chopped garlic, chili flakes and dried basil and oregano; cook stirring until the onion is softened (about 5 minutes). | 4. Reduce heat to medium then stir in eggplant, zucchini, bell pepper and chopped tomatoes; cook stirring for about 10-12 minutes. | 5. Mix in 3-4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese then season with salt and black pepper to taste; set aside. | 6. Cook the pasta until just al dente (do not overcook as the pasta will cook more in the oven) drain then place in a large bowl. | 7. Toss the cooked pasta with ricotta cheese, eggs, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper if desired. | 8. TO ASSEMBLE; spoon HALF of the ziti mixture into prepare casserole dish, then top with all the ratatouille mixture. | 9. Spread the remaining half of the ziti mixture on top of the pasta. | 10. Top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese. | 11. Cover with foil and bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for 20 minutes. | 12. Uncover and bake another 10 minutes more. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ziti pasta	1	lb	uncooked	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
ricotta cheese	1	container		-	-	-	-
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
parmesan cheese	1/2	cup	grated	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
mozzarella cheese	1	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
olive oil	3	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		sliced	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
garlic clove	6		chopped	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
red pepper flake	1/4	teaspoon	crushed	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
basil	1	teaspoon	dried	0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
eggplant	1		sliced	-	-	-	-
zucchini	1	halved	sliced	-	-	-	-
red bell pepper	1		seeded sliced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
plum tomato	4		chopped	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
parmesan cheese	3 -4	tablespoons	grated	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
seasoning salt	1/2 - 1	teaspoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
black pepper			ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.