Sausage Ratatouille Loaf
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant, peeled and sliced lengthwise slightly less than 1/4 inch thick
- 2 tablespoons fruity olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 small green bell pepper, diced
- 1 medium yellow squash or 1 medium zucchini, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 lb hot Italian sausage or 1/2 lb sweet Italian sausage
- 1 cup firm fresh Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano (or 1 t. dried)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (or 1 t. dried)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
- 1⁄4 cup red wine
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried hot pepper flakes
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Place eggplant slices in a single layer on a baking sheet.
- Brush with 1 tablespoon oil.
- Bake about 10 minutes or until the eggplant slices are tender, but not browned.
- Remove from oven and lower temperature to 350°.
- In a large skillet, heat the remaining oil; cook the onion, bell pepper, and squash over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes or until the vegetables are just softened.
- Add in garlic and cook 1 minute.
- In a large mixing bowl, gently but thoroughly combine (use your hands) the beef, sausage, bread crumbs, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, and cooked onion mixture.
- Place the meat mixture in an elongated oval in a 13x9 inch baking dish.
- Form mixture into an oval about 10 inches long and about 3 inches wide.
- Drape the eggplant slices crosswise over the meat loaf.
- In a small bowl, stir the canned tomatoes w/ juice, wine, basil, and pepper flakes.
- Pour about half the tomato mixture over the loaf.
- Bakt 30 minutes, then pour the remaining tomato mixture over the loaf.
- Bake an additional 20 minutes, then let stand 10 minutes.
- Serve the loaf in slices with the pan tomato sauce.
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