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Ratatouille Baked Chicken

This ratatouille baked chicken is a great family dish: crispy chicken thighs are served on top of a a summer vegetable medley of zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: French
Calories: 503
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 6 bone-in chicken thighs 2 to 2 1/2 pounds
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium eggplant 1 pound, peeled and cut in 1-inch pieces (6 cups
  • 2 yellow bell peppers, seeded and cut in 1-inch pieces 2 cups
  • 1 medium zucchini, cut in 1-inch pieces 2 cups
  • 3 tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped 3 cups
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, divided
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Method
 

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sprinkle chicken thighs evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a deep 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken to skillet, skin side down. Cook until skin is browned, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn and brown on the second size, 4 minutes. Remove chicken from skillet.
  3. Add onion to skillet. Cook and stir until tender, 5 minutes. Add garlic. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to skillet. Add eggplant. Cook and stir until softened, 5 minutes.
  5. Add bell peppers and zucchini to skillet. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender, 10 minutes.
  6. Stir in tomatoes, 3 tablespoons basil, the thyme, rosemary, remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes start to break down, 8 minutes.
  7. Nestle chicken into the ratatouille mixture, skin side up.
  8. Bake until chicken is done (170 degrees F or 77 degrees C) and ratatouille is bubbling and saucy, 20 minutes. Garnish with remaining 1 tablespoon basil.

Nutrition

Calories: 503kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 39gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 194mgSodium: 714mgFiber: 7gSugar: 12g

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