Summer Vegetables In Red Sauce

What You Need:

-Yellow Onion -Garlic -Olive Oil -Eggplant -Italian Seasoning -Salt -Pepper -Red Bell Pepper

-Zucchini -Pasta Sauce -Parsley -Water -Yellow Cornmeal -Butter -Parmesan

1

Dice yellow onion and mince garlic. Add the onion and garlic to a large pot along with olive oil. Sauté over medium heat until the onions have softened.

Sauté Garlic and Onion

2

While the onion and garlic are cooking, dice an eggplant into ½-inch pieces. Add them to the pot with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning, and continue to sauté until the eggplant have softened.

Dice Eggplant

3

Dice one red bell pepper, add it to the pot, and continue to sauté.

Add Bell Pepper

4

Slice zucchini into 1/4-inch thick quarter-rounds. Add the zucchini to the pot and sauté just until the zucchini begins to soften.

Add Zucchini

5

Add one jar of red sauce and water to the pot and stir to combine.

Add Pasta Sauce

6

Let the vegetables simmer in the red sauce for about 10 more minutes. Taste and season with salt to taste.

Simmer Vegetables

7

If you’d like to serve the vegetables over polenta, bring a pot of water up to a boil. Once boiling, stir in salt, then add cornmeal while whisking. Continue to cook and whisk until it thickens (this only takes a minute or two).

Cook Polenta

8

Stir butter into the thickened cornmeal.

Add Butter

9

Finally, stir Parmesan into the cornmeal. Taste the cornmeal and adjust the seasonings to your liking.

Add Cheese

10

Add about ⅔ cup of the cornmeal to a bowl and top with 1 cup of the vegetables in red sauce. Top with a little more Parmesan and some chopped fresh parsley. Enjoy!

Plate and Serve

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