The Soup Experiment- Not Soup

So usually I make soup on Sundays and then try to remember to blog about it while I am eating that warm yummy liquid heaven. Well, the delicious French Onion Soup took so much effort on Sunday and yielded so many meals that Ryan and I aren't really in the mood for soup this weekend. (although it is wet and cold and perfect weather for soup)

Instead I made a Ratatouille. Let me correct myself. I faked making Ratatouille.

Ingredients-

onion- we used one chopped

oil- a bit

garlic- a spoonful

squash and zucchini- 2 zucchini and 1 squash chopped

peppers- half a red one chopped

celery- 2 stalks chopped

parsley- fresh

thyme- fresh

pasta sauce- ours had mushrooms and black olives - about 1/3 of the jar

rice- we used uncle ben's 90 sec Long and Wild Rice

saute onion and garlic in oil for 15 minutes

add pasta sauce and peppers and celery

simmer 15 minutes

add squash and zucchini

simmer 15 minutes

add thyme and parsley

serve over rice with grated cheese (we used the leftover gyere from the French Onion Soup)

Outcome-It was delicious! The taste is really complex and it fills you up for a long time but has lots of good nutrients. We rarely have fresh herbs and it makes all the difference.

I love making up recipes!

Side Note- watched Food Inc last night on Netflix. Makes me want to shop at farmers markets or grow my own food. Too bad we are poor and the greenmarkets in NYC are so expensive! But... I'm going to see what I can do to eat better for the planet.