Ingredients (from the original recipe):
2-3 pounds of chicken breast
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
1 cup minced yellow onion
2 1/4 cup crushed tomatoes
2 cups all natural chicken broth
1 tablespoon honey
1 small green pepper chopped
8 ounces of chopped carrots
2 yellow squash, sliced
2 tablespoons flour
Mark's Notes:
Over time, my family has modified the ingredients to the following:
Mark's Notes:
Over time, my family has modified the ingredients to the following:
2-3 pounds of chicken breast
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
1 cup minced yellow onion
2 large cans of crushed tomatoes
2 cups all natural chicken broth (I've used 2 cups water if I don't have chicken broth readily available).
1 tablespoon honey
1 green pepper, 1 red pepper, and 1 yellow pepper - chopped
2 bags of frozen squash
2 tablespoons flour (I've forgotten this ingredient numerous times)
This is a very versatile recipe. You can add in or take out whatever vegetable you like or don't like. Ratatouille by itself is a vegetable dish that is best for a lunch and/or served with a sandwich. Adding the chicken makes it a substantial dinner dish.
Below are the optional ingredients to give it a chili flavor to it. I don't usually add these ingredients as I don't like it spicy. When I've added these, I've cut the amount in half so it has some spice but not by any means overwhelming. The original recipe with the onion, garlic, pepper adds quite a bit of flavor on its own.
This is a very versatile recipe. You can add in or take out whatever vegetable you like or don't like. Ratatouille by itself is a vegetable dish that is best for a lunch and/or served with a sandwich. Adding the chicken makes it a substantial dinner dish.
Below are the optional ingredients to give it a chili flavor to it. I don't usually add these ingredients as I don't like it spicy. When I've added these, I've cut the amount in half so it has some spice but not by any means overwhelming. The original recipe with the onion, garlic, pepper adds quite a bit of flavor on its own.
Optional Ingredients for Ratatouille Chicken Chili
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon cumin
For less spicy chili, cut these ingredients in half.
Optional Toppings:
Avocado
Cheese
Crackers
Instructions:
1. Place chicken breast in slow cooker/crockpot
2. Optional - For the Chili - sprinkle all the optional ingredients for Ratatouille Chicken Chili over the chicken.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a large frying pan.
4. Place the minced onions and minced garlic in frying pan.
5. Let the onion and garlic cook for three minutes.
6. After three minutes, dump the onion and garlic over the chicken in the slow cooker.
7. Pour the crushed tomatoes over the chicken.
8. Pour in the 2 cups of chicken broth.
8. Pour in the 2 cups of chicken broth.
9. Pour 1 tablespoon of honey into the chicken tomato mix.
10. With a spatula, carefully, mix everything together.
11. Top everything off with the peppers, squash, and carrots, and/or whatever other vegetables you may be using.
12. Leave the veggies on the top.
13. Set the slow cooker/crockpot to low and let cook for 7-8 hours.
14. When the 7-8 hours is done, remove the chicken and shred.
15. Before putting the chicken back in, pour in the 2 tablespoons of flour and stir.
16. Place the shredded chicken back into the slow cooker.
17. You can top off the ratatouille with cheese, avocados, crackers, or just leave it as is.
Mark's Story:
For awhile, I've been making Ratatouille. However, as a vegetable dish, it makes either a nice side or a light lunch. To make the meal more substantial, I had been cooking turkey meat and then adding that to the Ratatouille vegetable mix. Then one day, where I work at, we had a Chili day. Everyone brings in their own Chili dish to share. I wanted to make a Ratatouille Chili. So, I started doing some Google searches and I found this Ratatouille Chicken Chili. Everyone seemed to like it. After I made it for work, I made another batch for dinner at home - except that batch for at home did not have any of the Chili seasonings. My wife thought it was too bland. I thought it was fine. She mixed up the chili ingredients herself and sprinkled some over her bowl. She really liked that.
Mark's Suggestions:
You can add as much vegetables as you want to this dish. You can easily double the amount of carrots and/or squash going into this. You can use a red pepper instead of a green pepper or use both a red pepper and a green pepper. For the chili spices, you can use the recommended amount, cut them in half, or not use any at all to make a very simple Ratatouille Chicken dish. This could be really good if you want a healthy meal without a lot of spices that could upset one's stomach. This recipe is extremely versatile.
Mark's Mistakes (very minor mistakes this time):
The second time that I made this for dinner at home, I forgot the 2 cups chicken broth. That got added after it had been cooking for a few hours. I also forgot the honey and the flour. It still turned out really well. As I just mentioned previously, extremely versatile recipe.
Enjoy. Remember - Jesus loves you!!
Here is a link to the original recipe:
http://www.perchancetocook.com/2014/10/13/shredded-chicken-ratatouille-chili-paleo-gf/
Enjoy. Remember - Jesus loves you!!
Here is a link to the original recipe:
http://www.perchancetocook.com/2014/10/13/shredded-chicken-ratatouille-chili-paleo-gf/
