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Ratatouille Spaghetti and Meatballs

November 17, 2014 by Erica 4 Comments

Ratatouille Spaghetti

My go-to cold weather dish, with a dash of omnivore love: Ratatouille “pasta” using spaghetti squash. I added the simple meatball recipe because it’s a great addition for folks that eat meat and it is a quick and easy low-carb version of meatballs that goes well with spaghetti squash.

It’s not an exaggeration when I say I eat ratatouille at least three times a week.

I buy a bundle of my favorite components: a few roma tomatoes, large eggplant, large zucchini, and large red onion. Sometimes I vary it and use zucchini, eggplant, and red pepper, and leave out the onion and tomatoes.

This ratatouille recipe is a modified version of my basic roasted ratatouille recipe in my cookbook, Cooking for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.

I can eat a bowl of ratatouille as a snack but I’ve created a full plate here, adding meatballs, sauce, and spaghetti pasta. I often toss in some goat cheese or Parmesan, but I’ll leave that up to you.

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Caramelized Ratatouille

You don't really want the vegetables wet, so use just enough oil and other ingredients to make the veggies shiny, with almost no liquid left over. Do coat all the veggies well by mixing the ingredients well with a spoon or spatula.
A yellow onion will also work in place of a red onion.
For SCD, use honey, and unless you know the balsamic vinegar has no added sugar, use red wine vinegar instead.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 143kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant trimmed and diced
  • 2 Roma tomatoes diced
  • 1 large zucchini trimmed and diced
  • 2 red peppers trimmed and diced
  • 1 large red onion trimmed and diced
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (or sub with red wine vinegar)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
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Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 450º (230°C, or gas mark 8).
  • Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or non-stick baking mat.
  • Add all the ingredients to a large bowl and mix with a spatula or spoon to blend.
  • Spread the vegetables on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until the vegetables are slightly browned.

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 160mg | Potassium: 712mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2309IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg

 

 

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Spaghetti Squash

Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 75kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 large spaghetti squash

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 425º (220°C, or gas mark 7).
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat.
  • Cut the squash in half (either the short way or long way) and place on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Scoop out the seeds from the center of each half and then use a fork to scoop out the spaghetti.

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 290IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg

 

 

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Simple Meatballs & Sauce

Use your favorite marina sauce, or this 5-minute tomato sauce recipe. When I don't have time to cook it, I love this sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 320kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 2 cups your favorite marinara sauce or tomato sauce
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Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and blend well.
  • Warm up the marina sauce in a large saucepan and bring to a steady simmer.
  • Shape the meat mixture into small meatballs and place them in the saucepan.
  • Simmer the meatballs until they are cooked, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1009mg | Potassium: 712mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 4mg
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  1. Melissa

    November 24, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    This is amazing. So easy.

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 24, 2014 at 9:15 pm

      So glad you like it! Yes, easy and delicious are a great combination.

      Reply
  2. Nancy McGuire

    November 19, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    According to Gottschall’s book, those following the SCD diet are not allowed to use tomato paste. I have noticed you do include it in some of your recipes. Has the thinking on this changed?
    Thanks.

    Reply
    • Erica

      November 19, 2014 at 8:15 pm

      I haven’t heard that, but I do know that some folks adhere to a strict guideline of no commercial or processed food, I think because of the concern over hidden ingredients. It’s up to you, you’ll have to make that call, and read labels.

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Measurement equivalents

1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons
1/4 cup 4 tablespoons
1 cup 8 ounces
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 tablespoon 15 ml

Temperature conversions

Gas Mark Fahrenheit Celsius
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  1/2  250  130
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    2  300  150
    3  325  170
    4  350  180
    5  375  190
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