Beef 'N Ratatouille Torte Recipe

• 2 lbs. grnd beef
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 c. minced onion
• 2 lg. garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 baked pastry shells
• 4 c. pared, cubed (1/2 inch) eggplant (1 1/4 lb.)
• 2 med. green peppers, cut in thin strips
• 2 c. (5 1/2 ounce.) sliced mushrooms
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 c. thinly sliced zucchini (3/4 lb.)
• 4 med. tomatoes, cut in wedges
• 2 teaspoon crumbled leaf basil
• 3 c. shredded Swiss cheese

1. Brown beef in frying pan.
2. Remove and throw away grease.
3. Saute/fry onion and garlic in butter and oil in same pan till onion is translucent/soft.
4. Add in eggplant, green pepper and zucchini and cook 5 min.
5. Lower heat, stir in mushrooms and tomatoes and cook several min.
6. Stir in beef, basil, salt and pepper.
7. Sprinkle 1/2 c. cheese into pastry shells, spread half of meat mix into each shell and top with remaining cheese.
8. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 min.

grnd beef, butter, vegetable oil, onion, garlic, pastry shells, pared, green peppers, mushrooms, salt, zucchini, tomatoes, crumbled leaf basil, swiss cheese

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/beef-n-ratatouille-torte-25418 (may not work)