Easy Oven Ratatouille

Ingredients

1 ea For $1.28 thru 02/09
1 cup olive oil
5 onions, sliced,
6 Garlic cloves, finely chopped,
4 zucchini, sliced,
4 red and green peppers, sliced,
8 cups Canned plum tomatoes King Sooper's 1 lb For $0.99 thru 02/09
2 tsp salt and pepper
1 tsp leaf thyme, Dried
3 bay leaves
3/4 cup parsley, chopped, fresh,
1 1/2 cups black olives
1 cup bread crumbs
4 cups Casino Swiss Cheese
2 cups Kraft Shredded Parmesan

Directions

Cut eggplant in half lengthwise; prick skin with fork.
Place cut side down on lightly greased baking sheet; bake in 450F oven for 20 minutes or until tender.
Let cool, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices.
COOK onions and garlic in oil until brown.
Add zucchini and peppers.
Cook, stirring, about 20 minutes.
ADD tomatoes, breaking them up with a spoon.
Add salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf.
Cook 15 minutes, allowing some of the juice from the tomatoes to evaporate.
Remove bay leaves.
Stir in parsley and olives.
SPRINKLE bread crumbs on the bottom of a pass pan; arrange eggplant in bottom.
Spoon tomato-vegetable mixture on top; Sprinkle with cheeses.
BAKE at 350F for 30-40 minutes or until heated thoroughly.