Ratatouille Baked Chicken

Name: Ratatouille Baked Chicken
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 4 chicken thighs (skin removed); Salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; 1 small yellow onion (large chunks); 2 Tbsp minced garlic; 1 large eggplant (peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces); 1 Tbsp tomato paste; 1 Tbsp fresh thyme (finely chopped); 2 medium zucchini (diced in ½ inch pieces); 1 yellow bell pepper (cut in ½ inch squares); 5 vine-ripened tomatoes (diced in ½ inch sections); 1 C fresh basil leaves ( finely chopped)