Veggie Delight

I love this recipe......I  used to make this with chicken. But after going vegetarian, I cut it out and l
actually like it better. It's almost like a guilt-free dinner :)

Serves 3

Ingredients

1 red pepper
1 green pepper
1 yellow or orange pepper
5-7 asparagus sticks or bruseel spouts
1 can quarter cut artichoke hearts
1 large lemon or 2 small lemons
1tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1tbsp lemon pepper
1 tsp sea salt
2 bags of minute brown rice (optional)

Or if you have garlic lovers seasoning and lemon pepper seasoning from www:flavorgods:com add 1 tbsp of each instead of spices above

Preparation

1) cut and remove seeds and chop into 1" pieces
2) remove ends of asparagus ( last 3/"4-1" ) , then cut into thirds. Or cut brussel spouts in half after removing outer layer
3) open and drain can of artichokes
4) boil water as directed for brown rice (optional)

Directions

1) add olive oil to pan and heat on high heat until oil is hot
2) continue brown rice directions
3) add all veggies, spices and lemon juice to sauté pan, cover and let sit on medium heat for 3-5 minutes  (If veggies are starting to brown then skip step 4 altogether.)

4) remove cover toss veggies and let sit for additional 3-5 minutes.
5) remove cover and continue to stir veggies on low heat every 30 seconds until they start to brown. ( I like to toss them aggressively so that the artichoke quarters start to come apart, instead of staying in chunks)
6) once all is lightly browned, remove from heat and set aside
7) add 1 serving of brown rice (optional) and veggies to bowl and enjoy!

Extra tip:
If I make it with rice,  I like to add a tbsp of butter and some pepper to brown rice before I serve it. Give it a heartier feel to the meal :)