Vegetarian Lemon Rice With Artichokes And Chickpeas

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 medium onions or 1 large onion
• 1 medium red bell peppers or 1 large red bell pepper
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cups brown basmati rice (not instant) or 2 cups rice, of your choice (not instant)
• 1 lemons, juice of or 2 lemons, juice of
• 3 cups vegetable broth or 3 cups chicken broth, if you prefer
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained (cut into quarters if they don't come that way)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chickpeas, drained
• 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese (if you prefer)

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in very large pan with a lid.
• 2 add rice and sauté until golden brown.
• 3 add onions and red bell pepper and sauté until soft and onions are translucent.
• 4 a couple of minutes before onions and red pepper are soft, add the garlic (i donâ??t know about you, but i do this to prevent the garlic from burning).
• 5 stir in broth, lemon juice, salt and pepper; bring to a boil.
• 6 cover and reduce heat; simmer for 40 minutes or until rice is tender.
• 7 remove from heat; stir in artichokes and chickpeas.
• 8 cover for about 5 minutes to make sure they get warm.
• 9 when serving, sprinkle with parmesan cheese.