Vegetables Provencal

Name: Vegetables Provencal Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Serves 6; 1 sweet onion sliced; 2 Leeks sliced; 3-4 cloves of garlic crushed or chopped; 1 Red bell pepper sliced; 1 Green bell pepper sliced; 1 Yellow bell peppper sliced; 12 oz Zucchini sliced; 14 oz can chopped tomatoes; 2 tbls Ruby port (can use red wine also); 2 tbls Tomato paste; 1 tbls ketchup; 14 oz Can of Chickpeas; 1 cup Pitted Black or Kalamata olives; 3 tbls Chopped mixed fresh herbs ( I just used a pasta mix I found at the local grocery); Salt and Pepper to taste.

Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

Serves 61 sweet onion, sliced2 Leeks, sliced3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed or chopped1 Red bell pepper, sliced1 Green bell pepper, sliced1 Yellow bell peppper sliced12 oz Zucchini, sliced14 oz can chopped tomatoes2 tbls Ruby port (can use red wine also)2 tbls Tomato paste1 tbls ketchup14 oz Can of Chickpeas1 cup Pitted Black or Kalamata olives3 tbls Chopped mixed fresh herbs ( I just used a pasta mix I found at the local grocery)Salt and Pepper to taste.

Directions

1, put the onion,leeks, garlic,peppers and zucchini in a large saucepan.
2. Add the tomatoes, port, tomato paste, and ketchup and mix well.
3. Rinse and drain the chickpeas and add to the pan.
4. Cover, bring to a boil and simmer gently for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are cooked and tender but not overcooked.
5. Remove the lid and increase the heat slightly for the last 10 minutes of cooking time, to thicken the sauce, if you like.
6. Stir in the olives and herbs and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately and garnish with some fresh chopped herbs.

The original recipe called for 8 oz of mushrooms slices as well, since I'm not a mushroom fan I've omitted them.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MEDUSA1977.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

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