ROASTED VEGETABLE MIXED RICE

Ingredients

2 cups rice

2 large sweet peppers, seeded and cut in large dice

1 large onion, peeled and cut in chunks

1 large carrot, cut in chunks

2 cups diced pumpkin

Olive oil

Salt and black pepper

1 tsp all purpose seasoning

1 tbsp thyme

1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1. Cook the rice and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
3. Place the sweet peppers and onions in one bowl and the pumpkin and carrots in another bowl. Drizzle the vegetables with some olive oil and season with some salt and pepper. Mix well.
4. Place the two vegetable combinations on baking sheets and roast in the preheated oven just until the vegetables are tender and edges begin to brown. The pumpkin and carrot mixture will take a little longer to roast than the pepper and onion mixture. Remove from the oven.
5. Add the roasted vegetables to the cooked rice along with the all purpose seasoning and chopped thyme and parsley. Mix into the rice. Season with a touch of salt and black pepper.
6. Heat through. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve.