| 2 | c | Brown long grain rice |
| 5 | c | Vegetable broth |
| 1 | lg | Onion; coarsely chopped |
| 1 | pk | (12-oz) Italian style tofu sausage (I use Lean & Lucious) cut into 1 inch pieces |
| 1/3 | lb | Fresh green beans; or so, washed and cut into 1 inch pieces |
| 1 | cn | (16-oz) artichoke hearts; packed in water; not oil!! |
| 1 | cn | (16-oz) garbanzo beans (chick peas) or equivilent home cooked |
| 1 | | Red or green bell pepper; cut into 1 inch pieces |
| 1/2 | lb | Small button mushrooms; cleaned; left whole (cut large ones in half) |
| 1/2 | c | Sun dried tomatoes; snipped into 1 inch piecces -or- |
| 1 | | -(up to) |
| 2 | | Fresh tomatoes; cut into wedges |
| 1 | pn | Saffron threads (optional) |
| 1 | ts | Dried marjoram or oregano |
