Roasted Pepper Rice with Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 lbs green bell peppers (stemmed and seeded), cut into 1' pieces
• 5 cups long grain rice, uncooked
• 1 lb multi-colored sweet petite peppers (stemmed), cut into ½ inch thick rounds
• 2 cups onion, chopped
• ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil, divided use
• 2 (32-ounce) cartons of chicken broth
• 4 lbs boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1½ ' pieces
• ¼ cup oregano leaves
• ¼ cup dried basil leaves
• 12 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1½ tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper