peppers,onions,zucchini w/tomatoes

Ingredients

• - 5 hungarian sweet banana peppers (rinsed, patted dry, seeds removed and cut into rings)
• - 1 red sweet bell pepper ( cored , rinsed, patted dry and cut into thin strips)
• - 1 yellow bell pepper (cored, rinsed , patted dry, and cut into think strips)
• - 1 green bell pepper (cored, rinsed , patted dry and cut into thin strips)
• - 2-3 small thin zucchini ( peeled but not completely - stripe peel it )
• - 1 large onion (cut into thin strips)
• - 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder ( you can add more, your choice)
• - 1 heaping tablespoon sugar ( more or less, your choice)
• - 1 15oz can petit diced tomatoes
• - 1 small can tomato sauce
• - 1/3 cup water-approx (rinse tomato cans with water than add to pan)
• - salt/pepper to taste
• - 2 - 3 tablespoons olive oil
• - 3 red potatoes -small (cooked and diced) "optional"
• - optional ... couple pinches of hot pepper flakes if you like hot
• - *** see note below in cooking instructions