Shir-will Chicken Delight (microwave)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (3 lb) whole fryer chickens
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 large onions, sliced
• 2 large green peppers, seeded and sliced
• 2 large sweet red peppers, seeded and sliced
• 14 fluid ounces canned plum tomatoes, including liquid
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 12 ounces processed swiss cheese, in slices

Recipe

• 1 in a large microwave proof dish with a cover, place chicken, add 1/4 cup water and microwave on high (full power) for 10 minutes.
• 2 carefully turn chicken over and continue to microwave on high (full power), covered for an additional 10 minutes.
• 3 let chicken cool slightly.
• 4 remove skin and discard.
• 5 strip all meat off bones.
• 6 chop chicken meat into small bite size pieces and set aside.
• 7 in a heavy bottom cooking saucepan, add butter and onions and sauté until onions are translucent, about 4 - 5 minutes.
• 8 add green and red sliced peppers and cook for another 3 minutes.
• 9 mash tomatoes and add to saucepan along with salt and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 10 add chicken to saucepan and simmer for another 10 minutes.
• 11 to prepare for serving-----------.
• 12 fill microwave-proof soup bowls to within 1/2 inch of top with cooked chicken mixture.
• 13 place 2 pieces of processed cheese on top.
• 14 microwave on high (full power) for 2 - 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
• 15 you can cook more than one bowl at a time, just adjust your time accordingly.
• 16 serve hot.
• 17 you can also prepare the onions, green and red peppers in a food processor with a slicing blade attachment.
• 18 refrigerate any unused chicken delight.
• 19 when ready to serve again, repeat above cooking procedure.