Shelly's Recipe

SANTA FE CHICKEN

Category: Chicken

2 medium green peppers
4 medium red onions
4 cups cooked white rice
16 ounces salsa
6 (4 to 6 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
16 oz mild Cheddar cheese
16 oz Monterey jack cheese
Spices: poultry seasoning, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic, pepper
Unsalted butter

Marinade
1/2 tsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp course ground black pepper
2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1 tbsp onion powder, granulated garlic
1 tbsp salt (optional)
4 cups water

Mix dry ingredients, add water and mix again well.

Mix marinade. Marinate chicken at least 2 hours (24 hours for best results).

Cook rice, slice pepper and onions.

Preheat oven to 400. Mix salsa and 4 cups cooked rice. Grill or saute chicken breasts until firm. Saute peppers and onions in unsalted butter until tender.

On individual plates, put a chicken breast over a bed of rice. Peppers and onions over chicken. Sprinkle with both types of cheeses. Put in oven to melt cheese (watch closely).