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Yum! Simple & Easy Chicken a la King

½ cup diced green pepper and/or red pepper
1/3 cup chopped onion
¼ cup butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
¾ cup milk
2 cups chicken, cooked and cubed
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
---- In skillet, sauté pepper and onion in butter. Stir in soup & milk; blend well. Stir in chicken and cheese. Cook for 5 minutes or until heated through.
Serve over biscuits.
Cost breakdown: diced green pepper (I won’t be using any red) 30 cents, onion is free from our garden, butter (1.68/pound) 42 cents, soup 47 cents, milk 13 cents (2.79/gallon), chicken $1.28 (using approx. 2 chicken breasts), cheddar cheese 87 cents (purchased 4 cups for $3.49). Biscuits- flaky biscuits in a tube (no time to make from scratch) $1.32.
Total cost: $4.79
This dish looks very pretty using both green and red peppers but I wasn’t willing to pay the outrageous price for the red peppers at the grocery store. You could also make it cheaper using cheaper pieces of chicken.