Here I go doing some more experimenting...  This time with some chicken, Italian seasoning, a can of Cream of Broccoli and misc other items.

Overall, not bad.  I like the cheese and broccoli (broccoli cheese soup) and it all came together nicely.

I will be honest though... it wasn't a smashing hit with all in the family... mainly because of the cream of broccoli.  But hey, try out your favorite soup mix and give it a try.  It'll still be edible.

Ingredients:  Chicken (~1.25lb), olive oil, butter, cheddar cheese, shell noodles, parmesan cheese, condensed cream of broccoli soup and Italian seasoning.

Slice and dice the chicken into some even sized junks... smaller will cook faster if you are in a hurry.

Splash on some olive oile and sprinkle on some Italian seasoning.  Mix it around and sprinkle some more on so that you get some even coverage.

And drop it all into a good sized pot that has been heated on med-high and has some melted butter in it... try ~1 tbs.  The key here is to get it all one 1 layer so that it all cooks evenly and forms a good crispy surface.

Don't TOUCH it... you want to get some browning going on the bottom side.

It's getting there... you haven't touched it have you?  I hope not.

It's about ready to flip when evidence of cooking is coming up the edges like this.

See, by not touching it, you have some good browning and the makings of a crispy crust.

When the chicken is cooked through, you are ready to go.  Can't tell?  Just cut one piece in half.  Some will tell you that it doesn't need to cook all of the way through since it will continue cooking in the next stages... but that don't fly around here.

Now, read the back of the soup can and follow it's instructions... one can of soup along with a can of water... and go ahead and add about 6 oz of shells (half the smaller bag).

Give a good mixin' and let it boil (med-high) and then simmer on med to cook the shells.

While that's going, get about 1 cup cheddar cheese ready to go.

Dump in the cheddar cheese and mix well until completely melted.

It'll look like this...

Serve up some scoopings and sprinkle with the parmesan cheese for a bit of a contrast to the rest.

Now, some will think that the work to get a crispy crust is all wasted once you add all of the other wet stuff... and it is diminished... but worth doing.

That's it... relatively simple chicken recipe... and to the table in no time.