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Cheesy Stuffed Shells

MY ULTIMATE COMFORT food: jumbo pasta shells stuffed with cheese, topped with tomato sauce and more cheese, and baked until golden brown.

But stuffed shell recipes can be frustrating. Most call for precooking the shells and then using a spoon or pastry bag to fill them without ripping them to shreds. Some demand that you simmer a sauce for hours before it goes over the shells. Some cheater recipes don’t even bother with stuffing the shells, instead instructing you to just stir everything together and bake for

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