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Default Cheese & spinach filled pasta

Andy wrote:

> The other trick is to boil the jumbo shells before al dente so they
> hold their shape and don't fall apart in the filling process. They'll
> bake done just fine.


Very true, also for cannelloni or paccheri. I sometimes stuff paccheri with
a spinach + ricotta mix or with a ragu + ricotta mix, and always partially
pre-cook the pasta I'm using.