"I addded a chopped red bell pepper and added extra crushed red pepper, and used a full 8 oz container of Mascarpone. This made a full box of jumbo shells which contained more than 18 to begin with. Definitely only cook the shells for about 8 minutes and rinse in cool water, they'll finish off in the oven. Such a delicious, wonderful recipe! I will""

"Yummy!! I will definitely be making again and again. I did make some changes though...I omitted the extra salt outside of the pasta water as there was enough in the essence mixture, and I added scallops to the recipe as well. I used more than 2 tsps per protein to season everything, more like 2 tbsps. I also ended up precooking the chicken & seafo""

"So good!! I used canned corn and took my emulsion blender to it to give it a better texture. This is definitely a holiday staple in our house.

"This is pretty much the best stuffing I have ever had in my life. I've made it many times now and have not met one person who hasn't loved it. I recently had a mock Thanksgiving and it was the first dish to go!

"Great recipe! I used half of the cinnamon and nutmeg called for and it turned out perfectly- it didn't overpower the dish and gave it a nice flavor. It is a bit labor intensive but I will likely make it again.

"Great recipe! I used half of the cinnamon and nutmeg called for and it turned out perfectly- it didn't overpower the dish and gave it a nice flavor. It is a bit labor intensive but I will likely make it again.