When you need an easy, comforting meal that's guaranteed to please a crowd, a baked pasta dish is the way to go. Throwing everything in one dish makes for easy cleanup, and baking pasta in the oven gives it that next-level cheesiness that's hard to resist. Bake any of these delicious recipes when you've got a lot of mouths to feed, or save the leftovers and indulge all week long.
— Additional reporting by Nicole Perry
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