@jay1924 posted:I was going to ask if you boiled the pasta first, but i see it wasn't necessary. Good stuff!
I did parboil the first 28 shells. I was only able to use four of them. I only boiled them for 2 minutes. They became too soft and started splitting.
You do not need to do that step at all. The refrigeration is the key along with the bacon. Minimum of 4 hours in the fridge. I had mine in about 10-12 hours.