this is a great recipe when your hungry but low on cash or ingredients! i use elbow noodles instead of shells, the texture is better to me than the shells. also i only use 1 piece of cheese because i like more of the tomatoe taste than the sliced cheese taste. i try to keep all these ingredients on hand for a lazy day that i dont feel like cooking. the taste is very similar to that of Spagghetti-Os, very good!