Name: Mexican Stuffed Shells Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup mild taco sauce; 1 cup mild salsa; 2 tsp Vegetable Oil; 1½ lbs lean ground beef; ¾ cup onion; taco seasoning; 12 oz jumbo shell pasta; 2 cups cheese; 2 tbsp cilantro; Cooking spray

How To Make Mexican Stuffed Shells

These stuffed shells are loaded with classic Mexican taco flavors! Bake up a hearty and tasteful batch of these stuffed pasta shells for dinner tonight.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1cupmild taco sauce
1cupmild salsa
2tspvegetable oil
1½lbslean ground beef,90% lean
¾cuponion,finely diced
taco seasoning,1 packet
12ozjumbo shell pasta,cooked according to package directions
2cupscheese,like a blend of cheddar and Monterey jack, shredded
2tbspcilantro,chopped
cooking spray

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Coat a 9 x 13-inch pan with cooking spray.
Place the taco sauce and salsa in a bowl, then stir until combined.
Spread the salsa mixture in an even layer at the bottom of the prepared pan.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat.
Add the onion and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until translucent.
Add the ground beef and taco seasoning to the pan.
Cook, breaking up the meat with a spatula, for 5 to 6 minutes or until beef is cooked through.
Fill the pasta shells with the beef mixture, then place them in the pan on top of the salsa sauce.
Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the shells.
Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.
Sprinkle with chopped cilantro, serve, and enjoy!