How To Make Taco Stuffed Pasta Shells
Create stuffed pasta shells with a distinctly Mexican flavor by using seasoned beef, salsa, tender veggies, sour cream, and cream cheese.
Ingredients
- 2lbslean ground beef
- 1onion
- 2taco seasoning,envelopes
- 14.5oztomatoes,with juice, low sodium, diced
- 1½cupsveggies,chopped, red, yellow or green peppers, corn, zucchini… whatever you have on hand
- 8ozcream cheese,(1pkg), cubed
Other:
- 24jumbo pasta shells,uncooked
- 2cupssalsa
- 2cupscheddar,and/or monterey jack cheese, grated
- sour cream,for serving
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Cook pasta shells al dente according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water. Set aside.
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Brown ground beef and onion in a large pan until no pink remains.
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Add in undrained tomatoes, taco seasoning, ¾ cup of water and veggies. Cook 5 minutes or until liquid has evaporated. Stir in cream cheese until melted.
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Fill each pasta shell with about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the beef mixture. Place into a casserole dish.
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Top with salsa. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 991.57kcal
- Fat:Â 59.49g
- Saturated Fat:Â 27.56g
- Trans Fat:Â 2.30g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 20.52g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.53g
- Carbohydrates:Â 63.70g
- Fiber:Â 5.05g
- Sugar:Â 9.26g
- Protein:Â 49.85g
- Cholesterol:Â 193.81mg
- Sodium:Â 1140.80mg
- Calcium:Â 427.62mg
- Potassium:Â 1093.51mg
- Iron:Â 5.11mg
- Vitamin A: 311.62µg
- Vitamin C:Â 12.75mg
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