mexican stuffed pasta shells
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I love to play with ingredients, and I love to build from basic recipes and this is what I did here. My family prefers a lot of spice so we use Hot Taco Seasoning and Hot Salsa, but this recipe tastes equally good with mild ingredients.
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prep time
1 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
8 or more
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 8 oz packages cream cheese softened
- 1 3 oz packages cream cheese softened
- 1 package taco seasoning mix
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 jar salsa
- 1 can ro tel (diced tomatoes and chili)
- 2 cups mexican blend shredded cheese
- 1 box jumbo pasta shells
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
How To Make mexican stuffed pasta shells
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Step 1Preheat Oven to 350. Saute chopped onion and Ground Beef until onion is translucent and beef is no longer pink. Add Taco Seasoning to Beef. Drain if necessary. Add Cream Cheese and stir until well blended. Pour Ro Tel into pan and mix all throughly.
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Step 2Boil Large Pot of Water, Add Shells, cook 8-10 minutes or until al dente; drain and toss cooked shells in melted butter.
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Step 3Fill each pasta shell with meat mixture. Spread half of salsa across bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Arrange filled pasta shells on top of salsa. Pour remaining Salsa on top and cover with foil. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
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Step 4Remove Foil, spread Cheese on Shells and return to oven uncovered, for an additional 15 minutes, or until cheese is all melted and lightly browned. Remove from oven.
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Step 5Have small bowls filled with chopped fresh Cilantro, Crushed Taco Chips, Chopped Green Onions, Olives and Sour Cream to use as toppings for shells.
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