Mexican Stuffed Shells Recipe 445

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• In a frying pan cook ground beef; add taco seasoning and prepare according to package directions. Add cream cheese, cover and simmer until cheese is melted. Blend well. Set aside and cool completely.
• While the ground beef is cooking, cook the pasta shells according to directions; drain. Set shells out individually on baking sheet so that they don't stick together.
• Pour salsa on bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Stuff each shell with the meat mixture placing shells in dish open side up. Cover shells with taco sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, add shredded cheese and crushed tortilla chips; bake for 10-15 more minutes, with the foil removed. Top with green onions and serve with sour cream and/or more salsa.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain well.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Add water and taco seasoning mix and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir refried beans, Cheddar cheese, and green chiles into ground beef; cook and stir until cheese is melted and mixture is smooth, about 5 minutes. Fill shells with beef mixture.
• Combine tomato sauce and picante sauce in a saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until heated through, 5 to 7 minutes. Spread 1/2 cup sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Arrange stuffed shells side-by-side in the baking dish and top with remaining sauce. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Cook pasta shells according to package directions; drain. In a large nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the salsa, tomato sauce, corn and beans. Spoon into pasta shells., Place in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Top with sour cream, salsa, olives and onions.

Steps:

• Bring 4 quarts of lightly salted water to a rolling boil over high heat. Gently stir in pasta shells and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, approximately 10 minutes until pasta shells are al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water. Arrange pasta shells on waxed paper until ready to stuff.
• Brown ground beef in medium saucepan with salt & pepper to taste. Drain grease. Add to the ground beef 1/3 of the tomato sauce, all of the picante sauce & green chiles, 1/2 cup cheese and 1/2 the ff onions. Mix all together.
• Pour 1/3 of the tomato sauce into a sprayed 9 x 13 baking dish, to cover bottom of dish. Stuff pasta shells with meat mixture and arrange in dish. Pour remaining 1/3 cup tomato sauce over top of shells. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Cover and bake 1/2 hour at 350 degrees. Sprinkle remaining ff onions over shells. Bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. In a pan brown the ground beef; add the taco seasoning and prepare according to the package. Add the cream cheese, cover and let simmer until cheese melts. While the ground beef is cooking boil the water and cook the shells according to the package. Pour the salsa into the bottom of a 9x13 dish. Stuff the shells with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the ground beef mixture. Place the shells in the 9x13 pan open side up. Evenly cover the shells with the taco sauce. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes sprinkle with the cheese and return to the oven for 10 minutes with the foil removed. Top with sour cream if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F
• Cook sells according to package directions. You'll want to make about 25 of them.
• While shells are cooking, in a separate skillet, combine ground beef, taco seasoning and salsa. Cook until beef is cooked through.
• Add cream cheese to beef and mix well. Continue mixing until cream cheese is melted and well combined with beef mixture.
• Shells should be done right about now. Lay sells out individually on a plate or rack so they don't stick together.
• In a 9x13 baking dish, pour 3/4 cup of enchilada sauce onto bottom of the dish.
• Stuff shells with beef mixture and put them into the pan, keep them close!
• Once pan is full, drizzle remaining 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce over shells and top with cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and shells are hot.
• Top with sour cream, avocado, olives or additional salsa.