Mexican Beef Stuffed Shells

34-40m
Prep Time
40m
Cook Time
1h 14m
Ready In


"These are a nice change from the traditional Italian style stuffed shells, usually filled with a mixture of cheeses and sometimes with spinach. Instead these shells are filled with a spicy taco flavored ground beef and cream cheese mixture, cooked in enchilada sauce/pasta sauce then topped with mozza cheese. I used the combo of enchilada sauce and pasta sauce, if you wanted to, you can use all enchilada sauce or pasta sauce"

Original is 8 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (302.6 g)
  • Calories 752.9
  • Total Fat - 42.4 g
  • Saturated Fat - 18 g
  • Cholesterol - 157.5 mg
  • Sodium - 729.2 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 49.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 3.6 g
  • Sugars - 18.7 g
  • Protein - 42.9 g
  • Calcium - 359.2 mg
  • Iron - 4.5 mg
  • Vitamin C - 8.1 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Cook the shells in boiling water for about 10 minutes, drain well place in a bowl and toss with oil to prevent sticking; set aside until ready to fill.

Step 2

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Step 3

Meanwhile cook ground beef with and onions, jalapeno and garlic powder over medium high until no longer pink. Add in green chilies and continue cooking until meat is browned. Drain excess grease from the skillet. Add in the taco seasoning and stir to mix.

Step 4

Mix in the cream cheese and cook until the cheese is melted and thoroughly combined with the ground beef (this will take about 4-5 minutes) season with seasoned salt and pepper.

Step 5

Combine your enchilada sauce and pasta sauce in a bowl.

Step 6

Pour about half of the sauce salsa mixture into the bottom a greased 9x13 pan and spread around to cover.

Step 7

Fill each jumbo shell with a heaping tablespoon of meat mixture then gently place the filling into the cooked shells. Place shells into the pan with the sauce. Repeat until all the shells or meat mixture is gone.

Step 8

Pour the remaining enchilada sauce salsa mixture over the top of the shells.

Step 9

Cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes.

Step 10

Remove foil and top with cheese. Return pan to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Tips


No special items needed.

1 Reviews

Kooking Kathy

We loved these shells! They were so much better than the cheese filled ones. A new favorite to make again for my family.

5.0

review by:
(28 Mar 2020)

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