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If you love easy cake recipes, this doctored Cake Mix Sour Cream Apple Bundt Cake is the perfect dessert to kick off fall flavors.
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Taco meat stuffed into a large pasta shell covered in a wonderful sauce and loaded with melted cheese.
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You may be more familiar with Mom's classic Italian Style Stuffed Shells with ricotta cheese and Italian sauces, this takes a new spin on that popular traditional style casserole and a nice change.
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Easy Steps for Making Stuffed Shells and Tips:
Boil the stuffed shells according to the package instructions
Make your favorite filling for tacos or our recipe below
Stuff the shells
Top with sauce and cheese
Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling
Tips: any cooked meats can be used ground or left chunkier
Use your favorite sauce or canned tomatoes
Season the sauce to your own taste with chili or taco seasonings
Add hot sauce or cayenne pepper for a spicier meal
Cook the shells to Al dente they will finish cooking in the oven
Add more sauce and cheese if you love a real saucy casserole and cheesy
These can be frozen for a quick meal and made ahead of time
Shopping list (full recipe in the printable recipe card below at the bottom):
jumbo pasta shells
ground beef ground turkey or ground chicken
onion, finely chopped
garlic, minced
taco seasoning mix
pinto or black beans, drained and rinsed
sharp cheddar cheese and more if needed for the top
taco sauce, crushed tomatoes, or salsa
Garnish: sour cream, shredded cheese, more salsa warmed, diced tomato, diced avocado, diced onions, sliced black or green olives
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Author: Claudia Lamascolo
Taco Stuffed Shells
This recipe for taco stuffed shells is a twist on the traditional Italian style stuffed shells with a filling addition of taco beef and cheese.
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 55 MinTotal time: 1 H & 10 M
Ingredients
20 jumbo pasta shells
1 pound ground beef ground turkey or ground chicken
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 packet taco seasoning mix
1 - 14-ounce can of pinto or black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese and more if needed for the top
2 cups taco sauce, crushed tomatoes, or salsa
Garnish: sour cream, shredded cheese, more salsa warmed, diced tomato, diced avocado, diced onions, sliced black or green olives
Instructions
Grease a 13 x 9 baking pan, Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Cook the large shells according to package instructions, then drain them, do not rinse (add a little olive oil or cooking spray to keep them apart from sticking) then set aside.
In a large fry pan, saute the meat until all the pink is gone.
Drain the fat or blot with a paper towel in the pan.
In the same pan add the onion and garlic then saute in that same pan for 2 minutes until fragrant.
Stir in the beans and taco mix.
Simmer on low heat for around 3 minutes.
In a medium-sized bowl add 1 cup of the sauce with the cheese and combine together.
Pour one cup of sauce into a greased casserole dish and set it aside.
Stuff each shell with the bean and the meat mixture.
Pour the rest of the sauce and cheese mixture on top (and add more cheese if you prefer).
Note: for a very saucy casserole you can add more of the sauce you're using.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese melts.
Notes
Easy Steps for Making Stuffed Shells and Tips:
Boil the stuffed shells according to the package instructions
Make your favorite filling for tacos or our recipe below
Stuff the shellsTop with sauce and cheese
Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbling
Tips: any cooked meats can be used ground or left chunkier
Use your favorite sauce or canned tomatoes
Season the sauce to your own taste with chili or taco seasonings
Add hot sauce or cayenne pepper for a spicier meal
Cook the shells to Al dente they will finish cooking in the oven
Add more sauce and cheese if you love a real saucy casserole and cheesy
These can be frozen for a quick meal and made ahead of time
