Stuffed Pasta Shells with Mexican seasoning.

MEXICAN STUFFED SHELLS

January 13, 2014 by Aimee Berrett 

PREP TIME 25 mins COOK TIME 45 mins TOTAL TIME 1 hour 10 mins

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound ground beef 

• ½ cup diced yellow onion

• 2 TBS taco seasoning

• 4 oz cream cheese

• about 8 oz jumbo pasta shells 

• 10 oz enchilada sauce

• 1 cup salsa

• 1¼ cup cheddar cheese

• ½ cup mozzarella cheese-

I used Queso Quesadilla 

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Bring a large pot of water to boil

2 Boil your pasta shells for about 10 minutes, or until cooked al dente according to package directions. Rinse shells when they're done cooking.

3 Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

4 Meanwhile cook up your ground beef and onions over medium high heat until cooked thoroughly.

5 Drain excess grease from the pan. Add in the taco seasoning and stir to mix.

6 Mix in the cream cheese and cook until the cheese is melted throughout. Set aside.

7 Combine your enchilada sauce and salsa in a small bowl.

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

9 Fill each jumbo shell with a heaping 1 TBS of meat mixture and place into the pan with the sauce.

10 Repeat util all the shells or meat mixture is gone.

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

12 Wrap pan in aluminum foil.

13 Bake for 30 minutes.

14 Remove foil and top with cheeses.

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

 Enjoy this delicious twist of Mexican stuffed shells topped with sour cream!

PS I had some filling remaining so I spooned it over the shells before adding the last of the sauce.