Taco Stuffed Shells Recipe

This Taco Stuffed Shells Recipe has all the delicious flavors of the tacos you love stuffed in a pasta shell. Talk about an edible pocket of love! Customize these stuffed shells with different protein substitutions or additional toppings or additional toppings to add ins.

You also might want to check out my recipe for Lasagna Stuffed Shells.

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Taco Stuffed Shells Ingredients:

• Large Pasta Shells
• ground beef
• taco seasoning
• cream cheese, softened
• sweet corn, drained
• black beans, drained and rinsed
• cheddar cheese
• salsa (salsa verde)
• crushed tortilla chips (garnish)
• 3 green onions, finely chopped (garnish)

How to Make Taco Stuffed Shells:

1. Cook the large shells in boiling water for 1 minute less than the package suggests.
2. Spread them on a clean towel to drain and cool so they are easier to handle.
3. Brown the ground beef, add the taco seasoning, cream cheese, beans, corn and 1 cup of the cheese.
4. Stir to combine.
5. Pour the 2 cups of salsa in the bottom of a 9×13 pan.
6. Fill the cooled shells with the taco mixture.
7. Cover with the remaining 1 cup of cheese.
8. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
9. Garnish with the crushed chips and green onions. Extra salsa and sour cream would be good too!

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Yield: 20 shells

Taco Stuffed Shells Recipe

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This Taco Stuffed Shells Recipe has all the delicious flavors of the tacos you love stuffed in a pasta shell. Talk about an edible pocket of love! Customize these stuffed shells with different protein substitutions or additional toppings or additional toppings to add ins.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 box Large Pasta Shells
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 14 oz. can sweet corn, drained
• 1 14 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 cups salsa, check out my recipe for salsa verde
• 2 handfuls crushed tortilla chips, garnish
• 3 green onions, finely chopped (garnish)

Instructions

How to Make Taco Stuffed Shells:

1. Cook the large shells in boiling water for 1 minute less than the package suggests.
2. Spread them on a clean towel to drain and cool so they are easier to handle.
3. Brown the ground beef, add the taco seasoning, cream cheese, beans, corn and 1 cup of the cheese.
4. Stir to combine.
5. Pour the 2 cups of salsa in the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
6. Fill the cooled shells with the taco mixture.
7. Cover with the remaining 1 cup of cheese.
8. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
9. Garnish with the crushed chips and green onions. Extra salsa and sour cream would be good too!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

5

Serving Size:

4
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 882Total Fat: 45gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 1970mgCarbohydrates: 71gFiber: 13gSugar: 10gProtein: 51g

Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates.

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Sarah Mock

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Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 11 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.

published May 20, 2016