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!

Taco Stuffed Shells Recipe

Sarah Mock

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.

5 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

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Course Easy Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings 20 shells

Calories 882 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 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:

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

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Nutrition

Serving: 4gCalories: 882kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 51gFat: 45gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 1970mgFiber: 13gSugar: 10g

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Sarah Mock

CEO/Owner/Founder/Culinary Blogger

Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 12 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.

published May 20, 2016