Taco Stuffed Shells

The recipe Taco Stuffed Shells can be made in around 1 hour and 20 minutes. This recipe makes 16 servings with 143 calories, 8g of protein, and 9g of fat each. For 60 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have green onion, salsa, sour cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 443 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Allrecipes. It works well as a Mexican hor d'oeuvre. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 27%. This score is rather bad. Similar recipes include Taco Stuffed Shells, Taco Stuffed Shells, and taco stuffed shells.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 60 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup sliced green onion

1 pound ground beef

16 jumbo pasta shells

1 (16 ounce) can refried beans

1 (16 ounce) jar salsa, divided

3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 cup sour cream (optional)

1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

1 cup water

Equipment:

pot

frying pan

baking pan

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, until just slightly firm to the bite, about 13 minutes. Drain well. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet; drain fat. Stir in the taco seasoning and water; cook over low heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir the refried beans and 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese into the taco meat. Spoon meat mixture into prepared pasta shells. Spoon 1/4 cup salsa over the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange filled shells over salsa. Spoon remaining salsa over shells. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with sliced green onion and 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Serve with sour cream. Kitchen-Friendly View

 

Step by step:


1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Stir in the shell pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, until just slightly firm to the bite, about 13 minutes.

2. Drain well.

3. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet; drain fat. Stir in the taco seasoning and water; cook over low heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir the refried beans and 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese into the taco meat. Spoon meat mixture into prepared pasta shells.

4. Spoon 1/4 cup salsa over the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange filled shells over salsa. Spoon remaining salsa over shells.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

6. Remove from oven; sprinkle with sliced green onion and 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese.

7. Serve with sour cream.


Nutrition Information:

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142k Calories
8g Protein
8g Total Fat
7g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
142k
7%

Fat
8g
14%

  Saturated Fat
4g
26%

Carbohydrates
7g
2%

  Sugar
2g
3%

Cholesterol
29mg
10%

Sodium
600mg
26%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
8g
16%

Vitamin B12
0.67µg
11%

Zinc
1mg
10%

Vitamin A
480IU
10%

Phosphorus
92mg
9%

Fiber
2g
9%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Vitamin B3
1mg
8%

Vitamin B6
0.15mg
8%

Calcium
70mg
7%

Iron
1mg
6%

Potassium
179mg
5%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Vitamin E
0.52mg
3%

Magnesium
12mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.25mg
3%

Manganese
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin C
1mg
2%

Copper
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin B1
0.03mg
2%

Folate
5µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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