taco stuffed shells

Taco stuffed shells takes around 1 hour from beginning to end. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains roughly 28g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 503 calories. For $1.04 per serving, this recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a budget friendly main course. 1120 people have tried and liked this recipe. A mixture of taco seasoning, ground beef, pinto beans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is brought to you by Budget Bytes. Plenty of people really liked this Mexican dish. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 76%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Taco Stuffed Shells, Taco Stuffed Shells, and Taco Stuffed Shells.

Servings: 10

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 45 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 cups black beans $0.56

2 cups shredded cheese $2.50

1 recipe red enchilada sauce $0.77

2 cloves garlic $0.16

3-4 whole green onions $0.19

1½ lb. ground beef $6.09

12 ounces jumbo shells $2.78

1 Tbsp olive oil $0.16

1 medium yellow onion $0.49

2 cups pinto beans $0.56

1 tsp salt $0.05

1 recipe taco seasoning $0.34

Equipment:

frying pan

oven

pot

casserole dish

colander

Cooking instruction summary:

Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Cook both in a large skillet over medium heat with the olive oil until soft and transparent (about 5 minutes).Add the ground beef and continue to cook until browned. Mix together the taco seasoning ingredients while the beef is browning. Once the beef is fully cooked through, add the taco seasoning and stir to combine. Drain the beans and add to the skillet. Stir until combined. Taste and season with salt as needed (I used about 1 teaspoon).Allow the beef and bean filling to sit while you cook the pasta shells. Bring a large pot to a boil, add the shells and cook just until tender. Be sure not to over cook the shells or they will be soft and difficult to fill. While the pasta shells are cooking, prepare the enchilada sauce.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Drain the shells in a colander and rinse with cold water until they are cool enough to handle. Spray the inside of a 913 inch casserole dish with non-stick spray. Fill the shells with the beef and bean filling and place in the casserole dish. Its okay if theyre not aligned neatly or if they topple over and spill some filling, it will still be good.Once all of the shells are filled and in the casserole dish, pour the prepared enchilada sauce over top and then add the shredded cheese. Cook in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and everything is heated through (all ingredients are already cooked, so there is no real danger of undercooking here. You just want to get it all HOT).Slice the green onions and sprinkle over top after it comes out of the oven. Serve hot!

 

Step by step:


1. Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Cook both in a large skillet over medium heat with the olive oil until soft and transparent (about 5 minutes).

2. Add the ground beef and continue to cook until browned.

3. Mix together the taco seasoning ingredients while the beef is browning. Once the beef is fully cooked through, add the taco seasoning and stir to combine.

4. Drain the beans and add to the skillet. Stir until combined. Taste and season with salt as needed (I used about 1 teaspoon).Allow the beef and bean filling to sit while you cook the pasta shells. Bring a large pot to a boil, add the shells and cook just until tender. Be sure not to over cook the shells or they will be soft and difficult to fill. While the pasta shells are cooking, prepare the enchilada sauce.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

5. Drain the shells in a colander and rinse with cold water until they are cool enough to handle. Spray the inside of a 913 inch casserole dish with non-stick spray. Fill the shells with the beef and bean filling and place in the casserole dish. Its okay if theyre not aligned neatly or if they topple over and spill some filling, it will still be good.Once all of the shells are filled and in the casserole dish, pour the prepared enchilada sauce over top and then add the shredded cheese. Cook in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and everything is heated through (all ingredients are already cooked, so there is no real danger of undercooking here. You just want to get it all HOT).Slice the green onions and sprinkle over top after it comes out of the oven.

6. Serve hot!


Nutrition Information:

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503k Calories
28g Protein
23g Total Fat
44g Carbs
14% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
503k
25%

Fat
23g
36%

  Saturated Fat
10g
65%

Carbohydrates
44g
15%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
72mg
24%

Sodium
431mg
19%

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Protein
28g
56%

Selenium
37µg
54%

Phosphorus
391mg
39%

Manganese
0.66mg
33%

Folate
129µg
32%

Zinc
4mg
32%

Fiber
7g
30%

Vitamin B12
1µg
27%

Calcium
213mg
21%

Vitamin B6
0.41mg
20%

Magnesium
79mg
20%

Iron
3mg
19%

Vitamin B3
3mg
19%

Potassium
581mg
17%

Copper
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin B1
0.22mg
15%

Vitamin B2
0.25mg
15%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.76mg
8%

Vitamin E
0.93mg
6%

Vitamin A
274IU
5%

Vitamin C
2mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.2µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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