Mexican Stuffed Pasta Shells

Name: Mexican Stuffed Pasta Shells
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons chili powder; 113 grams cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese; 118 milliliters crushed corn chips; 85 grams package cream cheese; 4 green onions, sliced; 177 milliliters Old El Paso® taco sauce; 12 jumbos 12 uncooked jumbo pasta shells; 454 grams lean ground beef; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 118 milliliters sour cream

The recipe Mexican Stuffed Pasta Shells could satisfy your Mexican craving in approximately 55 minutes. For $1.8 per serving, you get a main course that serves 6. One serving contains 434 calories, 25g of protein, and 21g of fat. If you have taco sauce, ground beef, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Cook and drain pasta shells as directed on package.

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In 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain.

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Ground Beef

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Stir chili powder, cream cheese and 1/4 cup of the taco sauce into the beef mixture.

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Chili Powder

Cream Cheese

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Heat over medium-low heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.

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Remove from heat.

Fill pasta shells with beef mixture, using about 2 tablespoons for each shell.

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Place filled shells in dish.

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Pour remaining taco sauce over shells.

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Pasta Shells

Cover; bake 20 minutes.

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Remove dish from oven; uncover.

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Sprinkle cheese and corn chips over shells.

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Cheese

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Bake about 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

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Garnish pasta shells with sour cream and green onions.

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Green Onions

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Sour Cream

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Servings:

2teaspoons

chili powder 113grams

cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese 118milliliters

crushed corn chips 85grams

package cream cheese 4

green onions, sliced 177milliliters

Old El Paso® taco sauce 12jumbos

12 uncooked jumbo pasta shells 454grams

lean ground beef 1medium

onion, finely chopped 118milliliters

sour cream

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican works really well with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Stoltz Organic Pinot Noir with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 26 dollars per bottle.