9.12.2010

Taco Pasta Shells

Another great freezable meal.

Taco Pasta Shells

2 lb ground beef
2 envelopes taco seasoning
1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, cubed
24 uncooked jumbo pasta shells
1/4 cup butter/margarine, melted

1 cup salsa
1 cup taco sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella or Montery Jack
1 1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips
1 cup sour cream
3 green onions, chopped

Cook beef; drain.  Add taco seasoning and cream cheese; cover and simmer 5-10 minutes until melted.  Transfer to a bowl, chill 1 hour.  Cook pasta; drain.  Gently toss with butter.

Fill each shell with about 3 Tb meat mixture.  Place 12 shells in a greased 9 inch square dish.  Cover and freeze up to 3 months.

To prepare, spoon salsa into greased 9 inch dish.  Top with stuffed shells and taco sauce.  Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Uncover, sprinkle with cheese and chips.  Bake 15 minutes longer or until heated through.  Serve with sour cream and onions.

To Use Frozen:

Thaw in fridge for 24 hours.  Remove from dish.  Add salsa to dish, top with shells and taco sauce.  Cover and bake as directed above, except for 40 minutes. 

2 shells per serving

5 comments:

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  2. Oh my gosh....you are killing me. All your recipes look so good that I am drooling. The problem is....right now I have to watch everything I eat because I am dealing with the end of candida. One day I am going to make this recipe.

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  4. I found you on foodista.com. I think I may try this recipe on the weekend.

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  5. Just re-looking at the recipe and I was curious to know if the ingredients listed are to make 2 batches of 12 shells or whether I'd need to double the ingredients to make the full 24 shells.

    Please let me know,
    Carol

    daldak01@yahoo.ca

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