Mexican Stuffed Shells
Ready In: 55 mins
Serves: 6-8
Yields: 20-26 shells
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 (16 ounce) jar Pace Picante Sauce
- 1 (32 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chilies
- 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
- 1 (14 ounce) can French-fried onions
- 1 cup onion
- 1 (7 ounce) can mushrooms
- 1 (4 ounce) bag shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 1 (16 ounce) box jumbo pasta shells
Directions
- First brown your turkey meat and start boiling your jumbo shells, they should be done in about ten minutes.
- While that is cooking, in a large bowl add your tomato sauce and picante sauce mix well, and layer bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish with just enough to cover bottom save rest for shells.
- When meat is done, drain, and add chiles, onion, half of ricotta cheese or more if you like it really cheesy, 1/2 cup on fried onions, and 1/2 cup of your tomato sauce mixture. Stir well on no heat and set aside.
- When shells are done drain and rinse.
- Now your ready to fill as many shells as you can with mixture. Arrange in baking pan, top each with more of your sauce mixture and a pinch of shredded cheese on each. You may need another pan depending on how big you stuff shells.
- Cover with foil and bake at 325°F for 25 minutes, then if desired sprinkle some more crunched up fried onions and more shredded cheese. Bake uncovered for 5 more minutes.
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