Tacos in Pasta Shells
photo by um-um-good
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese with chives, cubed and softened
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 18 jumbo pasta shells, cooked,rinsed,and drained
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted
- 1 cup prepared taco sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 1 1⁄2 cups crushed tortilla chips
- 1 cup sour cream
- chopped green onion (optional)
directions
- Brown beef, stirring to break meat up.
- Drain fat.
- Over medium-low heat, add cream cheese, salt, and chili powder.
- Simmer 5 minutes.
- Toss cooked shells with butter.
- Fill with beef mixture.
- Arrange shells in buttered 13x9 inch pan.
- Pour taco sauce over each shell.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
- Uncover, top with cheeses and chips.
- Bake 15 minutes more or until bubbly.
- Top each shell with sour cream and green onion.
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Reviews
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I really enjoyed this dish, it was a nice change from all my other taco casseroles and stuff. I used 1 1/4 lb. ground turkey since it was on sale, didnt miss the beef at all. I have a young baby so shells would have been too time consuming for me so I used the lasagne noodles that you dont have to cook first. I added a 30 ounce can of black beans to the meat mixture because they are healthy and stretch the meal even further. I did double the cream cheese and spices since adding the beans. I also spiced the meat up a little by adding in some cumin, (a fav of mine) cayenne, garlic powder and onion powder. I used the la victoria taco sauce also. (the whole jar) The lasagne noodles turned out perfect and didnt need the butter since they werent even cooked yet. I just put a little of the taco sauce down on the bottom of the pan before layering the ingredients. This turned out great and we will be eating it again. Thanks!!!
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I had this exact recipe in my recipe box for over 2 years waiting to be tried! It was AWESOME!!! my husband and i are big taco/nacho fans and this was a nice change. It had a great flavour and was super easy to make. even my 3 year old and 1 1/2 year old gobbled it up. instead of chili powder, i used 1/2 tsp seasoned salt and 1 tsp cumin. (you can also just buy a taco seasoning mix and use that instead of the chili powder.) this is going to be my new "potluck" dish. this served with a homemade guacamole would be incredible!
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These were very tasty and different from the normal pasta casserole dishes I'm used to making, since you use shells. My shells fell apart while cooking, I must have cooked them too long, but it didn't effect the taste! I had to use enchilada sauce because I didn't have taco sauce and I forgot to top them with sour cream. But my family loved it! Thanks!
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I had this exact recipe in my recipe box for over 2 years waiting to be tried! It was AWESOME!!! my husband and i are big taco/nacho fans and this was a nice change. It had a great flavour and was super easy to make. even my 3 year old and 1 1/2 year old gobbled it up. instead of chili powder, i used 1/2 tsp seasoned salt and 1 tsp cumin. (you can also just buy a taco seasoning mix and use that instead of the chili powder.) this is going to be my new "potluck" dish. this served with a homemade guacamole would be incredible!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kibbie
United States
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