Mexican Stuffed Jumbo Pasta Shells
Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with seasoned ground beef and cream cheese, covered in salsa and red enchilada sauce, topped with more cheese and baked in the oven. These were as good the next day as they were right out of the oven.
Spray a 9” x 13” baking
dish with cooking oil.
Cook the pasta according to package
directions and don’t overcook.
Drain and rinse in cold water.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet over
medium heat, cook the ground
beef and onion until no pink
remains then discard any grease.
Stir in the taco seasoning.
Add the cream cheese.
Stir until the cream cheese is completely
melted and then remove from the heat.
Add the salsa to a medium bowl.
Stir the enchilada sauce into the salsa.
Using a spoon, carefully fill the pasta
shells with the ground beef mixture,
pressing down so the ground beef
sticks together.
Pour the salsa mixture over
the pasta shells evenly.
Cover the dish with foil and bake
in a preheated 350 degree oven
for 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and carefully
remove the foil. Sprinkle evenly
with cheese.
Return the dish to the oven and bake
another 15 minutes, uncovered, or
until the cheese is melted and
bubbly, then serve.
Mexican Stuffed Jumbo Pasta Shells
http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Ingredients
- 12 oz. jumbo pasta shells
- 1# ground beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 Tbsp. taco seasoning
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 16 oz. salsa
- 10 oz. red enchilada sauce
- 1 cup (or more) Mexican style shredded cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9″ x 13″ baking dish with cooking oil.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions, cooking al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water then set aside
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef and diced onion until there is no pink remaining then discard the grease.
- Stir in the taco seasoning. Add the cream cheese and stir until the cream cheese completely melts and combines with the ground beef. Remove from the heat.
- Add the salsa to a medium bowl. Stir in the enchilada sauce and set aside.
- Using a spoon, fill the pasta shells with the ground beef mixture, pressing down so the meat sticks together.
- Place the filled pasta shells into the prepared baking dish, side by side in two rows, with ground beef facing up.
- Pour the salsa mixture evenly over the filled pasta shells.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and carefully remove the foil. Sprinkle with the cheese and return to the oven uncovered. Bake another 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly, then serve.
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Categories: Cheese, Ground Beef, Pasta, Sauces
I recently made stuffed shells but had a very difficult time finding the shells. Had to settle for some that were not jumbo, but they were delicious! Love your recipe & presentation!
Your shells looking delicious. I just made some but could not find the jumbo shells so I had to settle for smaller one. But they were delicious. I like your recipe and you presentation.
Stuffed shells have always been one of my favorite. What a shame you couldn’t find the jumbo shells but I’m glad yours still tasted great. Have a wonderful weekend❤️
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Aww, just for the yummy side of life! 🙂 Thanks Diane! With you i will never forget how entertaining also cooking can be.;-) xx Michael
Thank you for such encouraging words Michael!
These look really tempting Diane, and you could use any type of meat or soy product here. Love the taco seasoning.
Thank you Dorothy and yes, a very versatile recipe.
Sounds great. I can also picture Feta and cream cheese and pesto sauce, and other combos. Thanks for the recipe
Thank you Katelon. I always love how you put your own twist on the recipes. The sign of a good cook!
Delicious indeed. One thing I’ve noticed with your recipe us that they’re direct and precise. Worth trying.
Thank you and that was my goal when I started my blog. I want a beginner to be able to make most all of my recipes.
It’s a commendable take, and I’m happy to say that your recipes are really a hit out of the ballpark. Keep up, my friend ❤
These sound sooooooooo good!
They really were Nancy and then you can eat them with as much sauce as you want. Thank you!
I never thought to add a block of cream cheese with ground meat before. I bet it adds so much flavour and creaminess to the dish. Will have to try this. I do love my cream cheese!
Me too, I can eat it with a spoon!
💜 Oh be still my greedy tummy; why do you torment and torture me so when I know my efforts will look nothing nor taste like YOURS!!! 🤔 ? Keep up The Good Kitchen Work; because I AM NOT!!! a Lost Cause, One Day I WILL!!!Get Ir Right ✅️ in The Kitchen 🧐🥸🤓 😎
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You absolutely are NOT a lost cause, remember, practice makes perfect! ❤️
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend! ❤️
Must have something spicy after seeing the chili dogs and now these Mexican stuffed shells – those shells are really big and look like conch shells!
Hahaha No not that big but they are easy to fill. Lol
Mmm, looks so cheesy and yummy! I think the biggest job of this dish is to fill those pasta shells 😊.
Thank you, they fill pretty easily since the shells are so large and definitely worth the effort. Have a great weekend. ❤️
Recently, a lot of pasta in my kitchen, so I gladly wrote down this recipe.
Greetings
I could eat pasta every day, enjoy! ❤️
This looks amazing Diane and I love the fact that you make it look so easy! This might be the one for family dinner this Sunday night! Hope all is well with you! Hugs, C
It is easy and so good, it will be a wonderful family meal Cheryl, thank you!
These look great! I will have to look for the jumbo pasta, I don’t recall seeing them at our grocery stores but then I hadn’t been looking!
Ours usually have them but not as many as the other types of pasta. Thank you❤️
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen shells that large! I’ll have to be on the look out.
They are perfect for filling, I’ve never had a problem finding them.
Huh. I’ll definitely look closer. How fun!
I don’t use jumbo shells very often because I’m so clumsy with them. But your recipe has given me new inspiration.
That’s wonderful, inspiration is why I write my blog. ❤️
Oh I love this! Thank you, Diane!
You are very welcome. ❤️
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Thank you for sharing! ❤️