Mexican Stuffed Shells (Oamc)

"You can add jalapeños, hot sauce or green chilies to this to add a real kick! **edited on October 24 to add instructions for Once a Month Cooking. I usually make these during a cooking blitz and freeze until I need them**"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
12-18 shells
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ingredients

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directions

  • Brown ground beef and drain.
  • Add seasoning, water, onion, and 1/2 cup of salsa and 1/4 cup cheese.
  • Mix together remaining salsa, tomato sauce,and chili powder.
  • Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking pan.
  • Fill each shell with the ground beef mixture and place in pan.
  • Pour remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese on top and garnish with green onion. Cover and freeze at this point.
  • Defrost overnight and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. (Cook from frozen for 2 hours at 300°F).
  • If desired sprinkle additional cheese on top after baking and return to oven for 5 minutes longer or until cheese melts.

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Reviews

  1. Wow! These were awesome! I used one package of Yves brand vegetarian ground round and 1 tbsp. cumin, 1/2 tsp. chili powder and 1 tsp. chopped garlic instead of seasoning. I used marble cheese and the sauce was soooo good!!! A keeper for sure and very filling!
     
  2. Mix the filling in a large zip lock bag and cut off a large part of a corner. Pipe into shells and then throw out the bag. Simple and no clean up.
     
  3. What a great recipe! Made this last night for the 2 of us and hubby and I both agreed it deserved 5 stars! I halved the recipe for just the 2 of us (however, I used 8 shells, not six). Used a little less onion to fit our taste, and used a mix of Monterey Jack and cheddar. Also, I didn't have any taco seasoning so I made my own: 1 T chili powder, 1/2 t salt, and a sprinkle of garlic powder. Sorry to "change" so much, but it was great either way! Had it again for lunch today; will definitely make this again!
     
  4. A 5 * change for us!Had these for supper last night, will be keeping this one in my hard copy for when the grandkids visit, they'll love it, as we did! Scaled the recipe to half and had lots left for lunch today. Used 6 shells. Worked out great, nice taste and just enough heat, using medium salsa. Had to use cheddar, had no Monterey Jack. Will certainly make these again, thanks for sharing.
     
  5. You know a recipe is fantastic when you make it once, then can't stop thinking about making it again. These were great! As long as you don't mind getting your hands messy when stuffing the shells, they were easy to make too. Thanks!!!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I usually just make the Italian-style stuffed shells, and I wasn't sure what to expect with this. I made it for my husband and in-laws last night, and everyone really liked it a lot! I used 13 oz. canned chicken instead of beef, and I added a 4 oz. can of chopped green chilies. I made 16 shells, but I had enough filling that I could've easily filled 18. I used a packet of low-sodium taco seasoning, 1/2 tsp chili powder, and 2 (15 oz.) cans of tomato sauce. I might only use 1 can of tomato sauce, or maybe 1 (15 oz.) can and 1 (8 oz.) can next time, because there was a TON of sauce. One more thing.. I used more cheese then called for (colby jack with chopped habenero, jalapeno, and chipotle chilies in it from Sam's Club). My father-in-law said I should definitely make it again, and I agree. Thanks for this keeper! :)
     
  2. This was pretty good, I used ground turkey instead of beef to make it a little healthier. There was a lot of meat left after the shells were filled so I'm saving it for a topping for nachos, yum! Thank you for this recipe!
     
  3. We had this for dinner last night - I subbed cooked black beans for the meat in half the recipe (I am vegetarian, hubby and son aren't) . Made the rest with ground beef as directed. Even my picky 4 yr old loved them. I love recipes I can easily convert this way - thanks for a great recipe.
     
  4. This was really good! I used all salsa instead of tomato sauce and chili powder, and will definitely be making it again.
     
  5. I made this for dinner last night and it was great! I made a few modifications - substituted ground turkey for the beef, only used 1/2 an onion, and added 1 cup of refried beans to the meat mixture. I cooked half of the shells and froze the others. Looking forward to having this again. Yummers!
     

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