Beefy Shell & Cheese

"This is from Simple & Delicious. Very kid friendly and tasty."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
  • Set aside cheese sauce packet from dinner mix.
  • Add shells and water to skillet.
  • Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 10-12 minute or until pasta is tender.
  • Stir in the salsa, beans, chili powder, salt and contents of cheese sauce packet.
  • Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minute.

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Reviews

  1. Very good and very easy! I used the 1 tsp of chili powder and added 1 tsp of cumin, too. I added chopped onion to the beef. I found that after the salsa and beans were added, it wasn't as cheesey as I would have liked it. I then threw in a handful of shredded cheddar cheese and a splash or so of milk, and that helped it a lot. Thanx for a great kid-pleaser!
     
  2. This was excellent. I used pico de gallo instead of salsa so I wouldn't have to drain it, and I needed an extra pouch of cheese sauce to make it cheesy enough (which I happened to have) I only used a 1/2 tsp chili powder to keep it from being "too spicy" for the kids. I think maybe I might add some cumin, but as it was it was awesome. All the kids asked me to put this into regular dinner rotation. That's always a huge plus!! Thanks for a great change to boxed shells 'n cheese!
     
  3. I'm not crazy about Shells n Cheese so that didn't sit well with me. My daughter doesn't like anything she "thinks is hot" added to her food. She THOUGHT the salsa was hot <br/>but it wasn't!! ? My hubby loved it; absolutely loved it!! I wish I'd added "hot salsa" or "Rotel" to it for him. I used shell macaroni & Velveeta Cheese vs the boxed dinner. In order to make it creamy enough, I drained juice off the Salsa & some tomatoes while melting cheese. A can of Cheddar Cheese Soup would've worked perfect but I was out. As easy as this was to make & please Hubby, I'll take some plain shells n cheese out for my daughter & add the heat to hubby's next time! ?
     
  4. I really like this. I used fresh made pico de gallo for half of the salsa and Cookwell & Company Escabeche Style salsa for the other half.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I used pico de gallo instead of salsa so I wouldn't have to drain it, and I needed an extra pouch of cheese sauce to make it cheesy enough. I only used a 1/2 tsp chili powder to keep it from being "too spicy" for the kids. I think maybe I might add some cumin, but as it was it was awesome.
     

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I am a wife, a mother and grandmother, I love to bake and I love to can (water-bath and pressure). My family and I live on 5 acres, we now have chickens and ducks and who knows what else we'll add in the future. My favorite meal to make and eat is soup.
 
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