Tacos in Pasta Shells

Tacos in Pasta Shells

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 50 mins
  • Servings: 4-6

    • About This Recipe

    “Very tasty dish, and a kid pleaser!”

    Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbsground beef
  • 1 (3ounce) packages cream cheese with chives, cubed and softened
  • 1teaspoonsalt
  • 1teaspoonchili powder
  • 18jumbo pasta shells, cooked,rinsed,and drained
  • 2teaspoonsbutter, melted
  • 1cupprepared taco sauce
  • 1cupshredded cheddar cheese
  • 1cupshredded monterey jack cheese
  • 1 1/2 cupscrushed tortilla chips
  • 1cupsour 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 13×9 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.

    • Reviews

  • “I have been making this recipe for a few years, and I absolutely love it! It’s something new and different, and it’s delicious!”

  • “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!!!”

  • “This has been one of our family favorites for a long time!I’ve even played with it and turned it into a lasagna.Mmm, think I’llhave to make this one for dinner tonight!”

  • “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! “

  • “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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