Beef / Pork

Taco Stuffed Shells is for Dinner.

Taco Stuffed Shells takes several minutes to prepare.

Taco Stuffed Shells takes 40 minutes to cook.

Taco Stuffed Shells makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Taco Stuffed Shells are:

1 lb. lean ground beef
Taco seasoning packet
3/4c. chopped green peppers
1/2c. onions
1 can petite diced tomatoes, drained
1 8oz pkg. reduced fat cream cheese
Full box of large shell pasta, cooked according to directions
8oz. shredded cheese
5 lg. handfuls Tostitos tortilla chips, crushed
Salsa

Here is how you make Taco Stuffed Shells:

Brown the beef, drain. Season beef (on its own) with the taco seasoning packet. Add the green peppers & onions, allow to cook for 3-4 min. Stir in the tomatoes. Mix well, cook for additional 3 min. for flavors to meld together. Cut the cream cheese in cubes, add to mixture and stir until it is completely melted. Remove from heat.Assemble shells by spooning some of the mixture into each individual pasta shell. Spray a 9x13 glass cake pan with Pam, pour salsa in to cover bottom of pan. Place shells on salsa as you fill them, filling the pan with stuffed shells. (They can fit in tightly). Top with 8 oz shredded cheese, bake for 30 min. covered with aluminum foil. Remove briefly from oven to cover the cheese and shells with crushed tortilla shells, replace and bake for an extra 10 min.Serving Size: Makes about 8 servings of 4 shells eachNumber of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LCORBIN10.

The nutritional information for Taco Stuffed Shells is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 4,913.4

• Total Fat: 212.6 g
• Cholesterol: 554.6 mg
• Sodium: 7,450.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 513.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 34.9 g
• Protein: 221.6 g