I love Mexican food.. from Mexican restaurants. I haven’t attempted many Mexican recipes.. but I plan on it. I’m not quite sure this qualifies as Mexican, but it’s something different.. considering ‘Mexican Night’ at our house usually consists of tacos. 🙂 Plus, it was good and my kiddo ate it… so it was a win.
Here is a printable recipe.
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Tex-Mex Shells and Cheese
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 small onion
- 2 tbsp taco seasoning
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 10 oz can green chili enchilada sauce (can use regular enchilada sauce instead if you like)
- 1 cup of favorite salsa
- 1 package large shell pasta
- 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Fill large pan with water and heat to boiling. Cook pasta until al dente. You want a little resistance when you bite into it. Do not overcook.
- Brown hamburger meat and chopped onion. Drain.
- Add taco seasoning and cream cheese.. continue stirring until cream cheese is melted and combined. Set aside.
- When pasta is done cooking, drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a small bowl mix enchilada sauce and salsa.
- In a medium casserole dish pour 1/2 of the enchilada sauce/salsa mixture in bottom, being sure to cover bottom of dish.
- Fill each shell with 1 tablespoon of meat mixture until meat or shells are gone… whichever comes first. If you have extra meat, just add a little extra to each shell.
- Spoon remaining enchilada sauce/salsa over the shells.
- Cover with foil and heat at 350 for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheeses. Cook uncovered until cheese is hot and bubbly.
You can also serve with sour cream and chopped green onions. Yum!
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