Taco Stuffed Pasta shells

From: invictus

On Nov 8, 2009

This is really really good! I prepared 15 shells but ended up needing more so I boiled an additional 5 and that was just perfect (I didn't overstuff mine which may be why). I used all salsa because I forgot to buy taco sauce and that worked just fine. Served with sour cream. Yummy!

From: FeelinYummy

On Aug 22, 2009

These are fantastic and so easy! My 16 yr old son and his friends request these all the time! I usually skip the green onions, as my son is picky and complains when I add them. I'm not a huge fan of super spicy food but my son & some of his friends are so I usually use 2 casserole dishes and use mild salsa and taco sauce in one and hot in the other. Hint, if you have a similar issue in your house you can either add honey to hot salsa to tone down the heat or add hot sauce to mild salsa to kick it up.

From: Pam-I-Am

On Mar 27, 2006

We LOVED this recipe!!!! I was going to make a different stuffed taco shell recipe here on zaar and it just didn't seem to have enough moisture in it. When I saw yours included putting a cup of salsa on the bottom of the pan - I switched..and I'm glad I did. I boiled my shells about 8 minutes and drained...to make sure they didn't get over done and fall apart. I used 1 pound ground beef and found that it stuffed 12 shells like you said, but I had more than 12 shells cooked so I ended up opening 1 small can of chicken, adding some sour cream, cheddar and taco seasoning to it and stuffed about 4 more shells. Turns out, my 9 yo daughter loves the chicken ones better than the beef! Thanks for sharing. This will definitely be a repeat recipe in our home. (For those cooking for a family, we ate about 4 shells per person here) ~ Follow up comment for the 2nd time I made it....I didn't have any salasa so I put a 15 oz can of chili beans on the bottom of the casserole instead. It was great - I may keep doing it that way. Pam

From: MountainDreamer

On Nov 15, 2006

I found this same recipe in the Quick Cooking magazine and have been using it ever since. When I make these I always make too much, so I freeze some and give some away - there is never any waste, they are too good. I've also found that if you under cook the shells a bit, they are more firm and easier to fill.