{"id":20259,"date":"2025-11-03T13:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/?p=20259"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:20:47","slug":"taco-stuffed-pasta-shells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/taco-stuffed-pasta-shells\/","title":{"rendered":"Taco-Stuffed Pasta Shells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/gallery\/recipes\/TacoStuffedPastaShells.jpg\" alt=\"Taco-Stuffed Pasta Shells\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icoDL\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/images\/ico_Print.png\" alt=\"download\" title=\"Print Recipe\" onClick=\"window.print()\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/taco-stuffed-pasta-shells\/email\/\" title=\"Email This Post\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-EmailIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-email\/images\/ico_email.png\" alt=\"Email This Post\" title=\"Email This Post\" style=\"border: 0px;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"recTitle\">Taco-Stuffed Pasta Shells<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\">Prep: 30 minutes plus cooling<br \/>\nBake: 20 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4<\/span> <!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"recIngre\"><span>16 <\/span>jumbo pasta shells<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>pound 80% lean ground beef<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>small white onion, halved and chopped<br \/>\n<span>1\t<\/span>package (1 ounce) less-sodium taco seasoning<br \/>\n<span>1-3\/4 <\/span>cups mild chunky salsa<br \/>\n<span>3\/4 <\/span>cup <strong>Sargento\u00ae shredded off the block sharp or extra sharp Cheddar cheese<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>\t<\/span>Sour cream, chopped avocado and\/or chopped fresh cilantro for garnish (optional)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>1.<\/span>Preheat oven to 375\u00b0. Prepare pasta shells as label directs; drain, rinse with cold water and cool completely.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>2.<\/span>In large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until beef is browned and onion is tender, breaking up beef with side of spoon; stir in seasoning and 3\/4 cup water. Heat to a simmer; reduce heat to medium and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Makes about 2 cups beef mixture.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>3.<\/span>In bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking dish, spread 3\/4 cup salsa. Stuff shells with beef mixture; place, filling side up, in prepared dish. Spoon remaining 1 cup salsa over shells; sprinkle with cheese. Tightly cover dish with aluminum foil; bake shells 20 minutes or until internal temperature of filling reaches 160\u00b0 and cheese is melted. Makes 16 stuffed shells.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>4.<\/span>Serve stuffed shells garnished with sour cream, avocado and\/or cilantro, if desired.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recNut\"><br \/>\nApproximate nutritional values per serving (4 stuffed shells):<br \/>\n542 Calories, 21g Fat (9g Saturated), 90mg Cholesterol, 1020mg Sodium,<br \/>\n56g Carbohydrates, 6g Fiber, 18g Sugars, 7g Added Sugars, 35g Protein<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"recPrep\"><span>Smart Swaps:<\/span><br \/>\nGround turkey or chicken keeps the filling lean while still hearty. Cook the pasta shells just shy of done before stuffing; they\u2019ll finish baking in the oven and stay perfectly tender.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taco-Stuffed Pasta Shells Prep: 30 minutes plus cooling Bake: 20 minutes \u2022 Serves: 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[93],"class_list":["post-20259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-05_lunch-dinner","category-recipes","tag-25hol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20259"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20286,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20259\/revisions\/20286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inseasonezine.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}