Mexican Stuffed Shells

This is one of my all time new favorite recipes.  The entire family enjoyed them.  It only took about 15 minutes to prep, about 45 minutes to cook, and 2 minutes to devour.

Recipe: Mexican Stuffed Shells

Ingredients: 

• 1 pound ground beef (you could use ground turkey)
• ½ cup yellow onion, diced
• 1/2 packet of McCormick taco seasoning
• 4 oz softened cream cheese (I used fat free cream cheese)
• 1 box of JUMBO pasta shells (I boiled 30, but used 20)
• 12 oz enchilada sauce
• 1 cup of chunky salsa 
• 1¼ cup fiesta blend cheese
• ½ cup mozzarella cheese

Instructions: 

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil.
2. Boil your pasta shells for about 10-12 minutes When your shells are done cooking, rinse with cold water.  Put to the side. 
3. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
4. In a large skillet, cook your ground beef over medium high heat.  While the meat is cooking, season with garlic powder, season all, and black pepper.  Stir.  Then add in chopped onions.  Continue to cook until meat is cooked through.  
   
5. Drain the extra grease from the pan. 
6. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the ground beef and stir. 
7. Turn the heat to medium and then add in cream cheese. Cook until cheese is mixed in and melted throughout. Set aside.
   
8. In a large bowl, combine your salsa and enchilada sauce 
   
9. In the bottom of a 9x13 pan, pour about half of your salsa/enchilada mixture.  Then spread it evenly around the pan. 
   
10. Fill each jumbo shell with a good portion (about 1 TBS) of the meat mixture and place into the pan with sauce. 
    
11. Repeat until all shells or meat mixture is gone.
12. Pour the remaining salsa/enchilada sauce mixture over the tops of the shells.
13. Cover the pan with aluminum foil. 
14. Bake for 30 minutes.
15. Remove aluminum and top with cheeses.
16. Return to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes until cheese is melted. 
17. Let stand for about 5 minutes. When you serve, you can add sour cream and Jalepenos on top for garnish/extra flavor. 
    
18. Enjoy!