A delicious Mexican-inspired
main dish is ready to serve in about 30 minutes.
Beef Fiesta
Shells
- 1 pound 96% lean ground
beef or 1 package fully cooked ground beef or shredded beef
1 small white onion, chopped
1 small can chopped green chilies
1 cup grated, reduced fat, cheddar cheese
1 jar (12 ounces) picante sauce (mild or medium)
1 small can tomato sauce
1 small can french fried onion rings, divided use
18 large pasta shells (stuffable kind)
- Cook pasta shells according
to directions. Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl, combine tomato
sauce, picante sauce and one cup of water. Set aside.
- If using fully cooked
ground beef, saute onions until soft. Add beef and continue as
below, omiting salt and pepper.
- Brown meat with onions,
salt and pepper. Add green chilies, 1/2-cup of cheese, half a
can of onion rings and 1/2 cup of prepared sauce.
- Stuff shells with meat
mixture. Pour remaining sauce over shells. Bake uncovered for
30 minutes.
- Sprinkle remaining onion
rings and cheese over the top. Bake for 5 minutes, or until cheese
is bubbly.
Serves 6.
Tip: This recipe can be
converted to a casserole by omitting the large pasta shells and
replacing with a 12-ounce bag of medium-small pasta shells. Instead
of stuffing shells, mix meat mixture with cooked small shells.
Follow the rest of the original recipe.
Nutritional information
per serving, using 95% lean ground beef: Calories 341, Total
Fat 10.6g, Saturated Fat 5g, Cholesterol 64 mg, Protein 27g,
Carbohydrate 34g, Iron 4mg, Zinc 4mg, Sodium 926mg, Potassium
417mg, Calcium 154mg, Vitamin C 54mg, Vitamin A 131RE, Vitamin
B12 2ug
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of Texas Beef Council and Beef It's Whats For Dinner.
