Taco Stuffed Shells
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Serves: 6
 
Weight Watchers Info: 16 PointsPlus per serving
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 90% lean pound ground beef
  • 1-2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 1 cup corn
  • 1 cup low sodium black beans
  • 4 low fat neufchatel cream cheese
  • hot sauce to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 pound large pasta shells, cooked
  • 1 tablespoon reduced fat butter or margarine, melted
  • ½ cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 cup reduced fat cheese, shredded (we used a Mexican blend)
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat.
  2. Add the onions and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
  4. Add the ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it up, about 10 minutes.
  5. Add the taco seasoning, tomato puree, corn, black beans and goat cheese and cook until the cream cheese has melted in, about 2-3 minutes.
  6. Season with hot sauce, salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Spread the salsa into a large baking dish, stuff the shells with the beef mixture and place them in the salsa.
  8. Mix the butter or margarine into the bread crumbs and sprinkle onto the stuffed shells followed by the cheese.
  9. Bake in a preheated 350F oven until the cheese has melted and the bread crumbs turn golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.
Recipe by The Taste Place at https://www.thetasteplace.com/taco-stuffed-shells-cheesy-mexican-italian-inspired-goodness/