Stuffed shells with a Mexican flavor. These shells are not overly spicy, just flavorful. Now the amount of spiciness will somewhat depend on how spicy the picante sauce is. Want more spiciness try substituting 1 can of green chilies for 1 can of jalapeños.
Mexican Stuffed Shells
Ingredients:
- 1 box jumbo shells
- 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
- 18 ounce jar picante sauce
- 3/4 cup water
- 12 ounces no salt added tomato sauce
- 2-4 ounce cans chopped green chilies
- 1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
- 2 cups french fried onions
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
- In a large skillet brown ground turkey and drain.
- Meanwhile in a medium bowl combine picante sauce, water and tomato sauce.
- Stir 3/4 cup sauce, 3/4 cup cheese, chilies and 1 cup french fried onions into the cooked ground turkey.
- Spread half of the remaining sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
- Stuff shells with turkey mixture and place into baking dish. Top shells with remaining sauce and bake covered for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and top with remaining 1 cup of french fried onions and 3/4 cup cheese. Return to oven and bake uncovered for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Serves: 6
Calories: 435
Total Fat: 19.9g
Saturated: 8g
Polyunsaturated: 0.3g
Monounsaturated: 2.4g
Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 100.4mg
Sodium: 1,247.7mg
Potassium: 1,247.7mg
Total Carbs: 27g
Dietary Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 8.4g
Protein: 35.4g
Vitamin A: 22.7%
Vitamin C: 28.7%
Calcium: 24.3%
Iron: 15%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
*Adapted from Favorite Brand Name Best-Loved Casseroles cookbook.
