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Are you ready to cook an inexpensive dinner and feed the whole family? I guarantee that there will be leftovers too. It’s a comforting meal prepared with cheap ingredients, and I am sure that most of them you have in your pantry. In my opinion, any pasta dish promises a good meal to feed the whole family, and when we mention pasta, let’s not forget how our kids enjoy it. It can be so much fun.

When bound together, these simple ingredients form the perfect pasta dish with ground beef. It’s an amazing casserole dish that will feed a crowd.

Why you’ll love the recipe:

This pasta shell with ground beef is a great dinner or lunch idea that will feed a crowd. It’s a perfect dish to make when friends come for dinner or lunch. 

How to serve it:

Serve this dish freshly prepared while it’s still warm. 

Ingredients:

  • Ground beef
  • Sazon perfecta seasoning
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Pasta shells
  • Olive oil
  • Water
  • Granulated chicken broth
  • Diced serrano peppers
  • Onion
  • Rotel
  • Chopped parsley
  • Garlic powder and onion powder to taste
  • Red sazon seasoning
  • Bay leaf

Pasta shells with ground beef

This pasta shell with ground beef is a great dinner or lunch idea that will feed a crowd. It’s a perfect dish to make when friends come for dinner or lunch.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ lb. Ground beef
  • Sazon perfecta seasoning
  • Black pepper to taste
  • 2 C. Pasta shells
  • ¼ C. Olive oil
  • 4 C. Water
  • 2 Tbsp. Granulated chicken broth
  • 3 Diced serrano peppers
  • ½ Chopped onion
  • 1 Can Rotel
  • Chopped parsley
  • Garlic powder and onion powder to taste
  • 2 Packets Red sazon seasoning
  • 1 Bay leaf

Instructions
 

  • First, brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until cooked through. Drain any excess fat and stir in the pepper and perfect seasoning. Stir until combined.
  • While the ground beef is cooking, brown the pasta shells in the oil in a separate skillet.
  • Stir the browned pasta into the cooked ground beef and mix until combined.
  • Stir all the remaining ingredients into the skillet and cover. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook until the pasta is cooked and tender.
  • Serve and enjoy.
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Can you make it ahead?

Yes, you can make it ahead of time and store it in the fridge until ready to use. 

Storage instructions

Store it in the fridge for up to 1 day. 

Variations and substitutes

Use any kind of pasta and use breakfast sausage instead of ground beef.