Lindsay's Mexican Stuffed Shells

Mexican Stuffed Shells

1 lb ground beef- browned and drained (salt & pepper it too)
18 jumbo shells- cooked according to package directions
1 8oz can tomato sauce
12 oz salsa
1/2 cup water
1 can green chiles, chopped
1 cup cheese (cheddar or Jack) grated
1 can french fried onions (or if you buy the huge cans like I do, use half of it.)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375

Mix tomato sauce, salsa and water together, set aside. Brown ground beef, drain. Cook pasta according to package directions & set aside. Mix ground beef, green chiles, 1/2 cup sauce mixture, 1/2 cup cheese, 1/2 of the french fried onions. Pour half of the remaining sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Stuff the shells with the ground beef mixture. Arrange shells on top of sauce mixture in pan, pour the remaining sauce over the stuffed shells. Cover and bake for 30 minutes, add rest of cheese and french fried onions and bake until cheese is melted and onions are browned.