CrockD'Up | Conchas Con Carne

Conchas con carne is the ultimate fall dinner—hearty pasta shells, savory beef, and cozy spices all in one pot. It’s like a sweater for your stomach: warm, comforting, and guaranteed to make chilly evenings way more bearable. Plus, it’s budget-friendly and perfect for leftovers (if you can resist eating it all in one sitting).

Ingredients

1lb ground beef
1 box Barilla medium shells
6 roma tomatoes
3 jalapeños chopped
6 tomatillos
1 white onion
8 cloves garlic diced
One 8oz can tomato sauce
3 cups vegetable broth (more if serving more people)
Salt & Pepper
3 tbsp red chile powder
onion powder
3 tbsp tomato bouillon

1

In a skillet, roast tomatillos, 1/2 onion, 3 cloves garlic until tomatillo is soft. Blend and set aside.

2

Bring boiling pot of water to a boil. Add olive oil & salt. Add shells when boiling. Reduce heat to medium.

3

Brown ground beef in skillet. Sauté onion, tomatoes, peppers and garlic in wok.

4

Once shells are al dente, add shells to ground beef – veggie mix. Add broth, tomato sauce, tomatillo blend and all seasonings.

5

Conchas Con Carne

Ingredients

In a skillet, roast tomatillos, 1/2 onion, 3 cloves garlic until tomatillo is soft. Blend and set aside.

Bring boiling pot of water to a boil. Add olive oil & salt. Add shells when boiling. Reduce heat to medium.

Brown ground beef in skillet. Sauté onion, tomatoes, peppers and garlic in wok.

Once shells are al dente, add shells to ground beef – veggie mix. Add broth, tomato sauce, tomatillo blend and all seasonings.

Cook for 30 minutes and serve.