Tacos In Pasta Shells

• 1 1/4 lb. ground beef
• 1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese with chives, cubed and softened
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 18 uncooked jumbo shells, cooked, rinsed and drained
• 1 c. sour cream
• 2 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 1 c. taco sauce
• 1 c. 4 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 c. 4 oz. shredded Monterey Jack
• 1 1/2 c. crushed tortilla chips
• 3 green onions, chopped
• leaf lettuce (optional)
• olives (optional)
• cherry tomatoes (optional)

1. Cook beef until brown; drain fat.
2. Reduce heat to medium.
3. Add cream cheese, salt and chili powder.
4. Simmer 5 minutes.
5. Toss shells with butter.
6. Fill with beef mixture.
7. Arrange shells in buttered 13 x 9-inch pan.
8. Pour taco sauce over each shell.
9. Cover with foil.
10. Bake at 350u0b0 for 15 minutes.
11. Uncover.
12. Top with cheese and chips.
13. Bake 15 minutes.
14. Top with sour cream and onions.
15. Garnish lettuce, tomatoes and olives.

ground beef, cream cheese, salt, chili powder, jumbo shells, sour cream, butter, taco sauce, cheddar cheese, shredded monterey jack, tortilla chips, green onions, leaf lettuce, olives, cherry tomatoes

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=525536 (may not work)