Tacos In Pasta Shells

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/4 lbs	567g / 20oz	Ground beef
3 oz	85g	Cream cheese with chives
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Chili powder
18		Jumbo pasta shells
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - melted
1 cup	237ml	Taco sauce
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Cheddar cheese - shredded
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Monterey jack cheese - shred
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Tortilla chips - crushed
1 cup	237ml	Dairy sour cream
3		Green onions - chopped
		Leaf lettuce - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Cook, rinse and drain pasta shells. Cut cream cheese into cubes. Cook beef in a large skillet over medium high heat until brown, stirring to separate meat; drain fat. Reduce heat to medium low. Add cream cheese,, salt and chili powder; simmer 5 minutes. Toss shells with butter; fill with beef mixture. Arrange shells in buttered 13x9" pan. Pour taco sauce over each shell. Cover with foil. Bake in preheated 350~ oven 15 minutes. Uncover; top with cheddar cheese, monterey jack cheese and chips. Bake 15 minutes more or until bubbly. Top with sour cream and onions. Garnish with lettuce.

Source:
Art Ginsburg

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