Tacos In Pasta Shells - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 lb. ground beef
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, cubed and softened
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder
18 jumbo pasta shells, cooked, rinsed and drained
1 Tbsp. butter, melted
small pitted ripe olives
1 c. prepared taco sauce
1 c. (4 oz.) Cheddar cheese, shredded
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 1/2 c. crushed tortilla chips
1 c. dairy sour cream

Preparation

Cook beef in 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 13 x 9-inch pan.
Pour taco sauce over each shell.
Cover with foil.
Bake in preheated 350\u00b0 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 chopped ripe olives.