Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

sausage and pepper cheesecake

aggiemom20002000 avatar
Recipe by
Sharon Whitley
@aggiemom20002000
Houston, TX

A little goes a long way, so this will serve up to 32 slices. It's good, and it's a great game day food.

yield 32 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sausage and pepper cheesecake

  • 1 c
    crushed round buttery crackers (about 24 crackers)
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter or maargarine, melted
  • 1 lb
    spicy bulk pork sausage
  • 2 pkg
    (8 oz) refrigerated tricolor dices bell peppers
  • 3 pkg
    (8oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 c
    whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3
    eggs
  • 4 oz
    smoked gouda cheese, shredded (1 cup)

How To Make sausage and pepper cheesecake

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375. Spray 9 inch spring form pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix crackers and butter until blended. Press in bottom of pan Bake 8 minutes or until golden brown. Reduce oven temperature to 300 after removing crust from oven.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, cook sausage and diced bell peppers in 12 inch skillet. Cook until sausage is no longer pink. Drain, set aside.
  • 3
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add whipping cream, salt and eggs; beat on low speed just until smooth. Stir in cheese and sausage and pepper mixture. Pour over crust; smooth top.
  • 4
    Bake 50 minutes or until center is almost set. Turn oven off; open door at least 4 inches. Let cheesecake remain in oven 30 minutes. (Make sure no children or adults are around who might run into hot oven door that is slightly open.) Run knife around edge of pan to loosen cheesecake. Col in pan on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight. To serve run small metal spatula around edge of pan; carefully remove side of pan.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
ADVERTISEMENT