southwestern cheesecake
Feeds a bunch and easily customizable. Serve with tortilla chips or celery/carrot sticks. Cook time includes minimum chill time.
yield
serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For southwestern cheesecake
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1 cfinely crushed tortilla chips
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2 Tbspbutter, melted
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2 pkgcream cheese (8 oz. each)
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2 lgeggs
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8 ozpackage shredded colby-monterey jack cheese
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4 ozcan chopped green chilis, drained
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1 csour cream
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1 cchopped bell peppers (combo of yellow, orange, red)
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1/2 cchopped green onion
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1/4 csliced black olives
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1/3 cchopped tomato
How To Make southwestern cheesecake
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1Preheat oven to 325F. Stir together crushed chips and butter, and press into a 9-inch spring form pan.
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2Bake for 15 minutes.
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3While the crust is baking, beat cream cheese and eggs in a large bowl at medium speed until well blended.
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4Stir in co-jack cheese and the chilis and pour over crust. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely.
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5Spread sour cream over cheesecake and sprinkle with the toppings. Chill 1-2 hours.
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6Remove cheesecake from pan after chilling. Let sit a bit before serving or you will break your chips!
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