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Texas Jalapeno Cheesecake Recipe

	Chefmeow / All my dishes 2 years, 8 months ago Another tried and true delight from my regional collection. This is a great appetizer for a Taco Bar and it always gets rave reviews. Enjoy Prep:15m Cook:60m Servings:16	Chefmeow
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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips

6 tablespoons melted butter

16 ounces cream cheese at room temperature

3 eggs

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1-1/2 cups sour cream divided

1 clove garlic minced

4-1/2 ounce can chopped green chilies

1 fresh jalapeno pepper stemmed seeded and minced

2 cups grated cheddar cheese

3 tablespoons chopped plum tomatoes

3 tablespoons chopped green onions

3 tablespoons diced black olives

1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Directions

Preheat oven to 300.

Lightly grease sides of a springform pan.

Pour melted butter over crushed tortilla chips and toss to combine.

Press on bottom and one-half inch up the sides of the pan.

Bake for 10 minutes then remove from oven and set aside.

With an electric mixer at high speed beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time and beat to incorporate.

Reduce mixer speed to low and blend in the flour and 1 cup of the sour cream then beat until smooth.

Add garlic, green chilies and minced jalapeno.

Turn off mixer and stir in cheese.

Pour filling into crust and bake for 1 hour.

Turn oven off and leave cheesecake in the oven for 1 hour with the door closed.

Remove from oven and cool.

Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

When ready to serve remove cheesecake from pan then spread remaining sour cream evenly over top and sprinkle with tomatoes, green onions, olives and cilantro.

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Comments

frodo 1 year ago said:
This sounds kinda ibteresting, i think i might make this in the near future 5 pt

hooksc 6 months ago said:
WOW!! A great cheesecake! I've been experimenting with savory cheesecakes for a little over a year and had some great reviews, but this recipe exceeded my expectations. Well done!!!

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frodo 1 year ago said:
i have a tip for you [or your husband]
when a cake is cooked and set out to cool
if its a spring form/bundt cake...a peice of cake
11/2" wide can be pillifered, cut the cake and push it back togather. like it never happened lol lol he he he

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