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Taco Cheesecake Recipe


Taco Cheesecake Recipe
This works as a main dish or appetizer. We love it. From one of my favorite cookbooks, First Come First Served in Savannah.

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Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 c crushed tortilla chips (plain or flavored)
  • 1 T butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 lb ground beef or chuck, 93% lean
  • 1 (1 1/4 oz) package taco seasoning, divided
  • 1 small can green chiles, drained
  • 2 T water
  • 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 (8 oz) package grated mexican flavor cheese (or your favorite)
  • 1 (8 oz) container sour cream
  • 2 T all-purpose flour
  • Garnishes: sliced ripe olives, chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, chopped green onion

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  2. Mix together chips and butter, and press into bottom of 9-inch springform pan (or 9-inch deep dish pie pan)
  3. Bake 10 minutes and cool on wire rack
  4. Brown beef in alarge skillet over medium heat, stirring to crumble
  5. Drain and pat dry once pink color has disappeared, if needed
  6. Return beef to skillet
  7. Stir in taco seasoning, reserving 1 t. Add water and chiles
  8. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes, until liquid evaporates
  9. Beat cream cheese wiht an electric mixer on medium speed util fluffy
  10. Add eggs and reserved 1 t taco seasoning
  11. Beat until smooth
  12. Beat in cheddar cheese until blended
  13. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over tortilla chip crust and up the sides of the pan at least 1 inch
  14. Spoon in beef mixture
  15. Spread cream cheese mixture from around sides of pan over beef mixture, forming a 1-inch border
  16. Comine sourcream and flour, and spread over cheesecake
  17. Bake 25 minutes
  18. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes
  19. Run a knife around edges and release sides
  20. Serve warm, with toppings as a main dish or appetizer.

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Comments


If I had cream cheese I would be making this right now! :)


Oh my! This sounds wonderful. What a novel idea! Great post and I'm so glad you've added it to the LOOKATMERECIPES group---that's where I spied it!!
--Kn0x--


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