SOUTHWEST CHEESECAKE
From midgelet 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 16
This is an appetizer cheesecake- yummy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely crushed tortilla chips shopping list
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted shopping list
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 1 packet taco seasoning shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 package (8 ounce) shredded colby/Montery Jack cheese shopping list
- 1 can (4 ounce) chopped green chilies, drained shopping list
- 1 cup sour cream shopping list
- 1 cup chopped bell pepper shopping list
- 1/2 cup sliced green onion shopping list
- 1/3 cup chopped tomatoes shopping list
- 1/4 cup pitted ripe olive slices shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Stir in chips and butter in small bowl; pressinto 9-inch spring form pan.
- Bake15 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese and eggs in large mixing bowl at medium
- speed until well blended.
- Mix in shredded cheese and chilies; pour overcrust and bake 30 minutes.
- Spread sour cream over cheesecake.
- Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve at least 30 minutes.
- Top with the remaining ingredients just before serving.
- TIP: you can also add 1/2 packet of taco seasoning with the cheese and chilies if you want a bit more spice.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Interesting! I especially like the Jack cheese (maybe I'll try Pepper Jack!) and I can use our own taco seasoning too. Thanks for this one, midge. You got my five, my friend.
Lorraine
lacrenshaw
in Horsham loved it
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This is a great different appetizer for a Mexican Fiesta! Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner!
Thanks for a great post.
m2googee
in Tomball loved it
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Oh wow, this seems really delicious and very different. What a great thing to display with nice crackers and a pretty knife on a buffet! Straight to the saves.--Kn0x--
knoxcop
in Los Alamos loved it
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