Southwest Cowboy Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups crumbled tortilla chips
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 16 ounces cream cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• 4 ounces green chilies, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup yellow pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup tomato, diced & drained
• 1/2 cup black olives, chopped
• 1/2 cup green olives, chopped
• 1/2 cup scallion, chopped
• 1 salsa, of your choice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325f.
• 2 combine the crushed chips and butter and press into a 9" springform pan.
• 3 bake 15 minutes.
• 4 set aside to cool.
• 5 in large mixing bowl, whip cream cheese until fluffy.
• 6 beat in the salt and eggs, one at a time until smooth.
• 7 fold in the shredded cheese and green chilies.
• 8 pour into the prepared crust and bake for 30 minutes.
• 9 combine the sour cream and taco seasoning and pour over the hot cheesecake.
• 10 cool to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight.
• 11 just before serving, garnish decoratively with the diced and chopped vegetables.
• 12 a spiral pattern works nicely.
• 13 serve with accompanying salsa.