Difficutly: moderate
Time: 20 Min
Portion: 12 servings
Ingredients:
1 cup tortilla chips, finely crushed
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
2 eggs
8 ounces colby or monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped green chiles
dash tobasco
1 cup sour cream
Red or Yellow pepper, sliced
scallions, chopped
olives
salsa
Directions:
1. Combine crushed chips and butter and press in the bottom and sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Bake for 15 minutes in a 325 oven.
2. Beat cream cheese and eggs well; mix in shredded cheese, chiles and pepper sauce. Pour in pan over tortilla crust and bake 30 minutes.
3. Spread sour cream over the top while the cheesecake is still warm. Cool completely before removing from the pan.
4. Chill and garnish.
5. Serve with tortilla chips.