Southwestern Cheesecake

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This savory cheesecake has a tortilla chip crust, is flavored with chilies and a colby cheese blend and is topped with colorful vegetables.

time

prep:

30 min

total:

5 hr

servings

total:

50 servings

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What You Need

cup finely crushed tortilla chips

Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted

pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

eggs

pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheeses

can (4 oz.) chopped green chiles, drained

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

cup chopped yellow or orange pepper

1/2

cup green onion slices

1/3

cup chopped tomatoes

1/4

cup sliced pitted black olives

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 325°F if using a silver 9-inch springform pan (or to 300°F if using a dark nonstick 9-inch springform pan). Mix crushed chips and butter; press firmly onto bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes; set aside.

BEAT cream cheese and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add shredded cheese and chilies; mix well. Pour over crust.

BAKE 30 minutes or until center is almost set. Spread sour cream over cheesecake. Run small knife or spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; cool before removing rim of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Top with remaining ingredients just before serving. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Prepare as directed, using PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese.

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ywhitmire

posted:9/8/2003

This dish looks better than it tastes. Who knows, it could have been my fault, but this is definately not one of my favorites.

a cook

posted:12/7/2002

I ws very surprised at how easy this chessecake ws to make. I was a little disapointed at the crust because I could not crush the tortillas fine enough, but I am sure that if I was able to it would have been perfect.

a cook

posted:10/24/2002

This was great. I had a party to go to and needed to bring something; I wanted to do something different - this was it! What a hit! Everyone loved it - especially me! It looks like you spent a lot of time on it and it was so easy...and so tasty!

a cook

posted:4/27/2002

i bake alot of cheesecakes .this is one of the top ones on my list.

a cook

posted:3/13/2002

I'd had this recipe for several years from an old holiday magazine and lost it and was delighted when I found it on the website. This is an excellent party recipe for people to dip their forks into and stand around the table eating and talking. I'm not allowed to take anything to office parties but this.