Santa Fe Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup finely crushed tortilla chips
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 8 ounces shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, blend
• 1 can chopped green chili, drained
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 jar diced pimento
• 2 teaspoons minced dried garlic
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• jalapeno

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 mix tortilla chips and melted butter and press into a (9-inch) springform pan.
• 3 bake for 15 minutes.
• 4 beat cream cheese and eggs until well blended.
• 5 add shredded cheese, green chilies, onion, pimientos, worcestershire sauce and garlic.
• 6 pour over tortilla chip crust and bake for 30 minutes.
• 7 serve at room temperature with tortilla chips and salsa.