Recipe Southwest Appetizer Cheesecake (Appetizer)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 cups crushed tortilla chips
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups shredded Colby cheese
• 8 ounces cottage cheese
• 4 eggs
• 4 ounces chopped green chile peppers
• 8 ounces jalapeno cheese dip
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 4 ounces sour cream
• 2 (2 ounce) cans sliced black olives
• 2 bunches green onions, chopped

Preparing/Cooking:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine crushed tortilla chips and melted butter in a small mixing bowl.
• Press mixture into a 9-inch springform pan to form the crust.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, Colby-Jack cheese, cottage cheese, eggs and green chile peppers.
• Spread this mixture evenly into the crust.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• When finished baking, remove cake from oven and let cool 5 minutes.
• Combine the jalapeno dip and 8 ounces sour cream in a small mixing bowl.
• Spread this mixture over the cheesecake to cover any cracks.
• Return to cake the oven and bake 10 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for at least 4 hours.
• When cooled, dollop remaining sour cream on top of the cake (in the center).
• Arrange the tomatoes, black olives, and green onions around the sour cream in concentric circles.

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