Tex Mex Cheese Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 35
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/4 cup crushed tortilla chips
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese (room temp.)
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning
• 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
• 1/4 cup salsa
• 1 cup grated monterey jack pepper cheese
• 3 eggs
• 2 -4 chipotle chiles in adobo, diced and seeds removed for less heat
• 1/4 cup sliced scallion
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup salsa (homemade or prepared)
• 1/3 cup sliced scallion
• 1/3 cup sliced black olives

Recipe

• 1 butter spring form pan, coat with tortilla crumbs--set aside.
• 2 beat cream cheese, ricotta and jack cheese adding seasoning mix and adobo sauce beating in with electric mixer or in a food processor.
• 3 add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• 4 separate batter in half--add salsa to one half and chipotles and scallions to the other half.
• 5 layer in spring pan.
• 6 bake at 325°f for 45 minutes.
• 7 spread sour cream sprinkle shredded cheese and bake 10 minutes.
• 8 cool in pan.
• 9 cover and wrap in plastic.
• 10 refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 11 slide knife around edge of pan and remove to serve. place on platter and garnish with toppings.
• 12 scoop with tortilla chips.