Chili Cheesecake :)

[StPeteBBQ]

Chili Cheesecake

Ingredients

2 tbsp Yellow Cornmeal
1 tbsp Chili Powder
3 - 8oz packages Cream Cheese, softened
2 large Eggs
2 teas Garlic Powder
1-1/2 teas ground Cumin
2 - 4oz cans diced green Chilies
1 cup sliced green Onions
1 - 16oz jar salsa (any flavor)
2 cups (8oz) shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup Pepper Jelly
¼ cup Sour cream
Tortilla chips, assorted crackers or sliced baguette

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Heavily grease bottom and side of 9-inch spring form pan.

Combine cornmeal and chili powder.

Sprinkle over side and bottom of prepared pan.

Beat cream cheese, eggs, garlic powder and cumin in large mixer bowl until smooth: stir in chilies and ½ cup green onions.

Pour half of batter into pan.

Spoon 1 cup salsa and ¼ cup Pepper jelly on top of batter; sprinkle 1-1/2 cup cheddar cheese over salsa mixture.

Spread remaining batter on top of cheese.

Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until edges are set but center still moves slightly.

Cool completely in pan on wire rack; remove side of spring form pan.

Spread remaining salsa and Jelly on top; sprinkle with remaining cheese and green onions.

Scoop a ball of sour cream on top.

Serve with Tortilla chips, crackers or sliced baguette

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[sharky]

This sounds oddly good! almost like taco cornbread.

does it taste overly cheesecakish?

[StPeteBBQ]

Nope... not overly cheesecake-ish...

The lack of sugar takes care of that. The pepper jelly is the only thing that has any sweetness at all.

And as for taco cornbread, well note that there is only a smidgen of corn meal. Just enough to dust the pan. This is pretty much a cheese and chili and salsa thing.

[sharky]

It sounds really good. I'll have to try it out for our next party

[sharky]

the recipe is printed. Hopefully we will try it out this weekend:-)