Festive Cheesecake

Festive Cheesecake Crust:

1 and 1/2 cups finely crushed tortilla chips

1/4 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine tortilla chips and butter and press onto bottom of a lightly greased 9 inch springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes then set aside to cool on a wire rack.

Filling:

3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

2 large eggs

2 and 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese with peppers

1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained

1 (8 ounce) carton of sour cream

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

1/2 cup chopped sweet yellow pepper

1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper

1/2 cup chopped green onions

1 medium tomato, chopped

2 tablespoons finely chopped ripe olives

With electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. add the eggs one at a time and blend well after each addition. Stir in the cheese, chiles and ground red pepper.

Pour into the prepared pan and bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes then gently run a knife around edge of pan to release sides and let cool completely.

Spread sour cream evenly over top then cover and chill. Arrange green pepper and remaining ingredients on top as desired.

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