Southwestern Cheesecake (Appetizer)
- 2 12 lbs cream cheese (not light or nonfat)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 cup yellow onion, diced
- 34 cup salsa, plus
- 1 cup salsa, for topping (Pace Chunky brand)
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 4 ounces diced green chilies
- 5 eggs
- Spray a 10-inch springform pan with Pam nonstick spray and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Saute onions in olive oil and set aside to cool.
- Beat cream cheese on low speed with salsa, green chilies, taco seasoning and cooled sauteed onion.
- Scrape down sides of bowl and beat until softened and all ingredients incorporate.
- Add eggs, one at a time.
- Scrape bowl after each addition.
- Pour into springform pan.
- Bake at 325 degrees in a water bath (place springform pan on a cookie sheet and pour about 1/2 inch of water around it on the cookie sheet) for 50 minutes or until set.
- Remove from oven; cool and refrigerate overnight.
- Unmold.
- Serve, topped with the 1 cup of reserved salsa, with crackers and/or Triscuits.
cream cheese, olive oil, yellow onion, salsa, salsa, taco seasoning, green chilies, eggs
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/southwestern-cheesecake-appetizer-307647 (may not work)