Cheddar Chili Cheesecake

Name: Cheddar Chili Cheesecake
Total time: P1H
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter; bread crumbs; cheddar cheese; ham; cream cheese; cheddar cheese, very old, sharp; cottage cheese; scallions, spring or green onions; eggs; jalapeño pepper; milk; garlic cloves

Submitted by jazzelsie

YIELD

1 cake

PREP

20 min

COOK

40 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

1 ½

TABLESPOONS BUTTER

CUP BREAD CRUMBS
fine

CUP CHEDDAR CHEESE
grated

OUNCES HAM
thin sliced

1 ½

POUNDS CREAM CHEESE
room temp.

POUND CHEDDAR CHEESE, VERY OLD, SHARP
grated

CUP COTTAGE CHEESE *

CUP SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
chopped

LARGE EGGS

TABLESPOONS JALAPEÑO PEPPER

TABLESPOONS MILK

EACH GARLIC CLOVES
halved

Directions

Preheat oven to 325.

Butter 9 inch springform pan.

Mix breadcrumbs and ¼ cup cheddar.

Sprinkle mixture into pan, turning to coat.

Refrigerate.

Dice about half of ham; reserve remaining slices.

Mix diced ham with remaining ingredients in blender or processor until smooth.

Pour slightly more than half of filling into prepared pan.

Top with reserved ham slices in even layer.

Cover with remaining filling.

Set pan on baking sheet. Bake 1¼ hours. Turn oven off and cool cheesecake about 1 hour with door ajar. Transfer cheesecake to rack. Remove sides of pan. Cool to room temperature before serving.