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Salsa Cheese Bake

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Category: Appetizers

 Ingredients List

  • 2 Cloves garlic,
  • -finely chopped
  • 1 tb Vegetable oil
  • 12 oz Salsa
  • 4 oz Chopped green chilies,
  • -drained
  • 2 tb Raisins
  • 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 ts Ground cloves
  • ds Ground cumin
  • 1/2 lb Bulk Italian sausage
  • 16 oz Monterey jack cheese, cut
  • -into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1/4 c Sliced pimiento-stuffed
  • -olives
  • 12 oz Round tortilla chips

 Directions

Cook and stir garlic in oil in 1-quart saucepan until garlic is brown,
about 1 minute. Stir in salsa, chilies, raisins, cinnamon, cloves and
cumin. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally, reduce heat. Simmer
uncovered, stirring occasionally, until mixture is slightly thickened,
about 3 minutes. Cook and stir sausage in 10-inch skillet until brown;
drain. Stir in 1 cup of the salsa mixture.

Place half of the cheese slices in single layer in ungreased 1-quart
shallow casserole or pie plate, 9 x 1 1/4 inches. Spoon sausage mixture
over cheese slices in casserole; top with remaining cheese slices.

Bake uncovered in 400F oven until cheese is melted, 8 to 10 minutes. Heat
remaining salsa mixture and the olives until hot; pour over cheese. Serve
with tortilla chips. 15 servings; 295 calories per serving.


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