Salsa Cheese Bake

Recipe Ingredients

2		Garlic - finely chopped
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable oil
12 oz	340g	Salsa
4 oz	113g	Chopped green chilies - drained
2 tablespoons	30ml	Raisins
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Ground cloves
1		Ground cumin
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Italian sausage
16 oz	454g	Monterey jack cheese, cut -into 1/4-inch
		Slices
1/4 cup	59ml	Sliced pimiento-stuffed -olives
12 oz	340g	Round tortilla chips

Recipe Instructions

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.

Source:
Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 6th Edition

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