Recipe - Salsa Cheese Bake

2 Cloves garlic,
finely chopped
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
12 ounce Salsa
4 ounce Chopped green chilies,
drained
2 tablespoon Raisins
One fourth teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Ground cloves
ds Ground cumin
One half pound Bulk Italian sausage
16 ounce Monterey jack cheese, cut
into 1/4inch slices
One fourth cup Sliced pimientostuffed
olives
12 ounce Round tortilla chips

Cook and stir garlic in oil in 1quart 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 10inch skillet until brown;
drain. Stir in 1 cup of the salsa mixture.

Place half of the cheese slices in single layer in ungreased 1quart
shallow casserole or pie plate, 9 x 1 One fourth 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.

Source: Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 6th Edition

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