Best Chili Cheese Tart Recipes

GREEN CHILE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. In medium bowl, combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and chili powder; mix well. Stir in melted butter. Pat in bottom and 1 inch up sides of ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
• Heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion; stir to coat. Add lime juice; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until onion has softened, stirring frequently.
• Add garlic; cook and stir 30 to 60 seconds or until fragrant. Remove from heat. Add corn, chiles, cumin, salt and hot pepper sauce; mix well. Set aside.
• Beat cream cheese in large bowl on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in sour cream. Reduce speed to low; beat in eggs one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Stir in Monterey Jack cheese. Stir in chile mixture. Pour into crust-lined pan.
• Bake at 325°F. for 55 to 65 minutes or just until center of cheesecake is set. Cool cheesecake in pan on wire rack for 1 hour. Cover; refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
• Just before serving, run knife around edge of cheesecake to loosen; remove sides of pan. Arrange halved tomatoes around edge of cheesecake. Serve with crackers.

CHILE AND CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion. Cover and cook until just tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Cool briefly.
• Whisk cream and next 4 ingredients in bowl to blend. Mix in cheese, chiles, and onion mixture. Pour filling into frozen crust.
• Bake tart until golden brown and set in center, about 40 minutes.

CHILI CHEESE-STUFFED TOTS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and break up into smaller bits using a spoon or spatula.
• Add the cayenne, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and salt, then mix until evenly incorporated.
• Add ketchup. Mix thoroughly allowing beef to cook all the way through.
• Remove the pan from heat, and drain excess fat.
• Add the grated potatoes to a bowl, and add in the flour and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir to combine.
• Using the palm of your hand, spread 1 tablespoon of the potatoes into a thin pancake.
• Add 1 teaspoon of the beef, then press a cheese cube into the middle.
• Fold potato over beef and cheese, then create a fist around the tot while using your opposite hand to flatten both sides, creating the cylindrical tot form.
• Heat vegetable oil over high heat until temperature reaches 360˚F (182˚C).
• Fry the tots in batches for about 5 minutes, until golden brown.
• Transfer fried tots to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

EGG & GREEN CHILI PEPPER SOUFFLE (OR CRUSTLESS QUICHE/TART)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine first four ingredients.
• In separate bowl, beat eggs and combine remaining ingredients.
• Fold mixtures together.
• Pour into prepared 11x13 dish. Or use two round pie dishes for the quiche/tart effect.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

CHILE RELLENO TART

Steps:

• For crust:
• Combine 1 cup flour, 3/4 cup cornmeal and 1 teaspoon salt in processor. Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend in water by tablespoonfuls until mixture forms moist clumps. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate 1 hour. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Let dough soften slightly at room temperature before using.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan; trim to fit, reserving scraps. Place pan on heavy baking sheet. Bake until crust is set and edges begin to brown, about 20 minutes. If crust cracks, gently press small bits of reserved dough into cracks. Transfer pan to rack and cool.
• For filling:
• Char chilies over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides. Seal in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed and chop chilies.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Sprinkle Gruyère and mozzarella over bottom of crust. Sprinkle chilies over cheese. Combine eggs, cream, goat cheese, butter, salt and pepper in processor; blend well. Pour into crust. Sprinkle with Colby cheese.
• Bake tart until filling is golden brown and set, about 25 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.) Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEESE AND CHILE QUICHE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Roll out dough into a 13-inch round on a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin. Fit dough into tart pan, without stretching, letting excess dough hang over edge. Fold overhang inward and press against side of pan to reinforce edge. Prick bottom all over with a fork. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Line shell with foil or parchment paper and fill with pie weights. Bake until pastry is set and pale golden along rim, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Carefully remove foil and weights and bake shell until deep golden all over, 15 to 20 minutes more. Put tart pan in a shallow baking pan. Leave oven on.
• Mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt using side of a large knife.
• Discard seeds, ribs, and stems from chiles, then pat dry if necessary and cut into 1/3-inch-wide strips.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, crema, onion, garlic paste, and pepper in a large bowl until just combined, then pour into baked tart shell.
• Sprinkle cheese and chiles over custard (chiles will sink slightly) and bake until custard is just set, 50 to 60 minutes. (Center will jiggle slightly; filling will continue to set as it cools.)
• Transfer quiche in pan to a rack to cool at least 20 minutes before serving.
• To remove side of tart pan, center a large can under pan and let side of pan drop. Serve warm or at room temperature.