Savoury Smoked Chicken Cheesecake

Ingredients

  • 250g savoury cheese biscuits, crushed
  • 90g butter, melted, + 20g extra
  • 2 large leeks, sliced
  • 250g block cream cheese, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • 5 eggs
  • 200 g smoked chicken breast, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup semidried tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup grated tasty cheese
  • 1 tablespoon chopped oregano
  • salt & pepper to taste

Method

  1. Combine biscuit crumbs and melted butter, and press into the base of a greased and lined 23 cm springform tin. Chill.
  2. Heat extra butter in a non-stick frypan and sauté leeks until softened. Cool. Beat in the cream cheese and sour cream, then the eggs one at a time, until well combined.
  3. Stir in the leeks, chicken, tomatoes, cheese, oregano and seasonings.
  4. Pour mixture into prepared base and bake at 160 deg C for 45-50 minutes or until set.
  5. Cool slightly in oven with door ajar before removing from pan.
  6. Serve sliced, warm or cold, with a green salad.