Baja-Derves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese (6 oz.)
1 (4 oz.) can diced green chili peppers, drained
1 (2 1/4 oz.) can sliced, pitted ripe olives, drained
1/4 c. sliced green onion
1/4 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 (4 1/2 oz.) can tiny shrimp, drained and rinsed
36 to 40 round tortilla chips

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine cheese, chili peppers, olives, onion and mayonnaise or salad dressing.
Gently fold in shrimp.
Arrange about 20 tortilla chips on a 12-inch microwave-safe platter.
Top each chip with a rounded teaspoonful of the cheese mixture. Microcook, uncovered, on 100% power (High) for 1 to 2 minutes (low wattage: place 12 chips on a paper plate and cook 1 to 2 minutes) or until cheese is melted, giving plate a half turn after 1 minute.
Repeat with remaining chips and cheese mixtures.
Makes 36 to 40 appetizer chips; 12 appetizer servings.