Southern Recipe #1 Blue Cheese Tart

Try a Southern specialty party dish. (Use Maytag blue cheese. Maytag is America's premier blue cheese.)

BLUE CHEESE TART
½ Cup pecan pieces, toasted 1/3 Cup chopped, sun-dried tomatoes
2 pkgs. 3 oz. cream cheese softened 1/4 Cup chopped gr. Onions
½ cup half and half ½ Cup Swiss cheese, shredded
2 eggs 1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
8 oz crumbled Maytag blue cheese
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Place favorite pie crust or prepared pie crust in greased 11" tart pan with removable bottom. Press on bottom and up sides of pan. Cut away excess pastry; prick all over with fork. Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Reduce oven to 350. Place pecans on bottom of pastry shell.
Place cream cheese in larger mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add half and half and eggs; mix well. Stir in blue cheese well drained tomatoes. green onions, Swiss cheese and Worcestershire sauce by hand. Pour into hot partially baked shell. Bake 35-40 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cut into wedges. Garnish with chives, if desired. Serve warm room temp or cold. (Warm is best)