Apache Cheese Bread

This will be great to prepare for those holiday parties or anytime of the year. A friend in my quilting guild gave me this recipe but she found it in Diane Gage's cookbook, Cooking and Gardening with Diane Gage. I also saw this recipe in the cookbook Celebrations on the Bayou.

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch)  round loaf Italian bread
• 16  ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup green onion, minced
• 8  ounces sour cream
• 1  teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 (4 1/2ounce) cans green chilies, chopped
• 1  cup ham, chopped

Directions

1. Cut the top of the bread off reserving the top.
2. Hollow out the inside.
3. Combine remaining ingredients and mix well.
4. Fill the bread with the cheese mixture.
5. Replace the top.
6. Place on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for one hour and 10 minutes.
7. Serve with tortilla chips.