Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large cast iron skillet, cook and crumble the sausage until brown.

Remove from skillet and drain on a paper towel. Pour off any excess grease.

Add onions and bell pepper to the skillet and cook over medium heat until soft and golden brown. Remove from skillet

and set aside.

To build the skillet, place 1/3 of the cheese in the cast iron skillet. Add half the sausage. Add another third of the cheese, then as

much of the veggie mixture as you'd like. Add almost all of the remaining cheese (reserve about 1/2 cup), the rest of the sausage, then whatever cheese you have left. Sprinkle the top very lightly with chili powder.

Place into the oven bake for about 5-7 minutes. You want to bake it until the cheese is totally melted, hot, and slightly bubbling...but before the cheese starts to firm up and harden.

Remove from the oven, top with veggies to garnish and serve immediately with tortilla chips!