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Southwest Chicken Roll-Ups
Filled with chicken, cream cheese, tomatoes, and southwest spices, creamy chicken tortilla roll-ups are easy to make appetizers full of amazing flavors.
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Creamy chicken tortilla roll-ups are full of amazing flavors perfect for any party or gathering. These easy-to-make chicken pinwheels are filled with chicken, cream cheese, tomatoes, and southwest spices.
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Southwest Chicken Roll-Ups
Easy southwest chicken tortilla rollups are a quick appetizer or lunch that requires no baking and can be ready in just a few minutes. The perfect party appetizer everyone will love, serve them for any party, game day, or any get-together.
Packed full of flavor, soft flour tortillas are rolled up with cream cheese, chicken, tomatoes, cheese, and spices and then sliced to make crowd-pleasing bite-sized appetizers. Super simple to make ahead of time and refrigerate until you’re ready to eat.
Pair your pinwheel roll-ups with other easy finger foods including pretzel bites, Crab Rangoon, or bacon-wrapped mozzarella sticks. Or serve them for lunch alongside freshly baked homemade chocolate chip cookies and a refreshing glass of iced tea.
Southwest Chicken Roll-Ups Ingredients
- Cream Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Pepper - coarse black pepper
- Chili Powder
- Garlic Salt
- Green Onions - sliced green parts
- Cheddar Cheese - grated cheddar cheese
- Chicken - can use rotisserie meat
- Rotel
- Jalapenos
- Black Beans - canned black beans
- Flour Tortillas - burrito size flour tortillas
An already easy-to-make appetizer is even simpler to make by using rotisserie chicken. Make sure to dice the chicken into small pieces so that it spreads out in the mixture and makes a more uniform filling. In addition to using rotisserie chicken, you could also use leftover grilled chicken or even canned chicken.
Avoid having lumps in your mixture by making sure your cream cheese is room temperature when you mix your ingredients together. The can of Rotel has tomatoes and chopped green chili peppers in it, but you can also add salsa, hot sauce, bacon, corn, olives, pepper jack cheese, avocado, or more jalapeños to your roll-up recipe.
Chicken roll-ups can be made up to a day in advance, just keep the tortilla whole and wrapped in plastic wrap and slice just before serving. The roll-ups are easier to slice when they are chilled so make sure to refrigerate for at least an hour.
How to make Southwest Chicken Roll-Ups
FIRST STEP: In a mixing bowl, use a hand mixer or wooden spoon to beat together cream cheese, sour cream, pepper, chili powder, and garlic salt.
SECOND STEP: Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to gently mix in green onions, cheddar cheese, chicken, Rotel, jalapeño, and black beans. Stir until evenly mixed.
THIRD STEP: Place each tortilla on a sheet of plastic wrap.
FOURTH: Spread about 1 cup of the mixture over the face of each tortilla. Roll the tortilla up tightly and wrap the plastic wrap around it to hold the shape.
FIFTH: Refrigerate for a minimum of one hour to allow the flavors to combine and to firm up the tortilla and mixture for slicing into pinwheels.
SIXTH: Slice the tortillas into ¾-1” sections. Serve.
Can I make spicy chicken roll-ups?
Hot sauce, salsa, and more jalapeños can all be added to your roll-ups. Additional optional add-ins could include bacon, olives, corn, pepper jack cheese, and avocado.
Can I use corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas?
Corn tortillas don’t roll as well, so stick with soft flour tortillas for the best result.
Can I make chicken pinwheels in advance?
Roll-ups can be made up to a day in advance, just leave them unsliced and wrap them in plastic wrap. Slice them just before you are ready to serve them.
How to Store Southwest Chicken Roll-Ups
IN THE FRIDGE: Store leftover tortilla rolls in an airtight container or covered with plastic wrap in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
Southwest Chicken Roll-Ups
Filled with chicken, cream cheese, tomatoes, and southwest spices, creamy chicken tortilla roll-ups are easy to make appetizers full of amazing flavors.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 package cream cheese softened (8-ounce)
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon coarse black pepper
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ cup sliced green onions, green parts
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 2 cups diced, cooked chicken (I used rotisserie meat, diced very small)
- 1 can Rotel 10-ounce (loosely drained, a bit of the juice is fine)
- 1-2 tablespoons finely diced jalapeño seeds, and core removed (more or less to taste)
- 1 cup canned black beans (drained and rinsed)
- 4 burrito size flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, use a hand mixer or wooden spoon to beat together cream cheese, sour cream, pepper, chili powder, and garlic salt.
- Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to gently mix in green onions, cheddar cheese, chicken, Rotel, jalapeño, and black beans. Stir until evenly mixed.
- Place each tortilla on a sheet of plastic wrap
- Spread about 1 cup of the mixture over the face of each tortilla. Roll the tortilla up tightly and wrap the plastic wrap around it to hold the shape.
- Refrigerate for a minimum of one hour to allow the flavors to combine and to firm up the tortilla and mixture for slicing into pinwheels.
- Slice the tortillas into ¾-1” sections. Serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 1574kcal | Carbohydrates: 121g | Protein: 124g | Fat: 66g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 335mg | Sodium: 3705mg | Potassium: 2453mg | Fiber: 20g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 2608IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 1264mg | Iron: 16mg
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