Julie Clark
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Mexican Tortilla Rollups
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These bite-size Mexican Tortilla Rollups are an easy appetizer to share at a party. Roll up, refrigerate, slice and serve with salsa.
These Mexican Tortilla Rollups feature a creamy, tangy filling made with cream cheese, cheddar, chiles, and olives. This is all wrapped in soft flour tortillas for an easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer, similar to our Italian Pepperoni Rollups.
Mexican tortilla rollups make an excellent make ahead appetizer.
I love appetizer recipes.
I think if I could skip the main dish of a meal and just focus on appetizers I’d be satisfied. When food is bite-sized, you get to try a little bit of everything, then still have room to go back for more of what you really loved.
Mexican appetizers are always a hit. I first enjoyed them at a summer picnic, but now we serve them any time of the year, especially during the holidays. They make a perfect party appetizer or New Year’s Eve snack!
You’ll love these little bite-sized rollups because they are simple to prepare. They can also be made ahead of time. I know that when I am getting ready to have company, anything that is meant to be made ahead is a life-saver and a time-saver.
To make in advance, I get the tortillas all rolled up, then refrigerate until I’m ready to slice them before the party.
You may also like our Italian tomato sandwiches, apple roll ups and lasagna rollups!
Enjoy! -Julie
What to serve with tortilla roll ups?
Serve the tortilla roll ups on a platter with queso, guacamole or blender salsa (even mango salsa) for dipping in a cute salsa bowl, of course! The flavors are up to you.
With the red salsa or salsa verde, these make such a pretty appetizer for the upcoming holiday season. They are great with tortilla chips, refried beans or Mexican dishes such as taco lasagna.
For main dishes, serve with Mexican chicken, sweet potato chili or ham sandwiches.
You may also love our lettuce wraps with turkey, avocado, bacon and other veggies.
Mexican Tortilla Roll ups
These bite-size Mexican Tortilla Rollups are an easy appetizer to share at a party. Roll up, refrigerate, slice and serve with salsa!
Servings 40 servings
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4.5 ounces green chilies (1 small can) drained and diced
- 4.5 ounces chopped black olives (1 small can) drained
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder or more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt or more to taste
- 5 10″ flour tortillas
Instructions
- Blend together sour cream and softened cream cheese with mixer. Stir in chilies, olives, cheese and seasonings. 8 ounces sour cream, 8 ounces sour cream, 4.5 ounces green chilies (1 small can), 4.5 ounces chopped black olives (1 small can), 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- Spread the mixture on equally on each of the floured tortillas and roll them up tightly. 5 10″ flour tortillas
- Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate for overnight or for at least 2 hours.
- Slice and serve with salsa. Store in the fridge in an airtight container.
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Notes
- I don’t recommend storing leftovers in the freezer. As the roll ups thaw, they may become soggy.
- Add diced red onion, green onions or peppers to the cream cheese filling.
- Add ranch dressing mix or taco seasoning spice to the cream cheese mixture for different flavored tortilla pinwheels.
- Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
Nutrition
Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 143mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 156IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 0.2mg
How to Make Mexican Tortilla Rollups
- Mix up the ingredients and spread the cream cheese mixture equally over 5 tortillas that are 10″ in diameter.
- Roll those tortillas up tightly, then wrap them in plastic wrap.
- Pop them into the refrigerator and let them chill for at least 2-3 hours. I made mine the day before our party so they were nice and firm.
- Slice the tortillas using a sharp serrated knife so they are about ½ an inch thick. You can cut off the end of the tortillas where it is not as thick. Store those in a baggie and eat them later…just because they are not as perfectly pretty doesn’t mean they aren’t good. Those leftovers tortilla rollups will make a great snack.
I added a layer of refried beans to the tortilla. These were delicious. Even the kids ate them. 🙂
I added a layer of refried beans to the tortillas. It added color and flavor.