These Mexican Fiesta Roll-ups (pinwheels) are an easy party food or even after school snack. This is one of those easy recipes everyone loves! BE SURE TO GET THE RECIPE TIPS IN THE BODY OF THE POST AND SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE INGREDIENTS FOR PINWHEEL RECIPES!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Additional Time30 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Appetizers
Cuisine: American
Servings: 48
Calories: 67kcal
Author: LittleCooksReadingBooks.com
Ingredients
8-ouncescream cheesesoftened
1/2cupsour cream
1/4cupsalsa or picante sauce
2Tablespoonstaco seasoning or Hidden Valley Ranch Fiesta Seasoning Dip*
1cupfinely shredded cheddar cheese or mix of Mexican cheese
8 10-inchflour tortillas
Dipping saucesoptional, like extra salsa or sour cream
Instructions
In a small mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, salsa, and sour cream. Add in seasoning and mix until combined and smooth. The mixture should be thick and creamy and not thin and runny. If it's too thin, add more cream cheese.
Spoon about 1/4 cup of cream cheese mixture onto one tortilla. Use the back of a spoon or spatula to smooth mixture to almost the edge of the tortilla all the way around.
Sprinkle with a layer of shredded cheese.
Starting on the end of the tortilla with the most cream cheese mixture, tightly roll the tortilla, taking care not to squish the ingredients out of the ends of the tortilla.**
Repeat until all mixture and tortillas have been used.
DO NOT CUT YET! Roll tortilla rolls in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes. I always refrigerate them overnight.
Using a sharp or serrated knife, gently cut into 1/4-inch or 1/2-inch slices. The amount you get will vary based on your slice sizes.
Serve immediately with dipping sauces like salsas, guacamole, and/or sour cream.
Notes
*Hidden Valley Ranch Fiesta Seasoning Dip packets may be hard to find. You can also use taco seasoning or other southwest dried dip seasonings.**The cream cheese mixture usually acts as a seal to hold the rollups together. If it doesn't and you find your pinwheel roll-ups falling apart, add a little more cream cheese mixture to the edge and then press to seal. Then, roll the long pinwheel rolls (don't cut yet!) into plastic wrap and secure the edges with a toothpick. Refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 30 minutes.Fiesta rollups are also great with green onions, green chilis, black olives and more!