Chicken Tortilla Rollups

Easy chicken tortilla rollups or pinwheels is a quick lunch or appetizer with cream cheese, chicken, and Southwest flavors that you can prep the day before or ahead of time.

Use some store-bought rotisserie chicken to make the prep even easier. Let’s face it, no one wants to spend time cooking chicken these days, especially when it’s hot out! At the grocery stores where I live you can buy containers of already cut up a rotisserie chicken.

These  chicken tortilla rollups are only 2 smart points on Weight Watchers using the ingredients listed below. The recipe makes 24 pinwheels.

Ingredients Needed

• Reduced fat cream cheese – I like to use Reduced-Fat Cheese because it has a lower calorie count and less saturated fat than regular cheese, but it may also have a different taste and texture.
• Chicken breast, deboned and diced – They’re lean and quick-cooking and always come out juicy and tender. Use an instant-read thermometer to make sure that the chicken is not over cooked.  When reading labels for chicken breasts try to find ones that say Organic or Free Range.
• Reduced fat cheese, shredded
• Dried coriander
• Canned jalapeno peppers, diced
• Ground cumin – is a member of the parsley family. It is a dried seed that is made from a plant called Cuminum cyminum.
• 3 tortillas, (10-inch diameter) – You can also sub Ole Extreme Wellness Wraps or La Banderita Carb Counter wraps
• Vegetable oil, as needed
• Salsa, as needed
• Sour cream, as needed

How to Make Chicken Fajita Rollups 

1. Mix together cream cheese, chicken, cheese, coriander, jalapeno peppers, and cumin. If the cream cheese is hard to work with stick it in the microwave until it is easy to spread or mix.
2. Divide mixture into 3 parts and spread each part evenly over each tortilla.
3. Roll up tortilla tightly around chicken mixture.
4. Wrap firmly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
5. Just before serving, cut each tortilla roll into ½ inch slices or cut into 8 equal pieces.
6. Salsa and sour cream serve as dip sauce.

Chicken Tortilla Rollups Variations

Amongst South Western style tortilla rollups there are other ways you can flavor these up. The possibilities are endless.

• Chicken Taco Pinwheels – Add a packet of taco seasoning mix to the cream cheese.
• Buffalo chicken pinwheels – Make my stovetop buffalo chicken recipe and spread that on the tortillas.
• Dill Pickle Pinwheels – Mix together ham, pickles, and cream cheese, spread on to tortilla.
• Italian Pinwheels  – Add italian seasoning to the cream cheese. Spread on tortilla, and top it with salami, pepperoni, and mozzarella on top of the cream cheese.
• • •  Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • •  Total Time: 10 minutes
  • •  Yield: 24 1x
  • •  Category: Appetizer
  • •  Method: No Bake
  •  Cuisine: American

   

  Description

  Easy chicken tortilla rollups or pinwheels is a quick lunch or appetizer with cream cheese, chicken, and Southwest flavors that you can prep the day before or ahead of time.

  Ingredients

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  • 8 ounces of reduced fat cream cheese
  • 1 cup of cooked chicken breast, deboned and diced
  • ¼ pound reduced fat cheese, shredded
  • 1 teaspoon of dried coriander
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh or canned jalapeno peppers, diced
  • 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
  • 3 tortillas, (10-inch diameter)
  • Vegetable oil, as needed
  • Salsa, as needed
  • Sour cream, as needed

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  Instructions

  1. Mix together cream cheese, chicken, cheese, coriander, jalapeno peppers, and cumin.
  2. Divide mixture into 3 parts and spread each part evenly over each tortilla.
  3. Roll up tortilla tightly around chicken mixture.
  4. Wrap firmly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  5. Just before serving, cut each tortilla roll into ½ inch slices or cut into 8 equal pieces.
  6. Salsa and sour cream serve as dip sauce.
  7. Serving size: 1 rollup.

  Notes

  myWW points: Blue 2; Green 2;  Purple  2

  My WW Personal Points: 2