Easy Spinach-Bacon Tortilla Roll-Ups

Easy Spinach-Bacon Tortilla Roll-Ups

piątek, 14 lutego 2014

Easy Spinach-Bacon Tortilla Roll-Ups

Time: 6 hrs 7 mins

Ingredients

• 7 -8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 -2 teaspoon minced fresh garlic (optional)
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach (thawed and hand-squeezed dry)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt, can use less or 1/2 teaspoon white salt
• black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (to taste) (optional)
• 3 tablespoons water chestnuts, finely minced, to taste (optional)
• 3 (9 inch) flour tortillas

Directions

• 1 Cook the spinach in boiling water for about 8-10 minutes; drain and place in a bowl to cool.
• 2 When the spinach is cool enough to handle squeeze out any excess moisture with hands, then place in a large bowl.
• 3 Add in all remaining ingredients with crumbled bacon except the tortillas; mix well to combine and adjust seasoned salt, pepper and cayenne to taste.`.
• 4 Heat 1 tortilla in a large skillet over high heat until warm and pliable (about 1 minute per side).
• 5 Spread 1/3 of the filling over the warmed tortilla leaving 1/2-inch border.
• 6 Roll up tightly enclosing the filling.
• 7 Wrap the roll in plastic wrap.
• 8 Repeat with remaining 2 tortillas and filling, the cover each one with plastic wrap.
• 9 Refrigerate the rolls for about 2 hours or up to 4 hours until the filling is very firm.
• 10 Set oven to 400 degrees.
• 11 Remove the plastic wrap, then slice off the uneven ends or the rolls.
• 12 Slice the rolls crosswise on a slight diagonal into about 3/4-inch thick (at this point you can freeze the slices to bake at a later time).
• 13 Arrange on a large baking sheet.
• 14 Bake until heated through (about 7 minutes).