Holiday Pinwheels (with Red & Green Pepper)
These Christmas pinwheels are festive AF! Not to forget to mention tasty and easy to prepare🙂. Opting for green tortillas and tinting the cream cheese a lovely red thanks to roasted red peppers makes this a lovely holiday-themed appetizer.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 115kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 8 ounce packages cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup roasted red pepper strips (jarred)
- 1 1.4 ounce packet Knorr vegetable dip mix
- 4-5 drops red food coloring (optional)
- 1 red bell pepper (thinly sliced into strips)
- 1 green bell pepper thinly sliced into strips
- 4 large spinach herb wraps (tortillas)
Instructions
- Add cream cheese, roasted red peppers, vegetable dip mix, and a few drops of red food coloring (optional) to a food processor. Process until combined, 15-20 seconds. Remove lid, scrape down sides, and process again if necessary to completely combine all of the ingredients.2 8 ounce packages cream cheese, ½ cup roasted red pepper strips, 1 1.4 ounce packet Knorr vegetable dip mix
- Add a few drops of red food coloring (optional) and process for 5-10 seconds.4-5 drops red food coloring
- Lay out a tortilla and spread the delicious mixture in a thin layer, leaving about a half-inch of the tortilla un-slathered around the edges (to prevent it from squishing out when rolling).4 large spinach herb wraps
- Add several thin strips of bell pepper on top of the shredded cheddar cheese.1 red bell pepper, 1 green bell pepper
- Roll the tortilla up, pressing firmly yet gently as you roll.
- Wrap the rolled tortilla securely in plastic wrap to help it keep its shape. Repeat 3 more times, or until you've used up all the filling.
- Refrigerate for at least 4-5 hours (or until firm) before cutting into approximately ½ inch pinwheels.
- Sample the ends. Serve the pretty ones.
Notes
Divide the pepper strips into 4 even bundles. Also, add the cream cheese mixture to a rectangular container and divide it into 4 even portions. Doing this will ensure that all of your pinwheel rolls will contain the same amount of ingredients. I admittedly like to be heavy-handed with the cream cheese filling; you could also stretch this recipe by using 5 spinach wraps and dividing the ingredients into 5 even portions.
Lay out a piece of plastic wrap underneath the tortilla before assembling it. After you roll the tortilla up all you have to do is wrap the plastic around it to secure it.
*Nutrition information is approximate and was calculated using an online nutrition calculator.
Nutrition
Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 342mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 622IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg