Home-style Chicken Enchilada Roll Ups
Chicken Enchilada Roll Ups Are the well-balanced appetizer or snack for any party or occasion. This prepare-ahead appetizer is made with straightforward-to-find ingredients like taco seasoning, cream cheese, and shredded chicken (or leftover chicken!). Straightforward appetizer recipes are always great to have on hand for game day or get-togethers.
Chicken Enchilada Roll Ups
Everyone loves these bite-size chicken enchilada tortilla roll ups, so you might want to double the batch if you’re making them for a crowd, like on Bowl Sunday! This finger food spiral snack is great for dipping.
Ingredients:
- Flour tortillas
- Taco seasoning packet
- Shredded chicken breasts
- Cream cheese
- Shredded Mexican cheese
- Can of drained diced tomatoes with green chilies (like Rotel)
- Minced garlic
- Green onions, sliced
- Optional: chopped cilantro to garnish
Instructions:
Additional optional ingredients could include sliced jalapeno pepper, chili powder, and garlic powder. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. It helps if the cream cheese is at room temperature or warmed up slightly.
Spread the chicken mixture onto the burrito-sized flour tortillas in an even layer. This is easily done with a spatula. What makes this such a great prepare-ahead appetizer is that a bunch of these can be whipped up in a snap!
Roll the tortillas tightly so they hold their shape. Now, chill the rolled-up tortillas in the fridge for 30 minutes. Chilling the rollups makes the cream cheese mixture return to a more solid form, allowing them to be sturdier and straightforward to eat once cut up into bitesize pieces. This can be done by placing the wraps in a baking dish, pan, or cutting board covered with plastic wrap.
Cut the chicken enchilada roll-ups into 1-inch thick bite-size pieces. Each tortilla will make about 8 rollups. Serve the roll-ups with your favorite taco dips like salsa, sour cream, enchilada sauce, guacamole, nacho cheese sauce, or even ranch dressing!
Recipe Tips
They’re also satisfying with a taco sauce drizzle. Toothpicks are helpful to serve them with but optional. Garnish the rollups with cilantro or even slices of avocado.
Prep 15 minutesTotal 45 minutesMakes 40 roll ups
Ingredients
- 5 burrito sized flour tortillas
- 1 ounce packet of taco seasoning mix
- 3 cups shredded chicken
- 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
- 1½ cups shredded Mexican cheese or cheddar cheese
- 10 ounce can drained diced tomatoes with green chilies (like Rotel)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 4 green onions, sliced
- ½ cup chopped cilantro for garnish (optional)
Method
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
- Using a spatula, spread the mixture onto the flour tortillas in an even layer.
- Roll the tortillas tightly so they hold their shape.
- Chill the rolled-up tortillas in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Cut into 1 inch thick pieces (about 8 rollups per tortilla).
- Serve with taco dips like salsa, sour cream, taco sauce, guacamole, or sliced avocado!
