You can make these roll ups in no time at all as long as you have shredded chicken. This chicken recipe will be a new favorite that even the pickiest family members will love. This recipe can be made as a main course or as an appetizer for a party or get together. They work perfectly either way.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make chicken taco roll-ups, you will need the following ingredients:
- Shredded chicken
- Fat free cream cheese
- Shredded Mexican cheese blend
- Salsa
- Green onions
- Avocado
- Taco seasoning
- Garlic
- Garlic salt
- Salt
- Pepper
- Flour tortillas
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Chicken Taco Roll-Ups
- In a bowl, mix together, the shredded chicken, cream cheese, Mexican cheese, salsa, and onions with a hand mixer.
- Add the diced avocado, taco seasoning, and garlic, garlic salt, salt and pepper, and mix at a slow speed.
- Spread a thin layer over a tortilla and roll the tortilla up.
- Cut into 1 inch bites.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe Notes
If you want to make this recipe healthier, you can try the following modifications:
- Use wheat or spinach tortillas instead of flour tortillas.
- Instead of cream cheese, use plain Greek yogurt. Your filling will be more runny, so you can add more chicken. Other alternatives to cream cheese, include low-fat cream cheese, or using half cream cheese and half plain Greek ygourt.
- Add more vegetables – celery, small carrot shreds, zucchinis, red peppers, spinach, or arugula.
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Chicken Taco Roll-ups (Pinwheels)
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken, shredded
- 8 ounces fat free cream cheese, 1 package
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- ⅓ cup salsa
- 4 green onions
- ½ avocado, diced
- 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 teaspoon garlic
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together, the shredded chicken, cream cheese, Mexican cheese, salsa, and onions with a hand mixer.
- Add the diced avocado, taco seasoning, and garlic, garlic salt, salt and pepper, and mix at a slow speed.
- Spread a thin layer over a tortilla and roll the tortilla up.
- Cut into 1 inch bites.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
- Use wheat or spinach tortillas instead of flour tortillas.
- Instead of cream cheese, use plain Greek yogurt. Your filling will be more runny, so you can add more chicken. Other alternatives to cream cheese, include low-fat cream cheese, or using half cream cheese and half plain Greek ygourt.
- Add more vegetables – celery, small carrot shreds, zucchinis, red peppers, spinach, or arugula.
Nutrition
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Could you make the filling ahead of time and add to the tortilla before serving?
Yes, but don’t add the avocados until ready to add to the tortilla.
Do you think these could be made ahead and frozen?
Flour tortillas don’t freeze and then thaw very well. They tend to get soggy.