Make Ahead Mexican Roll Ups Recipes

FIESTA PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sour cream, picante sauce, taco seasoning and garlic powder until smooth. Stir in olives, chiles, cheese and onions. Spread about 1/2 cup on each tortilla. , Roll up jelly-roll style; wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Slice into 1-in. pieces. Serve with salsa.

MEXICAN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Spread over tortillas. Roll up tightly and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. , Unwrap and cut into scant 1-in. slices. Serve with salsa if desired.

APPETIZER TORTILLA PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, cheese and sour cream until blended. Stir in olives, green chiles, green onions and seasonings., Spread over tortillas; roll up tightly. Wrap each in plastic, twisting ends to seal; refrigerate several hours., Unwrap. Cut into 1/2- to 3/4-in. slices, using a serrated knife. If desired, serve with salsa.

MEXI-ROLLUPS

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, picante sauce, green chiles, and taco seasoning in a large mixing bowl.
• Spread some of the mixture over most of 1 tortilla, leaving a 1/2-inch border on one side. Roll up. Repeat with remaining tortillas and cream cheese mixture. Cut into 1- to 2-inch sections.

MEXICAN PINWHEELS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese, chicken and sour cream. Use a hand mixer if you have one to make sure it's really well combined.
• Stir in salsa, shredded cheese and taco seasoning, then gently fold in green onions, olives and cilantro.
• Lay one tortilla on a flat surface and spread ¼ of the chicken mixture evenly on the tortilla, leaving about 1/3 of an inch around the edges.
• Roll tortilla into a log shape. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, then refrigerate logs for at least 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
• When ready to serve, remove logs from the refrigerator. Unwrap and slice into even pieces using a sharp, serrated knife. Secure pinwheels with toothpicks if desired.
• Arrange on a serving platter and garnish with fresh cilantro, if desired.

MEXICAN LASAGNA ROLL UPS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain. Pat noodles dry with paper towels.
• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes; drain excess grease. Stir water and taco seasoning mix into ground beef; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let meat cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Lay a noodle flat on a work surface and place 1 tablespoon seasoned meat at one end of noodle; roll up just to enclose meat filling. Place 1 to 2 tablespoons shredded Mexican cheese blend onto noodle and roll just to cover cheese; sprinkle a few black olives on noodle and roll noodle to the end. Repeat with remaining noodles.
• Pour enough spaghetti sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish to cover the bottom; lay rolled noodles with seam sides down into dish over sauce. Spread taco sauce over noodles and spoon remaining spaghetti sauce over the top. Scatter any remaining meat sauce over the rolls and cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling and cheese has melted, about 40 minutes. Serve with sour cream on top.

MAKEOVER MEXICAN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Spread over tortillas. Roll up tightly and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. , Unwrap and cut into scant 1-in. slices. Serve with salsa if desired.

MAKE-AHEAD MEAT-LOVERS' LASAGNA ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven, cook lasagna noodles as directed on package. Drain; rinse with hot water. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, cook beef, sausage and onion over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce. Reduce heat to low; simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, spinach, basil and egg. Spread about 3 tablespoons ricotta mixture over each cooked lasagna noodle to within 1 inch of one short end. Spoon about 1/4 cup meat mixture over ricotta mixture on each. Roll up firmly toward unfilled end. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. Place roll-ups, seam side down, on pan; cover loosely with foil. Freeze about 30 minutes or until firm.
• Place frozen rolls in airtight freezer container; label. Freeze up to 3 months.
• To bake 16 lasagna roll-ups, spray two 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dishes with cooking spray. Remove roll-ups from freezer bag; place 8 in each baking dish. Cover with foil; thaw in refrigerator at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Pour 1 1/2 cups pasta sauce over and around roll-ups in each baking dish. Cover tightly with foil; bake 30 to 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle each baking dish with 1 cup mozzarella cheese; bake uncovered 3 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

MAKE-AHEAD MEXICAN ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions, allowing about 15 minutes for instant rice or about 45 minutes for regular brown rice. Cool completely.
• Place beans in a colander or strainer and rinse to reduce sodium. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Thaw frozen corn in microwave. Drain and add to bowl. Or, if using can corn, just drain and add to bowl.
• Stir in rice, cheese, and salsa and spoon about 1/2 cup filling on each tortilla and roll or fold up.
• To freeze for future use, wrap eacch in plastic wrap and place in pan in the freezer overnight. When completely frozen, place in freezer safe plastic bag. Seal, label with date and return to freezer.

TORTILLA ROLLUPS IV

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese, sour cream, fiesta-style ranch dressing mix, chunky salsa and Cheddar cheese. Spread even amounts of the mixture onto the tortillas. Roll tortillas and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
• To serve, slice the chilled, rolled tortillas into 3/4 inch slices and arrange on a large serving platter.