Description
Creamy cream cheese tortilla bites blend Mexican and American flavors for a perfect party snack. Quick appetizers combine zesty ingredients with simple preparation, delivering delicious results you’ll crave at any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large flour tortillas
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup (60 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup (75 g) diced bell peppers (any color)
- ¼ cup (25 g) chopped green onions
- 2 tbsps (30 mL) ranch dressing or sour cream
- ¼ cup (15 g) chopped fresh parsley or cilantro (optional)
- ¼ cup (30 g) cooked bacon bits (optional)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Mixture Preparation: Blend softened cream cheese, shredded cheddar, and ranch dressing until smooth, creating a creamy base that promises rich flavor complexity.
- Ingredient Integration: Fold in finely chopped bell peppers, green onions, fresh parsley or cilantro, and crispy bacon bits, seasoning with salt and pepper to elevate the taste profile.
- Tortilla Assembly: Spread the vibrant filling evenly across each tortilla, leaving a small margin around the edges to prevent overflow and ensure clean rolling.
- Rolling Technique: Carefully roll each tortilla into a tight, compact cylinder, pressing gently to seal the filling and create a uniform log-like shape.
- Chilling Process: Wrap each rolled tortilla in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour, allowing flavors to meld and filling to set firmly.
- Serving Preparation: Remove chilled rolls from refrigerator, unwrap, and slice into precise one-inch rounds using a sharp knife for clean, professional-looking appetizer bites.
- Presentation: Artfully arrange the colorful tortilla rounds on a serving platter, creating an inviting and elegant appetizer that promises to impress guests with its vibrant appearance and complex flavor profile.
Notes
- Chill for Firm Texture: Refrigerate tortilla rolls for at least an hour to help filling set and make slicing easier, ensuring clean, uniform bite-sized pieces.
- Customize Filling Flexibly: Swap bacon for vegetarian alternatives like roasted vegetables or use gluten-free tortillas to accommodate dietary preferences without compromising flavor.
- Spread Evenly for Perfect Bite: Apply filling in thin, consistent layer across tortilla to prevent bulky, unbalanced sections and guarantee balanced taste in every bite.
- Slice with Sharp Knife: Use a super-sharp, non-serrated knife and clean it between cuts to create precise, neat round appetizers without squishing delicate filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg