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    Home / Recipes / Main Dishes / Chicken Recipes

    Baked Tex-Mex Chicken Roll Ups

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    Two Tex Mex Chicken Roll Ups topped with salsa

    Baked Tex-Mex Chicken Roll Ups with tomatoes and green chilies in a creamy cheese sauce are so easy to make and are a great way to use leftover cooked chicken. Your family will never realize that these creamy and delicious baked roll ups are leftovers!

    Two Tex Mex Chicken Roll Ups topped with salsa

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    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🌾 Adaptations for dietary restrictions
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    • 💭 Tips
    • 📖 Recipe
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    ⏲️ Time needed

    The cream cheese will need about an hour to soften, so set that out well ahead of time. The actual prep will only take about 10 minutes, and your cook time will be about 20 minutes.

    🥘 Ingredients

    • Cream cheese
    • Mexican blend cheese
    • Fresh cilantro
    • Tomato
    • Canned green chilies
    • Cooked chicken
    • Flour tortillas

    🌾 Adaptations for dietary restrictions

    You can use gluten-free tortillas (usually corn), but it can be harder to find 8-inch corn tortillas at chain grocery stores. If your store doesn't carry them, you can find them at Mexican grocery stores. Note that low-carb does not mean gluten-free.

    📋 Instructions

    Set your cream cheese out to soften about an hour before you plan to start prep.

    Preheat oven to 350°F, and lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

    Mix the softened cream cheese, Mexican blend cheese, and cilantro in a small bowl. Add tomatoes, green chilies, and cooked chicken; mix gently.

    Place an even amount of mixture onto the centerline of each tortilla, then roll up each tortilla and place in baking dish seam side down. Cover with foil and bake for about 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve with salsa.

    💭 Tips

    Don’t be afraid to get creative with ingredients and change them out to suit your family. Red bell peppers, jalapenos, chopped black olives, and black beans would be great additions or substitutions. If you prefer, you can serve these with homemade guacamole in place of or in addition to salsa.

    These make great chilled appetizers, too! This works best with shredded rather than chopped chicken. Combine the filling as directed, but spread it evenly across the whole tortilla instead of across the centerline. Roll the tortillas and chill. When ready to serve, slice each tortilla into pinwheels. (This may use fewer tortillas.)

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    Two Tex Mex Chicken Roll Ups topped with salsa

    Baked Tex-Mex Chicken Roll Ups

    Baked Tex-Mex Chicken Roll Ups with tomatoes and green chilies in a creamy cheese sauce are so easy to make and are a great way to use leftover cooked chicken. Your family will never realize that these creamy and delicious baked roll ups are leftovers!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Appetizer, Main Dish
    Cuisine Tex-Mex
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 266

    Ingredients
      

    • ⅓ cup cream cheese, softened
    • 1 cup Mexican blend cheese, shredded
    • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    • ¼ cup chopped tomatoes
    • 4.5 ounce can diced green chilies, drained
    • 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
    • 6 8-inch flour tortillas
    • salsa, for garnish
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • Lightly spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
    • Mix softened cream cheese, Mexican blend cheese, and cilantro in a small bowl.
    • Add tomatoes, green chilies, and cooked chicken and mix gently.
    • Place an even amount of mixture onto the centerline of each tortilla.
    • Roll up each tortilla and place in baking dish seam side down.
    • Cover with foil and bake about 20 minutes or until heated through.
    • Serve with salsa.

    Notes

    Salsa is not included in nutrition data.
    Tips:
    Don’t be afraid to get creative with ingredients and change them out to suit your family. Red bell peppers, jalapenos, chopped black olives, and black beans would be great additions or substitutions. If you prefer, you can serve these with homemade guacamole in place of or in addition to salsa.
    These make great chilled appetizers, too! This works best with shredded rather than chopped chicken. Combine the filling as directed, but spread it evenly across the whole tortilla instead of across the centerline. Roll the tortillas and chill. When ready to serve, slice each tortilla into pinwheels. (This may use fewer tortillas.)

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 266 calCarbohydrates: 18 gProtein: 13 gFat: 16 gSodium: 480 mgFiber: 1 gSugar: 3 g
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    🥗 Side dishes

    Baked Tex-Mex Chicken Roll Ups are delicious with Tex-Mex Cole Slaw, Cilantro Lime Rice, Creamy Mexi-Corn Casserole, or Southwestern Bean Salad.

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    Two Tex Mex Chicken Roll Ups topped with salsa

    Two Tex Mex Chicken Roll Ups topped with salsa
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    Posted by Mary Ann on September 8, 2020; Updated on September 16, 2021Filed Under: Chicken Recipes, Oven Recipes

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