Spinach Jalapeno Roll Ups

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (9 ounce) package frozen spinach
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 jalapeno chiles, minced*
• 4 flour tortillas, 8 inch
• 1 (6 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, cut into strips

Recipe

• 1 thaw spinach thoroughly. squeeze spinach to remove as much moisture as possible.
• 2 in a food processor, combine cream cheese and chiles and process until smooth. *if you don't want too much heat, deseed jalapenos before mincing.
• 3 add spinach and process until just blended.
• 4 place 1 tortilla on work surface and spread with 1/4 of spinach cheese mixture, leaving a 1/2 border on one side.
• 5 place strips of red bell pepper, piecing them together if necessary down the middle of the tortilla.
• 6 roll tortilla toward the border, making sure it is tightly rolled but use light pressure to avoid forcing out the filling.
• 7 wrap tortilla in plastic wrap and repeat with remaining tortillas, spinach mixture and peppers.
• 8 refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 2 days before serving. to serve, cut each roll diagonally into 8 slices. makes 32 pieces.