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Italian Pinwheels

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

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These are Italian Pinwheels! Do they need much more of an introduction? Each wheel of goodness is filled with tangy cream cheese, sweet sun-dried tomatoes, and aromatic basil for the full Mediterranean feeling! A touch of garlic and sharp parmesan will only make that Tuscan taste more prominent! Good times will be rolling in with these Italian Pinwheels!

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Ingredients

  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained, patted dry
  • 1/3 cup frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
  • salt, to taste
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 2 burrito-sized flour tortillas
  • 20 basil leaves

Directions

Step 1 -In a bowl, add the cream cheese, the sun-dried tomatoes, the spinach, the minced garlic, and the parmesan cheese and thoroughly mix to combine.

Step 2 -Season the cream cheese mixture with the salt and the black pepper.

Step 3 -Spoon 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture onto each of the tortillas, spreading the cream cheese mixture out evenly. Be careful not to tear the tortilla.

Step 4 -Evenly place the basil leaves on top of the filling on both tortillas.

Step 5 -Roll up each of the tortillas tightly.

Step 6 -Wrap the rolled-up tortillas in plastic wrap.

Step 7 -Refrigerate the wrapped tortillas for at least 1 hour.

Step 8 -Unwrap the tortillas.

Step 9 -Using a serrated knife, carefully slice the rolled-up tortillas into 1/2-inch-thick slices.

Step 10 -Serve.

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