Jun 24, 2018

California Wheels

I wanted to make an appetizer for a 'California'  themed potluckm so I came up with California Wheels. Chicken, cream cheese, cilantro, and avocados are the main ingredients.



Ingredients:

  • 1 red pepper
     
  • 2 chicken breasts (about a pound) 
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika 
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander
     
  • 16 ounces cream cheese, cut into chunks then softened
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 teaspoon powdered garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped finely
     
  • guacamole (10 ounces or so, I used a pack from Costco)
  • 8 ten" flour tortillas 

Instructions:

  1. Set out cream cheese to soften. (Cut into chunks)
  2. Roast a red pepper. (Cut pepper into 1.5" pieces, cook in air fryer for about 8 minutes at 250, then for 6 minutes at 400. Place in small closed container to steam, let cool, and peel off skins.) 
  3. Mix chicken spices together, then sprinkle on both sides of the chicken breasts.
  4. Preheat oven to 350.
  5. Heat a grill pan to medium-high, place each breast on diagonal on pan and cook 1 side for 4 minutes. Flip chicken, cook for another 2 minutes.
  6. Place grill pan and chicken in oven then bake for 20 minutes (chicken should be at 165)
  7. Let chicken cool.
  8. Mix together cream cheese, yogurt, cilantro, lime juice and dip spices in food processor. Briefly pulse in cilantro (so it will stay mostly white.)
  9. After chicken cooks, slice into ~1/8" thick slices, then slice into ~1/8" thick matchsticks or cubes.
  10. Slice roasted peppers into 1/4" cubes.
  11. Spread each tortilla with 1/8 of cream cheese mixture, then spread the center with 1/8 of the guacamole.
  12. Sprinkle each with 1/8 of the chicken and roasted pepper.
  13. Firmly roll up tortilla into cigar shape. Place in refrigerator to chill.
  14. Slice each roll into about 1" slices. Serve cold.

Carole's Notes:

We liked these! The fresh cilanto, lime and guacamole are very tasty! It makes a lot of wheels to share.

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