Oklahoma Dietetic Association - Oklahoma Beef Industry Council Recipe of the month May 2002

Beef & Cheese Pinwheels
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Refrigeration Time: 30 minutes - 6 hours
Cooking Time: no cooking !
Servings: 32 appetizers

12 ounces thinly sliced deli roast beef

1 package (4 ounces) low-fat herb flavored cream cheese
(1/3 less fat than traditional cream cheese)

4 large flour tortillas (about 10 inches)

2 cups spinach leaves (about 20 leaves)

1 jar (7 ounces) roasted red peppers, rinsed and drained

Directions

Spread cheese evenly over one side of each tortilla.
Place deli roast beef over cheese leaving �-inch border around edges.
Place spinach leaves over beef.
Arrange peppers down center, over spinach.
Roll up tightly and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 6 hours before serving.
To serve, cut each roll crosswise into 8 slices. Arrange cut side up on serving platter.

Nutritional Information per serving (1 pinwheel) figured with regular cream cheese: 81 calories; 5 g protein, 10 g carbohydrate; 2 g fat; 259 mg sodium; 8 mg cholesterol; 1 mg niacin; trace vitamin B6; .3 mcg vitamin B12; 1 mg iron; 1 mg zinc. Note: Nutritional analysis included using 1/3 less fat cream cheese and adding herbs, onion, chives, etc.