My Texas Pimento Cheese goes Bacon, Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels Low Carb THM S in this recipe.
I’m also adding a link (below) to a recipe for roasting the bacon and jalapenos in the oven for a no-fuss solution to having these two great ingredients on hand in the fridge since they make a nice addition to so many appetizers and casseroles!
This recipe does make a nice sized plate of pinwheels unless you have a hungry husband helping you take pictures and the pictures don’t turn out, but way over half of the pinwheels have been devoured by the time you go to reshoot…
Not that this happened here, but I’m just telling you this makes a much larger batch than shown in the picture)! Oh, and he said to tell you that these are GREAT.
Once you have this recipe for Jalapeno Popper Pimento Cheese you can make lots more than pinwheels because it really is my pimento cheese recipe.
Serve it on celery, low carb crackers, on a toasted low carb bread, or sliced veggies and it is a flavorful protein-packed snack or basis for a whole lunch.
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4 oz. cream cheese – softened
8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese (good quality and best to grate it yourself)
As good as these are to make ahead and take to a get together they are just as good for snacks when heated for a few seconds in the microwave or briefly in the oven. Melty, gooey, yummy movie watching snack food!
(Printable recipe below)
Jalapeno Popper Pinwheels
Ingredients
- 4 oz. cream cheese - softened
- 8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese (good quality and best to grate it yourself)
- 2 tablespoons hot pickled jalapeno peppers - chopped up well
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup Duke's mayonnaise (it needs to spread well)
- 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
- 6 strips of thick cut bacon (or good flavored turkey might work too)
- 5-6 small Mission low carb flour tortillas with 3 net carbs (these were the ones I had but any low carb or on plan tortilla).
Instructions
- Cook the bacon while you assemble the other ingredients.
- When I cook it on a stove top I cook it on low with a cover until it's done-ish for best flavor, then uncover and crisp on higher heat.
- But I make my bacon ahead and reheat it for dishes like this in the oven using the method I linked to above and I highly recommend this method.
- Put the cream cheese in a large bowl by itself and microwave it for 30 seconds. It should be mushy and stir-able not melted, the consistency of mayo.
- Finely grate the cheddar and put it in the bowl with the cream cheese, chopped jalapenos and mayo. Drain and chop the bacon and mix it into the mixture.
- To assemble, heat the tortillas slightly one or two at a time to soften, so they will roll easily, I microwave for 10 seconds or so just make sure your heat source softens and doesn't dry them out.
- Spread the cheese mixture over 2/3 of the tortilla, all the way out to the sides, so you don't end up with wasted tortilla on the ends. It has to be thick so that it will fan out as you roll it toward the outer edge.
- As you roll the paste on the 2/3 of the tortilla it spreads out to cover the empty side that you are rolling. (See photo's in this link if you have not made them, I changed it a little this year, but you'll get the idea).
- They really slice best when rolled up and chilled prior to slicing but I do it either way. If refrigerating ahead of time they are best if popped into the microwave for 15 seconds or so but they can be served cold.
When you bake the jalapenos with the bacon, do you de-seed the jalapenos 1st? Do you de-seed them at all or before you chop them ?
Hi Gina! I rinse and dry the jalapenos, remove the stems and put them in the pan with the bacon whole and uncut! This is important because if you slice them open to remove the seeds you have to get ALL the seeds out or the heat of them some how becomes airborne and will burn your eyes and make you cough. So keep them closed if you want to end up with any seeds left and just cut them open and remove what you want after they’re cut, it will be super easy to scoop them out then.
These peppers will be hot, especially if seeds are left in, but the diary in the cheese will neutralize a lot of the heat and the more seeds you discard the less heat you will have anyway. Hope this helps.
Thanks!
This was amazing. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Christy and I’m glad you enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by to let me know. 🙂