5.0 from 6 votes
Cream Cheese Pickle Roll-Ups
Cream cheese pickle roll-ups are a classic Midwestern appetizer popular at summer potlucks - I like to jazz things up with pickled jalapenos.
Prep Time
12 mins
Total Time
12 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 128 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 pears Claussen pickles
- 8 lices deli-sliced pastrami*
- 1 ounce package Philadelphia cream cheese
- 2 pickled jalapenos
- 3 teaspoons pickled jalapeño juice
Instructions
- Add softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl.
- Lay 8 pickle spears on paper towels to remove excess liquid.
- Add 2 whole pickled jalapenos and 3 teaspoons of the pickling liquid and to a food processor. Process for around 20-30 seconds, until pretty much pulverized.
- Add the pulverized jalapenos to the cream cheese.
- Mix until well incorporated. A hand mixer can be your friend here, getting you a light, creamy, and wonderfully spreadable texture with minimal effort. Or if it’s arm day, use a fork to mix.
- Lay out a slice of pastrami on to a cutting board. Spread a generous tablespoon of the jalapeno cream cheese mixture onto the pastrami (it’s okay to leave a bit of the edges unslathered, your goal is to focus on getting an even layer in the center).
- Place one pickle spear in the center. Wrap one edge of the deli meat over the pickle and continue rolling until you can’t roll anymore.
- Place your Pickle Roll Up in a container, seam side down. Repeat until you’ve used up all of the cream cheese.
- Refrigerate for a few hours, so the cream cheese has a chance to firm up.
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Notes
- *I like the pepperiness of pastrami for this recipe, but you can also use ham or any other deli meat you’d like.
- If you would like, you can cut up each pickle roll into ½ inch coins. But I prefer to leave mine whole. I mean, not like I’m not gonna eat the equivalent of a whole one anyways so….. snack away!
- *Nutrition information is approximate and was calculated using an online nutrition calculator.
Nutrition Information
Calories
128kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
448mg
(19%)
Potassium
111mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
446IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 128
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 128kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 448mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 111mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 446IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.