James's Cream Cheese Beef Tortillas
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, soften, ed
1/2 jar thick and chunky picante sauce
1/2 jar dried beef, chopped 10 flour tortilla shells
1 cup cheese, grated paprika
Mix cream cheese, picante sauce and dried beef until creamy. (You may
chop the dried beef in a food processor, then add the other two
ingredients and mix.) Place one tortilla shell on serving dish and
spread with a layer of the mixture. Repeat this process until you
have a stack of 8 to 10 tortilla shells with cream cheese layers
between. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Cut into
wedges to serve. Sprinkle with grated cheese and paprika. If desired,
serve with sour cream, guacamole, or extra picante sauce on the side.
The grated cheese can also be added to the cream cheese mixture
rather than sprinkled on top.
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