Dried Beef Roll-Ups

Whether you add a baby dill pickle or not, these Dried Beef Roll-Ups with cream cheese are easy and delicious! This recipe with only a few ingredients creates a great low-carb and keto snack or appetizer!

Dried Beef & Cream Cheese Roll-Ups

The unique combination of flavors works so well together. The vinegar in the pickles, rich and creamy cream cheese and salty dried beef create a simple snack or appetizer that you crave.

Similar to our Salami Roll-Ups, a coat of cream cheese on a slice of dried beef is the base recipe. Amp it up by adding a little horseradish to the cream cheese and sprinkling sliced green onions in the wrap.

Or the more popular option is to wrap a baby dill pickle inside a dried beef and cream cheese roll-up.

Ever since enjoying a Dried Beef Cheese Ball we’ve been looking for more ways to try the product.

A couple other low-carb recipes we love are this Kielbasa Sheet Pan and Hot Dogs & Sauerkraut.

Why This Recipe Works:

• Great for grazing at a holiday meal or while gathering with friends.
• Keeps several days in the refrigerator, so can be made a couple days ahead of time.
• Easy to put in a cooler and transport or store while traveling to a party.
• Makes a great keto or low-carb appetizer or snack.
• Great make ahead idea for a crowd that is very easy to recruit a friend to help.

What’s In A Dried Beef Roll-Up?

Dried Beef covered with cream cheese is the most basic roll-up. We use a large, 4.5 ounce jar of Armour dried beef in this recipe.

A block of cream cheese is the cheapest option, but a tub of Philadelphia cream cheese is softer and often easier to spread.

Another option is to wrap a baby dill pickle in a cream cheese coated slice of dried beef.

Adding a squirt of horseradish to the cream cheese can give this a tangy more sophisticated spin. We don’t recommend using horseradish with pickles, but this is a personal preference.

Creamy horseradish will be more mild than a regular horseradish which will expose more of the spicy flavors.

How To Make Low-Carb Beef Roll-Ups

Soften cream cheese so that it’s smooth and easy to stir.

If using horseradish add it to the cream cheese and stir again.

I find it easier to work on a cutting board.

Lay out several pieces of meat and use a butter knife or small spatula to spread a thin, even layer of cream cheese over each slice of dried beef.

Roll into a tight wrap. If cream cheese is spread all the way to the edge then the meat will stick to itself and stay closed.

You can add a cocktail tooth pick with the frilly tail to display if you like.

Arrange in a neat pattern on a white plate or serving platter.

Cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve.

Dried Beef Pickle Roll-Ups

Spread about a teaspoon of cream cheese on each slice of beef.

Place a drained baby dill pickle in the center of each slice.

These pickles are sized to fit perfectly inside a piece of beef.

If cream cheese is spread all the way to the edge the overlapping meat will stick together.

We tried making slices of beef and pickle bites, but find that a roll-up is much easier to make, cut and keep together than the slices.

Pickles have a vinegar flavor that may conflict with a strongly flavored horseradish, so we just use cream cheese with the pickles.

Another Variation With Green Onions

Spread cream cheese on slices of beef and sprinkle slices of green onions in a row down the center.

Roll-up the cream cheese covered meat around the onion slices.

Store in an airtight bag or container in the refrigerator until ready to serve!

More Easy Recipe Ideas For A Party:

Pepperoni Pinwheels are popular with kids and adults alike.

Cucumber Salad coats cool, crisp cucumbers in a simple, creamy dressing.

Cream Puff Cake is simple to make but always looks and tastes so impressive!

Shredded Chicken Sandwiches and Macaroni Salad for A Crowd are always popular at parties.