Steak Pinwheels Stuffed With Spinach And Bacon

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 slices bacon
• 1 1/2 lbs beef flank steak or 1 1/2 lbs beef top round steak
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 2 tablespoons fine dry breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 1 dash salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet cook bacon just until done but not crisp.
• 2 drain on paper towels.
• 3 score steak by making shallow cuts at 1-inch intervals diagonally across steak in a diamond pattern.
• 4 repeat on second side.
• 5 place steak between 2 pieces of plastic wrap.
• 6 working from the center to the edges, pound meat lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet to form a 12x8-inch rectangle; remove plastic wrap sprinkle the 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon salt over top.
• 7 arrange the bacon lengthwise on the steak.
• 8 in a mixing bowl stir together the spinach, bread crumbs, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning, and dash salt.
• 9 spread the spinach mixture over the bacon.
• 10 roll up meat from a short side.
• 11 secure with wooden toothpicks at 1-inch intervals, starting 1/2 inch from one end.
• 12 cut between toothpicks into eight 1-inch slices.
• 13 cook 4 of the pinwheels immediately and freeze the remaining pinwheels as directed.
• 14 makes 4 servings.
• 15 to eat two: to grill, horizontally thread two pinwheels onto each of 2 long skewers.
• 16 remove wooden toothpicks.
• 17 place pinwheels on the rack of an uncovered grill.
• 18 grill directly over medium coals 12 to 14 minutes or to desired doneness, turning once.
• 19 or to broil, place pinwheels, cut side down, on the unheated rack of a broiler pan.
• 20 broil 3 to 4 inches from the heat for 12 to 14 minutes or to desired doneness, turning once.
• 21 remove toothpicks.
• 22 to freeze two: place two pinwheels into each of 2 individual freezer containers.
• 23 seal, label, and freeze for up to 3 months.
• 24 to serve, thaw 2 or 4 of the pinwheels overnight in the refrigerator.
• 25 cook according to the directions above.