Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels Recipe
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4.6
Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels Recipe
Description
This recipe blends softened cream cheese with hot wing sauce, blue cheese crumbles, shredded Colby-Jack cheese, and chopped green onions to form a flavorful filling. Cooked, shredded chicken is folded into this cheese mixture, creating a rich, spicy filling with a sharp, tangy edge from the blue cheese. The mixture is evenly spread over large flour tortillas, which are then rolled tightly and chilled for 3 to 4 hours to set. Once chilled, the rolls are sliced about 1 inch thick into pinwheel shapes, discarding the ends, and served cold. The tortillas remain soft and pliable while the filling becomes firm enough to hold shape. These pinwheels deliver creamy, well-balanced heat and chewable textures. The recipe yields roughly six slices per tortilla roll and can be adjusted in spice levels or textures by varying the hot wing sauce or adding vegetables.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup hot wing sauce
- ¼ cup blue cheese crumbles
- 4 ounces Colby-Jack cheese shredded
- ¼ cup green onions chopped
- 1 pound chicken breast cooked and shredded
- 5 flour tortilla 10” diameter, large
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese on low until fluffy
- Add in the hot wing sauce, blue cheese crumbles, Colby-jack cheese, and green onions.
- Fold in the shredded chicken.
- Spread about ¼ of the mixture onto one of the flour tortillas.
- Roll the tortilla up tightly and repeat with the remaining tortillas until all of the chicken mixture is used.
- Cover the rolled tortillas with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
- Remove from the fridge and slice each rolled tortilla into 1” slices, discarding the ends (you should get about 6 slices from each tortilla – not counting the discarded ends).
- Arrange on a platter or tray and serve..
Notes
- Store pinwheels in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days to retain freshness.
- Soften cream cheese to room temperature before mixing for easier blending.
- Adjust spiciness by choosing milder or hotter buffalo sauce, and add jalapeños for extra heat.
- Incorporate shredded carrots, chopped celery, or black olives to enhance texture and flavor.
- Chill the pinwheels for at least 3 hours before slicing to ensure firm rolls.
- Expect about six slices per tortilla, not including the discarded ends.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 12people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 56mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 551mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 224mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 418IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 115mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.6
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