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Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels Recipe
Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels are the perfect finger food! Succulent buffalo chicken and cream cheese mixture rolled up in a soft tortillas. So easy to make and so delicious!
Prep Time
10 mins
Refrigerate
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 194 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
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 large flour tortillas 10” diameter
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..
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Notes
- Storage: Store Buffalo chicken pinwheels in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- Store Buffalo chicken pinwheels in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
- Bring your cream cheese to room temp before using, so that it softens and blends easily.
- You can keep things less spicy with a milder buffalo sauce; or kick things up a notch with hot sauce and jalapeños.
- For more texture, add in some shredded carrots and chopped celery. Diced black olives would be good too.
- Make sure you refrigerate the pinwheels for at least 3 hours.
- You should get about 6 slices from each tortilla – not counting the discarded ends.
Nutrition Information
Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
56mg
(19%)
Sodium
551mg
(23%)
Potassium
224mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
418IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
115mg
(12%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194
% 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.