Description
Spicy Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels are a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer featuring a creamy blend of buffalo sauce, cream cheese, blue cheese, and cheddar combined with shredded rotisserie chicken. Wrapped in soft tortillas and chilled to set, these flavorful pinwheels are perfect for game days, parties, or casual snacking.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheese Mixture
- 8 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature, such as Philadelphia)
- ¼ cup Buffalo sauce
- ½ cup blue cheese (crumbled)
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded, or Colby jack, Monterey jack)
- ¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
Main Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked chicken (both white and dark meat, from a rotisserie chicken)
- 3 green onions (finely chopped)
- 6 medium tortillas
Instructions
- Prepare the cheese mixture: In a large mixing bowl, add the cream cheese, Buffalo sauce, blue cheese, cheddar cheese, salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Using a hand mixer, blend the ingredients until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
- Add chicken and onions: Incorporate the cooked shredded chicken and finely chopped green onions into the cheese mixture. Use a spatula to fold everything together evenly so that the chicken is thoroughly coated with the cheesy buffalo mixture.
- Assemble the pinwheels: Evenly spread the chicken and cheese mixture over each tortilla. Roll each tortilla tightly into a log shape, then place them on a plate. Cover the rolled tortillas with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour, or up to 24 hours, to allow the mixture to firm up and meld the flavors.
- Slice and serve: Once chilled and firm, remove the plastic wrap and slice the rolled tortillas into 1-inch thick pinwheels. Arrange them on a serving platter and serve immediately as a tasty finger food.
Notes
- These pinwheels are perfect for parties and game day snacks with their spicy and cheesy flavors.
- Chilling the rolled tortillas ensures they hold together well when sliced.
- You can substitute the rotisserie chicken with freshly cooked chicken breast for a homemade option.
- Adjust the amount of Buffalo sauce to control the spice level according to your preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tortilla (including pinwheels sliced from it)
- Calories: 372 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 828 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 118 mg
