Description
Mexican Chicken Pinwheels deliver a zesty party starter that will have your guests grabbing seconds before you can blink. Creamy, spicy, and rolled with care, these little bites pack serious flavor into each perfect spiral of tortilla goodness.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 large flour tortillas
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup salsa
Additional Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
Instructions
- Grab a spacious mixing bowl and combine 2 cups shredded chicken, 8 oz softened cream cheese, 1 cup shredded cheese, ½ cup salsa, and 1 tsp taco seasoning until thoroughly blended.
- Place one large flour tortilla on a clean surface and spread your chicken mixture evenly across the entire tortilla, leaving a small border around the edges.
- Carefully roll the tortilla as tightly as possible from one end to the other, ensuring the filling stays compact and centered.
- Using a sharp knife, slice the rolled tortilla into 1-inch thick rounds, creating perfect pinwheel appetizers.
- Transfer your pinwheels to a covered container and refrigerate for exactly 30 minutes at 40°F to help them set and enhance the flavor melding.
- Remove from refrigerator and arrange on a serving platter, presenting the colorful pinwheel edges facing upward for an attractive display.
Notes
- Choose fresh tortillas that are soft and pliable to make rolling easier and prevent cracking.
- Shred the chicken finely and mix the filling thoroughly to ensure even flavor distribution in each pinwheel.
- Drain excess liquid from salsa before adding to prevent soggy tortillas and help the filling hold together.
- Refrigerating the rolled tortillas before slicing helps them set and makes cutting cleaner and more precise.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 398 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 590 mg
- Fat: 26 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg