Description
Delectable chicken bacon ranch pinwheels combine creamy, zesty flavors in a quick party appetizer. Crisp tortillas rolled with savory ingredients promise crowd-pleasing bites you’ll eagerly share and devour.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) shredded cooked chicken
- ½ cup (120 g) crumbled cooked bacon
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (120 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 large flavored tortillas (such as spinach or sun-dried tomato)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) milk (optional, for a smoother mix)
- 1–2 tbsps (15–30 g) ranch seasoning mix (to taste)
Instructions
- Filling Preparation: Whip cream cheese with chicken, cheddar, bacon, ranch seasoning, and milk into a silky, homogeneous blend that promises rich, tangy flavor.
- Tortilla Assembly: Lay tortilla flat, spreading the prepared mixture edge-to-edge, leaving a slim margin to prevent spillage during rolling.
- Rolling Technique: Gently yet firmly roll the tortilla into a compact cylinder, ensuring even distribution and tight seal of the savory filling.
- Chilling Process: Wrap each roll securely in plastic, refrigerating for 2-4 hours to solidify structure and intensify flavor profile.
- Slicing and Presentation: Unwrap chilled rolls and slice into uniform medallions using a razor-sharp knife, creating elegant pinwheels. Garnish with verdant green onions or delicate herbs to elevate visual and gustatory appeal.
Notes
- Chill for Superior Texture: Refrigerating the rolls overnight allows flavors to intensify and helps pinwheels hold their shape perfectly during slicing.
- Prevent Filling Overflow: Maintain a small border around tortilla edges when spreading mixture to ensure clean, neat rolling without messy leakage.
- Use Sharp Knife Technique: Clean, sharp knife ensures precise 1/2-inch pinwheel cuts without squishing or destroying the delicate rolled structure.
- Customize Flavor Variations: Experiment with different cheese types, add jalapeños, or swap ranch seasoning for spicy or herb-based alternatives to personalize the recipe.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg