Pinwheels 3 Ways: Avocado Veggie, Buffalo Chicken, and Thanksgiving
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From top to bottom: Thanksgiving, Veggie, Buffalo Chicken
Or veggie rolls, veggie wraps, or veggie roll-ups, (but that just makes me think of fruit roll-ups, blech! No offense to my fruit roll-up loving friends. Actually, every once in a blue moon I see a fruit roll up and think, hey, that sounds good right about now. Then I walk on. That's the end of the story.) Or you could just call these tortilla/veggie/cream cheese concoctions for what they are; delicious. That would be fine. And the truth.
They make for a great snack or appetizer, or lunch even if you forgot just how many pinwheels you popped in your mouth. They're also very portable, quick, and simple to make, which make them ideal for parties, potlucks, lunch at the office, you name it.
The formula is very easy to get the hang of, think tortillas, cream cheese, and condiments/spices! The tortilla is your playground and the cream cheese is your best friend, so get creative! Put all those flavor combinations you dreamt up while watching Food Network, The Great British Bake-Off, and Chef's Table to work in these tortillas. Might be more manageable than that fried parmesan cheese bowl filled with pickled cabbage, grilled chicken, diced red peppers, fresh cilantro, lemon garlic aioli swiped across the plate and turmeric sprinkled over top. But, hey, you could totally manage to put all that in a tortilla. You might be on to something.
To get you started, I give you three recipes: Fresh Veggie and Avocado, Buffalo Chicken, and Turkey Cranberry a.k.a. Thanksgiving.
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Recipes by Jenny
Avocado Veggie Pinwheels
Makes about 24 pinwheels
Ingredients:
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4 8-inch or 6 6-inch flour tortillas
8 oz / 225g cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup shredded carrots, or about 1-2 small carrots
1/3 chopped spinach or broccoli
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp dill weed
salt and pepper, to taste
1/2 cup guacamole
Directions:
In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, carrots, spinach, green onions, garlic powder, dill weed, and salt and pepper.
Distribute evenly over tortillas, spreading almost to the edges. Spread a thick layer of guacamole over cream cheese mixture. Roll up tightly.
Trim edges and slice into approximately 1 inch slices. Serve or chill until it's par-tay time.
Avocado Veggie Pinwheels
Ingredients:
- 4 8-inch or 6 6-inch flour tortillas
- 8 oz / 225g cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup shredded carrots, or about 1-2 small carrots
- 1/3 chopped spinach or broccoli
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp dill weed
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup guacamole
Instructions:
- In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, carrots, spinach, green onions, garlic powder, dill weed, and salt and pepper.
- Distribute evenly over tortillas, spreading almost to edges. Spread a thick layer of guacamole over cream cheese mixture. Roll up tightly.
- Trim ends and slice into approximately 1 inch slices. Serve or chill until it's par-tay time.
Notes:
Calories
68.72Fat (grams)
4.49Sat. Fat (grams)
2.11Carbs (grams)
5.73Fiber (grams)
0.61Net carbs
5.05Sugar (grams)
0.50Protein (grams)
1.52Sodium (milligrams)
104.65Cholesterol (grams)
9.47Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels
Makes about 24 pinwheels
Ingredients:
4 8-inch or 6 6-inch flour tortillas
8 oz / 225g cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup / 80g Frank's hot sauce
1/2 cup cooked chopped or shredded chicken
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled, optional
Directions:
In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, hot sauce, chicken, green onion, and blue cheese.
Distribute evenly over tortillas, spreading almost to the edges. Roll up tightly.
Trim edges and slice into approximately 1 inch slices. Serve or chill until it's par-tay time.
Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels
Ingredients:
- 4 8-inch or 6 6-inch flour tortillas
- 8 oz / 225g cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup / 80g Frank's hot sauce
- 1/2 cup cooked chopped or shredded chicken
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled, optional
Instructions:
- In a medium bowl, mix together cream cheese, hot sauce, chicken, green onion, and blue cheese.
- Distribute evenly over tortillas, spreading almost to the edges. Roll up tightly.
- Trim edges and slice into approximately 1 inch slices. Serve or chill until it's par-tay time.
Notes:
Calories
74.28Fat (grams)
4.60Sat. Fat (grams)
2.40Carbs (grams)
5.20Fiber (grams)
0.30Net carbs
4.90Sugar (grams)
0.42Protein (grams)
3.02Sodium (milligrams)
177.01Cholesterol (grams)
14.74Thanksgiving Pinwheels
Makes about 24 Pinwheels
Ingredients:
4 8-inch or 6 6-inch flour tortillas
8 oz / 225g cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup cranberry sauce
8 oz sliced deli turkey (or leftover Turkey, hey!)
1/3 cup chopped spinach, optional
Directions:
In a medium bowl mix together cream cheese, cranberry sauce, and spinach. Distribute evenly over tortillas, spreading almost to the edges.
Layer turkey slices over cream cheese mixture. Roll up tightly.
Trim edges and slice into approximately 1 inch slices. Serve or chill until it's par-tay time.
Thanksgiving Pinwheels
Ingredients:
- 4 8-inch or 6 6-inch flour tortillas
- 8 oz / 225g cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
- 8 oz sliced deli turkey (or leftover Turkey, hey!)
- 1/3 cup / 15g chopped spinach, optional
Instructions:
- In a medium bowl mix together cream cheese, cranberry sauce, and spinach. Distribute evenly over tortillas, spreading almost to the edges.
- Layer turkey slices over cream cheese mixture. Roll up tightly.
- Trim edges and slice into approximately 1 inch slices. Serve or chill until it's par-tay time.
Notes:
Calories
79.26Fat (grams)
4.10Sat. Fat (grams)
2.05Carbs (grams)
8.14Fiber (grams)
0.39Net carbs
7.75Sugar (grams)
2.56Protein (grams)
2.63Sodium (milligrams)
182.60Cholesterol (grams)
14.67Jenny's Notes:
All quantities are approximate. You could double basically any ingredient you want to have more filling, less filling, more flavor, less flavor. Like I said, the tortilla is your playground.
I like the spinach in the Thanksgiving roll, it gives it a nice punch of color. It also makes the roll versatile for Christmas, beautiful red and green!
Speaking of the Thanksgiving roll, you could probably make a much more legitimate roll by using all Thanksgiving leftovers in a roll...gravy instead of cream cheese...nah that'd be gross.
I usually use canned chicken for the buffalo chicken. Pinwheels aren't exactly a showcase of your cooking/baking skills, anyway, so I like to keep things chop, chop. (Literally)
