Love buffalo wings? If you do, you’ll love these! This Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Pinwheels recipe makes a delicious party food with all the flavors of buffalo wings + blue cheese, but without the mess.
Buffalo Chicken Wings have been a sports party favorite for a long time and, eventually, someone came up with the genius idea of making a Buffalo Chicken Dip. The cool thing about the dip is that you get all the same flavors of Buffalo Wings, but you get to dip — or scoop — with crackers, chips, and celery sticks.
I’ve taken it all one step further: I took my usual Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe and rolled it up into bite-size tortilla pinwheels!
One of the great things about these Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Pinwheels is that there is more portion control than with the dip. I don’t know about you, but dips are one of those things that I have a hard time watching how much I eat. With these, you can decide to eat just a few and you’ll likely be eating much less than you would if you were scooping away at the buffet table.
The buffalo chicken mixture is much like the Buffalo Chicken Dip I make — with a few small changes. The biggest change is that I leave out blue cheese dressing. But, have no fear blue cheese lovers — there’s still crumbles added because I couldn’t do away with it all. Everything is mixed up in one bowl, which is always nice when it comes time to wash the dishes.
The Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Pinwheels recipe filling is spread on large, soft flour tortillas and then rolled up.
The rolled tortillas are covered and refrigerated to firm them up a bit.
After refrigerating, the rolled tortillas are cut in half and then each half is cut into slices. My tortillas were about 10 1/2″ in diameter, so I ended up with about 30 pinwheels (6 pinwheels per 5 tortillas). You can use other size tortillas, so the amount you end up with may be more or less depending on the size.
I like to serve tortilla pinwheels with them on their side, with a toothpick stuck in the top of them. No matter how you display them, I’m sure that you’ll find that they are gone in no time.
The full recipe is listed below. If you like this recipe, we’d love for you to share it on Facebook or pin it on Pinterest. And if you love Buffalo Chicken flavors, be sure to check out our Buffalo Chicken Panini Sandwich recipe.
Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Pinwheels Recipe
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Love buffalo wings? If you do, you’ll love these! This Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Pinwheels recipe makes a delicious party food with all the flavors of buffalo wings + blue cheese, but without the mess.
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup hot wing sauce or cayenne pepper sauce
- 1/4 cup blue cheese (crumbled)
- 1 cup colby-jack cheese (4 ounces, shredded)
- 1/4 cup green onions (finely chopped)
- 1 pound chicken breast (cooked and shredded)
- 5 large flour tortillas (approximately 10 1/2″ diameter)
Instructions
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese on low and add in sauce, blue cheese, colby-jack cheese, and green onions. Beat until blended.
- Stir shredded chicken into mixture by hand.
- Spread approximately 3/4 cup of mixture on top of one of the tortillas. Roll up tortilla tightly, but without shifting the mixture too much. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Place rolled tortillas on a place and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2-4 hours.
- Remove from refrigerator and unwrap. Slice each rolled tortillas in half and then each half into 3 slices, discarding ends. Place pinwheel slices on serving plate or tray.
Notes
–Smaller or larger tortillas may be used, however you will need to adjust the amount of buffalo chicken mixture you add to each tortilla.
–If time is an issue, you can skip the refrigeration before slicing or refrigerate for less time. However, for best results, refrigeration is recommended.
Keywords: 7 ingredients, chicken breast, tortillas, blue cheese, colby jack cheese, cream cheese, hot sauce, party food game day recipe,
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Isley Cotton says
May 18, 2019 at 10:29 amAbsolutely love the recipe! Made it for a girl’s night out event and it was a hit!! ?
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Gevogelte says
April 9, 2019 at 4:19 amJust what i was looking for! thanks for the share, im sure i will make a good dish from this information!
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Miz Helen says
February 2, 2019 at 2:50 pmYour awesome post is featured on the Top Ten for Full Plate Thursday this week. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and hope you have a very special week!
Miz Helen
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Judy says
January 29, 2019 at 5:48 amThose look great and will be perfect for my Super Bowl party. I will be featuring this tonight at my Winter Blues Wednesday party that opens at 8pm EST. Please stop by for an I’ve Been Featured button. Thanks. http://diybydesign.blogspot.com
Vanessa says
January 25, 2019 at 2:14 amThis recipe looks amazing. Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party last weekend. You are one of this Sunday’s feature. Thank you.
Jean | Delightful Repast says
January 21, 2019 at 7:21 amBrandie, this looks like something I need to make really soon! Perfect thing to take to some upcoming bring-a-dish events. #WhatsForDinner
Lauren says
December 21, 2018 at 8:41 amHi! Do you think I’d be able to make these the night before for a work Christmas lunch? I don’t love the idea of waking up at 4:30am tomorrow to roll these up.
J says
August 1, 2018 at 6:50 pmI made these last month and I was already asked to make these again for an upcoming party. Easy! A Real hit !
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Village Bakery says
March 17, 2018 at 11:02 amI made this yesterday for my wife and I. It came out amazing!!!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing!
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Jann Olson says
January 23, 2018 at 6:03 pmI love anything buffalo chicken! I’m sure they would be the hit of the party. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Natalie A says
January 20, 2018 at 11:50 amI pinned this recipe! These look amazing and would be perfect for a party! I look forward to making these, and trying this recipe out! Thank you for sharing!
Jess says
January 15, 2018 at 8:18 amThese sound so delicious! YUMMY!
Heather says
January 15, 2018 at 6:41 amThis sounds SO GOOD. I love all the different kinds of cheese! I would probably gobble up so many of these!
Emily says
September 20, 2017 at 10:12 amWow great party idea. I love buffalo chicken.
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e says
September 20, 2017 at 10:12 amWow great party idea. I love buffalo chicken.
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Ayana henna says
June 28, 2017 at 7:47 pmIam so hungry… Looks so delicious
Nancy says
May 16, 2017 at 12:12 pmBuffalo Chicken Tortilla is too much cool and yummy. I made this last night.But your recipe is so easy to make better than me. I will try it again by following your rules.
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Charlotte says
November 19, 2016 at 10:07 amHiya! I am thinking about making these for a family holiday party. Do you think that these would work fine on a Chipotle restaurant type of burrito wrap?? I love the way this recipe sounds…
Carole from Carole's Chatter says
September 22, 2016 at 7:15 pmHi Brandie, love this. Would you like to share this with the other participants in Food on Friday over at Carole’s Chatter? I have a weekly link up party – each week there is a different ingredient or theme. The current theme is Mexican Food. You can see upcoming themes in one of the pages at the top of my home page. If you would like to join in the fun please schedule a reminder for each week. The collection starts at 7am Friday New Zealand time – which is about noon on Thursday your time, I hope – I do find time zones quite confusing. Hope to see you soon. Cheers, Carole
Michelle says
September 22, 2016 at 5:25 amI’ve been making these for several years. People absolutely love them. Very easy to prepare!
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
September 17, 2016 at 4:29 pmI love buffalo chicken – this would be a great party dish! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up!
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says
September 17, 2016 at 11:59 amBrandie, I’ve been a huge fan of tortilla pinwheels for many years, and this one sounds sooooo good! Can’t wait to try these out!
Kimberly says
August 28, 2017 at 11:07 amI used this receipe as my base for a baby shower but knew the buffalo & blue cheese wouldn’t work with the crowd …. I substituted italian dressing for sauce and added crumbled bacon instead of blue cheese. Kept rest of receipe and it was a hit ! light and flavorful for an afternoon luncheon. (Great left-overs for kids next day too). thanks for idea ! ~Kimberly
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Cristina at Ava's Alphabet says
September 14, 2016 at 11:07 amGreat recipe! My husband will love these. Perfect party food. Thank you for sharing on Family Joy Blog Link-Up Party this week.
Heather Kinnaird says
September 12, 2016 at 9:19 pmthese are just perfect for game day!!
Justyna Serwach says
March 18, 2016 at 1:19 pmHi Brandie, I made your Pinwheels and we both (my partner and I) really love them!
Fab idea! – Thanks for sharing!
x
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brandie says
March 18, 2016 at 5:07 pmYay!! I love hearing that! Thanks so much, Justyna!
Barbara says
January 22, 2016 at 7:20 pmWhat a great idea. Love this.
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Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
January 21, 2016 at 1:40 pmI can never turn down buffalo chicken anything! These looks like a great party recipe! I’m going to be featuring it at #FoodieFriDIY this week…thanks for sharing it with us! Sending lots of foodie love your way!
Sarah @ 2paws Designs says
January 19, 2016 at 12:39 pmLooking forward to making these! Added to my round up today for Dream Create Inspire. Thanks for linking up!
Frugal Hausfrau says
January 17, 2016 at 7:01 pmI love just about anything “buffalo” and these sound really good! Thanks for linking up to us on Throwback Thursday and we’ll be pinning to our board! Be sure to visit us there and I can’t wait to see what you’ll be bringing next week.
Mollie
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table says
January 15, 2016 at 7:52 amWhat a perfect football party food appetizer to make! I love that these are a little less messy than the regular dip. And WAY cuter 🙂
Renee Cook says
January 13, 2016 at 9:33 amyum yum yum!! can’t wait to try all your pinwheel recipes. plus they look so cute 🙂
Lisa says
January 10, 2016 at 6:27 pmThese were really good. I didn’t have enough hot sauce and I felt like these were still pretty hot. Will make again with a tad less hot sauce.
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Ellie says
January 8, 2016 at 7:30 amMade these for a party last night. I also added finely chopped celery for a bit of flavor and crunch! Delicious! I also made a ranch/blue cheese dip for people to put a dollop on their roll-ups. Such a hit!
brandie says
January 10, 2016 at 11:12 amSo glad you liked them, Ellie! The addition of celery sounds perfect. 🙂
Debi @ Surroundings by Debi says
June 9, 2015 at 11:29 amLove these pinwheels! I hope you can stop by and check out my Tuesday Treasures where I have featured you from the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!
Lauren @ Mom Home Guide says
June 8, 2015 at 8:15 pmThanks for linking up at Craft Frenzy Friday! These look delicious!
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Joy @ Yesterfood says
June 8, 2015 at 9:03 amHi, Brandie! This will be one of my features at Treasure Box Tuesday tonight! LOVE IT! Thank you for linking up with us! 🙂
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Diane Roark says
June 6, 2015 at 6:16 pmThank you for stopping by and linking up to Pretty Pintastic Party. Your Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels looks really delicious.
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Diane Roark
Tanya says
June 5, 2015 at 7:47 amI love buffalo chicken! I never thought of doing them as pinwheels. That sounds delicious! Thanks for linking up to sundaysmallvictorieslinkup!
maria magdalena says
June 4, 2015 at 4:35 amThank you for linking your recipe to Creative K Kid’s Tasty Tuesdays’ party. I have pinned your post to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest board. This is absolutely delicious!
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Maddie says
April 7, 2015 at 8:07 amHave you ever made these with canned chicken? Trying to cut down on my prep time!
brandie says
May 16, 2015 at 11:15 amHi Maddie,
I’ve never made it with canned chicken, but I’m sure you could. Just make sure that if it’s packed in water that you drain it very well.
Julie says
November 30, 2018 at 5:19 amI made them with canned chicken and you can’t tell the difference! Use two tuna canned sized cans for the recipe.
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Shauna says
March 17, 2015 at 5:49 pmI need something for a pit luck at work this week. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Elaine says
January 30, 2015 at 8:10 amWhat a great collection of pin wheels!! Great for game day!! I would love for you to stop by again and share your stuff at my Link Party…it’s still open!! http://www.cookinandcraftin.com/my-2-favorite-things-on-thursday-link-party-4/
Gail Akeman says
January 29, 2015 at 4:37 pmI love buffalo chicken. I have tried rolling them in tortillas before they do break sometimes. yuck
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Chelsey says
January 29, 2015 at 5:11 amWhat a FANTASTIC recipe! They look so easy, too! Pinned and stumbled.
Found you on Showcase Your Talent. Thanks for sharing!
Kasey says
May 16, 2014 at 7:12 amHello, We are planning on making these to serve at my wedding reception (groom loves buffalo chicken and loves pinwheels and this looked like great party food). I was wondering, have you ever made these well in advance and frozen them? I would like to be able to store them in the freezer and was wondering how well that would work out?
brandie says
May 23, 2014 at 7:33 pmHi Kasey,
I actually haven’t done that yet, I’m sorry I’m not more help. I can imagine that they could do ok, but just not sure. I would recommend doing a trial run with them. Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials!
Jackie says
May 1, 2014 at 10:11 amCan you warm these in oven for a little to make the dip warm?
brandie says
May 23, 2014 at 7:34 pmHi Jackie,
I haven’t tried that. This recipe is adapted from my buffalo chicken dip recipe, which is served hot, so I would imagine it would do ok being warmed up in the oven.
Kasey says
May 23, 2014 at 9:08 pmThanks! Good idea about the trial.
Laura says
April 18, 2014 at 8:39 amThese look delicious and perfect for a party I’m planning in May. For some reason, the link to the actual recipe is not showing up/working for me. Is there anyway someone can send me the link or a copy of the recipe? I would really like to try these! Thanks!
brandie says
April 18, 2014 at 2:16 pmThanks Laura! And thank you for the heads up about the recipe not working. It’s working now…let me know if you have any other troubles.
Susan says
March 20, 2014 at 11:32 amCould these be made the night before? Would It be OK to refrigerate over night? Thanks.
brandie says
March 21, 2014 at 7:14 amHi Susan! Yes, these can be made overnight, however, I would recommend refrigerating them overnight while they are still rolled up (before cutting) and then cutting a bit before serving. If you do decide to cut them and then refrigerate for several hours, I would recommend laying them down in a single layer (not standing on edge like I’ve shown in my photo).
Kristen says
April 18, 2014 at 1:58 pmI can’t see the full recipe. I think the link may be broken 🙁
brandie says
April 18, 2014 at 2:15 pmHi Kristen,
It’s working now…thank you for the heads up and I’m sorry for the inconvenience!
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says
March 6, 2014 at 10:46 amI love pinwheels and these Buffalo Chicken ones look fabulous!
Jill says
March 5, 2014 at 6:17 amSaw you featured on Buns in my Oven. This is perfect party food! Pinning and making it! Thanks for sharing.
Tracy | Pale Yellow says
March 5, 2014 at 5:22 amSo much easier to eat than dip! These are lovely!
Q @ JAQS says
March 4, 2014 at 1:31 pmGreat food idea!
Patty says
February 28, 2014 at 10:42 pmMy husband loves buffalo chicken dip, so I know he’s going to love these. Thank you for sharing.
Miz Helen says
February 28, 2014 at 8:18 amI just love the filling for your Buffalo Chicken Totrialla Pinwhells. Thank you so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend!
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Erlene says
February 26, 2014 at 10:41 pmI love buffalo chicken and we just had buffalo chicken casserole tonight. Pinning this to my lunch board. Would love for you to linkup tomorrow to the Let’s Get Real Blog Hop at 5PM EST. mypinterventures.com
Jennifer Johnson says
February 26, 2014 at 5:11 amThese are a great party idea
Jennie @ The Diary of a Real housewife says
February 25, 2014 at 6:49 pmI love buffalo chicken! yum yum do these look good! I am hosting a giveaway on my page this week (posted Monday) and I would love if you would stop by and check it out!
-Jennie
http://thediaryofarealhousewife.blogspot.com/
Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy says
February 24, 2014 at 6:11 pmThese look delicious! What a yummy idea and I love your pictures! My boys will love these, pinned!
Terry says
February 1, 2014 at 7:45 pmHaven’t tried these yet but was wondering if there’s a dipping sauce that goes with the pinwheels?
brandie says
February 1, 2014 at 9:56 pmHi Terry! I don’t serve them with a dipping sauce, but I think they would pair well with some ranch or blue cheese dressing, or even some additional buffalo wing sauce.
denise says
February 5, 2014 at 8:43 amThese look great! But I was wondering if you could leave out the blue cheese?? I make a dip similar but use ranch dressing. I would love to try the wraps but not a blue cheese fan. Any suggestions??
brandie says
February 5, 2014 at 9:44 amHi Denise! I think you could totally leave out the blue cheese crumbles. I would personally just leave them out and not add anything else in — but you might be able to add a bit of ranch dressing, if you really want that flavor in it. The key is to not add much because you don’t want the mixture to be thinned out too much. Another idea would be to add part of a packet of ranch dressing mix instead to the cream cheese. That would give the flavor without thinning out the cream cheese.
Jessie says
February 15, 2014 at 11:01 amCan you make these ahead of time? Refrigerate over night and slice in the morning?
brandie says
February 15, 2014 at 2:46 pmHi Jessie! Yes, you can make them the night before and refrigerate (covered, of course). Thanks for visiting!
Lolli @ Better in Bulk says
January 31, 2014 at 9:45 amI love the idea of “portion-controlling” the dip. Tortilla wraps are the perfect solution!!
Betsy says
January 30, 2014 at 7:58 amCute! I think The Hubs would love these
Matthew Horbund - mmwine says
January 29, 2014 at 6:07 amGreat recipe! I’m sorry I missed the contest, but these look like perfect #Superbowl recipes 🙂
Cheers
Matt
http://agoodtimewithwine.com
brandie says
January 30, 2014 at 6:54 amThanks Matthew! I always have new giveaways popping up, so keep watch! 🙂
Donna says
January 27, 2014 at 8:12 pmI love anything with cheese!
Ashley says
January 27, 2014 at 7:58 pmAnything buffalo!!
katy says
January 25, 2014 at 12:19 pmI love this recipe idea. My family loves buffalo chicken anything
Amy S says
January 25, 2014 at 9:45 amI love chicken wings!
Jennifer Brown says
January 25, 2014 at 5:38 amI love Buffalo Chicken Dip and or Homemade queso/tomato dip with tortilla chips and veggies.
Cindy Ray says
January 23, 2014 at 12:50 pmMozzarella cheese sticks
Jessica To says
January 22, 2014 at 2:55 pmI like Buffalo Chicken Dip and Tostitos!
Sarah Hall says
January 22, 2014 at 9:24 amI like pizza bites or chips and spinach dip.
Jessie C. says
January 22, 2014 at 9:01 amWe like bite size crab cakes.
hungrytommy says
January 22, 2014 at 7:06 amBuffalo chicken anything!!
Carla S says
January 22, 2014 at 4:17 amI love stuffed mushrooms or pizza bites.
Stephanie Gossett says
January 21, 2014 at 10:31 pmWe love Chili and Football shaped brownies! Thank you so much for this chance!
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Carissa says
January 21, 2014 at 6:51 pmchips and dip!
Ashley C says
January 21, 2014 at 5:31 pmI love rotel cheese dip!
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Danielle says
January 21, 2014 at 2:31 pmI love stuffed roasted mushrooms (stuffed w/ a potato mixture) that I make & of course, pigs in a blanket are always a favorite.
Danielle says
January 21, 2014 at 2:30 pmI love pigs in a blanket or stuffed roasted mushrooms (stuffed w/ a potato mixture) that I make.
Tabitha P. says
January 21, 2014 at 11:32 amI love pigs in a blanket!
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Kelly D says
January 21, 2014 at 9:11 amI like soft pretzels and cheese dip.
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
January 21, 2014 at 7:29 amLove tortilla pinwheels and buffulo stuffed ones are a great thought! YUM!