Description
Savory chicken cranberry pinwheels deliver a delightful blend of flavors from zesty herbs and tangy cranberries. Simple ingredients create an elegant appetizer perfect for gatherings or quick snacks you’ll want to share with friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- ⅔ cup (100 g) dried cranberries
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) crumbled feta cheese
- ½ cup (60 g) chopped toasted pecans
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) mayonnaise
- 2 green onions, sliced
- ¼ cup (40 g) finely chopped celery
- 1 tsp (5 ml) Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 large flour tortillas
Instructions
- Blend Filling: Whisk cream cheese, mayonnaise, and Dijon mustard until smooth, creating a unified creamy base that will bind all ingredients cohesively.
- Incorporate Ingredients: Fold shredded chicken, celery, green onions, dried cranberries, toasted pecans, and feta cheese into the mixture, ensuring even distribution for balanced flavor in every bite.
- Season Mixture: Sprinkle salt and black pepper, carefully adjusting seasoning to enhance the overall taste profile without overwhelming delicate ingredients.
- Prepare Tortillas: Gently warm tortillas in microwave, covering with a damp cloth to maintain flexibility and prevent cracking during rolling process.
- Assemble Pinwheels: Spread filling evenly across tortillas, leaving minimal border, then tightly roll into compact cylinders, applying consistent pressure to create uniform shape.
- Chill and Set: Wrap rolls in plastic film and refrigerate for one hour, allowing flavors to meld and facilitating clean, precise slicing.
- Serve: Unwrap chilled rolls and slice into one-inch medallions, arranging artfully on serving platter to showcase vibrant ingredients and create an appealing presentation.
Notes
- Chill for Flavor Fusion: Refrigerate rolls for at least an hour to allow ingredients to blend and develop richer, more complex taste profiles.
- Perfect Rolling Technique: Use gentle, consistent pressure when rolling tortillas to create tight, compact pinwheels that hold together beautifully.
- Moisture Management: Cover tortillas with a damp cloth during warming to prevent drying and enhance flexibility for easier rolling.
- Slice with Precision: Use a sharp knife and clean cuts to create uniform one-inch medallions that showcase the colorful ingredient layers.
- Prep Time: 15min
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg