Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels

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For a super yummy appetizer that won't ruin your diet, these simple Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels are the way to go! Combine chicken, spinach, onions, blue cheese and buffalo sauce on high-fiber wraps for a mouthwatering snack everyone will love. At only 78 calories and 3 grams of fat per serving, you're still getting in 15 grams of protein, so two or three pinwheels should hold you over until the main course is served. Make these apps the night before your tailgate and store them in the refrigerator for easy game-day prep.

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Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: None
Yield: 8 servings
Serving size: 3 pinwheels

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons ranch yogurt dressing
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • 3 large low-carb, high-fiber whole wheat tortillas
  • 1½ cups baby spinach leaves
  • ½ pound low-fat deli chicken breast, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup reduced-fat blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

  1. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the ranch and hot sauce. Spread 1 tablespoon of the dressing on each tortilla, leaving about ¼ -inch border on all sides.
  2. For each wrap, layer ½ cup spinach, 6-8 slices of chicken, 8-10 slices of onions, and a heaping tablespoon of blue cheese. Tightly roll the wrap, leaving the ends open.
  3. Slice each end off that doesn't have filling, and evenly slice 8 pinwheels from each wrap, about ½ inch thick.
  4. Serve chilled as an appetizer.

Nutrition Information
Per Serving: (3 pinwheels)
Calories: 78
Calories from fat: 27
Fat: 3g
Saturated Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 18mg
Sodium: 507mg
Carbohydrates: 9g
Fiber: 6g
Sugar: 3g
Protein: 15g
WWP+: 4
SmartPoints: 1

The nutrition content of recipes on Popculture.com have been calculated by Registered Dietitian, Jessica Penner, of Smart Nutrition.

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