Pinwheels are the perfect appetizer for any party!
And these pinwheels are filled with chicken, bacon and ranch – it doesn’t get much better than that!
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Plus they’re WW friendly. The best part is that nobody will even know.
To keep these pinwheels low in points I used Ole Xtreme high fiber tortillas. I use them quite often in my recipes because they are only 1 point each for blue, green and purple.
I don’t get paid to promote the tortillas, I just genuinely love them.
Pinwheels tend to be high in points because they usually have a lot of cream cheese. I lightened them up by reducing the amount of cream cheese and by using reduced fat cream cheese.
Adding chicken also helped keep them low in points, I used one cooked chicken breast that I cut into small pieces.
I also used reduced-fat Mexican cheese and center cut bacon. Both are lower in points.
It’s so easy to make these pinwheels! You mix together the cream cheese, ranch seasoning, green onions, Mexican cheese, bacon and chicken.
Make sure your cream cheese is room temperature, it will be much easier to spread. Once everything is mixed together you can start adding the cream cheese mixture to the tortillas.
I used an icing spatula to spread the cream cheese mixture. Even though it’s an “icing spatula” I tend to use it way more often for savory dishes. It really comes in handy.
Here is a great icing spatula set:
You can watch the video on how I made these pinwheels to see the icing spatula in action.
There’s enough filling to spread across three tortillas. After you spread the mixture you will roll up the tortilla.
I cut the ends off because there’s not much filling there. After that I cut 6 slices in each tortilla which made 18 pinwheels.
For blue and purple you can have one pinwheel for 1 point or three pinwheels for 4 points. With green you can have one pinwheel for 2 points or three pinwheels for 5 points.
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One thing is for sure, these Chicken Bacon Ranch Pinwheels are a hit at any party!
Here are some more delicious, WW friendly recipes using chicken, bacon and ranch:
Yield: 18 pinwheels (1 pinwheel = 1 point for blue and purple, or 3 pinwheels for 4 points. 1 pinwheel = 2 points for green, or 3 pinwheels for 5 points)
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- 4 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ranch seasoning
- 2 tablespoons green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese, shredded
- 3 slices center cut bacon, cooked and chopped
- 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked and chopped
- 3 Ole Xtreme high fiber tortillas
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Mix together the cream cheese, ranch seasoning, green onions, Mexican cheese, bacon and chicken.
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Lay out a tortilla and add 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture. Spread it out and roll up the tortilla. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
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Cut the ends off then cut each tortilla into 6 pinwheels.
If you’re looking for some zero point recipes, check out my post 20 Zero Point Recipes or my post 20 (More) Zero Point Recipes. Both are filled with delicious recipes that won’t cost you a single point! They’re perfect for days when you’re running low on points, or trying to save up points for a night out.
If you’re looking for dessert recipes you can visit 50 Weight Watchers Freestyle Desserts. It’s filled with delicious desserts perfect for Weight Watchers!
Jan
March 31, 2023 at 2:54 pmI wanted something to take to a potluck that had protein in it. Almost everyone else was bring desserts! These were a big hit…delicious!
keepingonpoint
March 31, 2023 at 4:34 pmYay!!